built new rack *pics*

[ssscales]

What was the final damage to the wallet? I plan on making one myself if its significantly cheaper than buying one already made.

I built one similar and total cost with heat and all came out to about $120-$125. Much cheaper on a per tub comparison Vs what you get buying pre-made/shipped.

 

[hondawingsfly]

i paid a bit more i think the plastic was around $96 then the tubs maybe $40 for all then heat tape prolly $30 ducting tape $10 wires $10 johnson controls thermostat $90 so like $275 of course the thermostat can control multiple racks so that helps but it was a little pricey but i think the look of it is better than the ones i saw at the reptile expos

 

[ssscales]

The $120-$125 I posted was just the rack materials ($98.00 w/tax and cut) and the heat tape (about $25.00). I had all screws, wire, and tubs already and had a few extra Helix DBS1000's laying around.

 

[adhdkarate]

cool, thanks for posting this, i think i may go with this setup this year for my leos anyway. not sure if i'm gonna start breeding just yet but it would be nice to have my leos/fatties contained in one area.

 

[jason23]

Ok so i'm a complete noob...are the shelves made from plastic sheets? I'm thinking of setting this up in the next month or so...so much to learn.

 

[OhioGecko]

Congrats yours turned out much nicer than mine. I got overcharged real bad, and paid 150 for 2 sheets of 1/4" material. It was kinda a pain to work with, and hard to cut evenly. Next time Im gonna get the 1/2". However I think I will get some 1/4 for a hatchling rack lol. Looks great again BTW!

I used 1/4 material on our fist rack and I wish I didn't. I had to put extra material and time into supporting the shelves to keep them from bowing. I would definately go with 1/2 inch next time and use 1/4 or smaller for the back piece.

Your rack looks great! :2thumbsup:

 

[psypulse]

Hey

very nice rack, do you know the dimensions in european measures? (cm)
I'm not really good in figuring it out

 

[psypulse]

Nevermind, it's really easy.
There about 66X40X16cm and 36X21X12cm.
Now i feel kinda stupid for the previous post, sorry.
Whats 'qt' ?

 

[hockyboy25]

Nevermind, it's really easy.
There about 66X40X16cm and 36X21X12cm.
Now i feel kinda stupid for the previous post, sorry.
Whats 'qt' ?

psypulse:
"qt" means Quart. Quarts are a measurement of the volume in things and in this case it's the volume of tubs.

 

[your gecko guy]

nice rack but I would try to get it away from the window that can cause some problems for you later but nice set up