I am about to build an incubator out of a 52 bottle Vissani wine cooler from HD but have a couple questions. How close can the egg bins sit next to the heat tape? I'm considering lining the sides of the cooler but will have less than 1/2 " between the tub lids and the heat tape on the walls and a little better than 1" from the actual side of the tubs. I don't think that I can tape the heat tape to the back wall as I would only be able to get 2' of heat tape. I am guessing that I will need 3-4 feet of heat tape ?? Does that sound about right? Can I stack the tubs on top of each other or does they need to be placed on a shelf to allow air between containers? Can I use Sterilite 6.2 Qt tubs? (15 x 11.5 x 3.25) part #1716. I would be able to fit 10 tubs if I use a combination of those tubs and the standard 6 qt(#1642) tubs.
Thanks in advance for any advice