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    'bator

    Finally finished and have been running my incubator and temps are holding great.

    I picked up a Magic Chef wine cooler on Craigslist for $40. Added a CPU fan (with cool blue glowy lights!) an LED strip light, a switch on top to control the light, a hasp lock to ensure no one is opening it randomly, and about 3 ft of RBI's 12inch heat tape. I used one of these nifty gadgets to control the CPU fan, I didn't want to hassle with wiring a phone charger http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B1A...dir_mdp_mobile, I got mine at Fry's Electronics.
    Temps have been holding steady at 88.8 degrees.

    This pic was right when I turned it on, the temps are higher now.




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    Yay it's the pimpibator! Get ready for craptons of juicy snake eggs cause that gravid girl's gonn pop soon.
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    Sweet 'bator you're rolling with!


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    Looks great!
    Are you planning on using the bottle racks or replacing them with flat shelves?
    I would just be worried about the tubs possibly tipping over on them, but it's hard to tell how the tubs sit on them in the pics.

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    I made mine a couple of years ago. It is out of a wine cooler as well. I haven't used a fan although I have 2 if I need them. 1 suggestion that you may have already done, make sure the tubs fit in with the lids on. I had to search for tubs that would the second year. I do like the lights, I may need to borrow that idea for mine.

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    Re: 'bator

    Nice! I searched and searched on CL for a used wine cooler but couldnt find one! My husband made one out of a 4 ft high coke machine.

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    Coleslaw and he sweeet 'bator!

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    Re: 'bator

    Nice!! I have a little project like that going on too. Is your fan mounted on the back, or top?

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    Re: 'bator

    Quote Originally Posted by C&H Exotic Morphs View Post
    Looks great!
    Are you planning on using the bottle racks or replacing them with flat shelves?
    I would just be worried about the tubs possibly tipping over on them, but it's hard to tell how the tubs sit on them in the pics.
    Ah you caught the one thing I forgot to mention! I'm likely replacing with light diffuser unless I find something better. I too, worried about tubs tipping.

    Quote Originally Posted by DooLittle View Post
    Nice!! I have a little project like that going on too. Is your fan mounted on the back, or top?

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    Last edited by Coleslaw007; 03-23-2013 at 02:54 AM.
    Balls:
    *0.1 Mojave *0.1 Pinstripe *0.1 Bumblebee *1.0 Super pastel butter *1.0 Mojave orange ghost *0.3 100% het orange ghosts *0.1 Pastel 50% het orange ghost *1.1 PE Lemonback fires *1.0 Fire *0.1 Pastel *1.0 Albino *0.1 Spider 100% het albino
    Other critters:
    *1.0 Anery motley corn *G. rosea tarantula *G. pulchripes *P. metallica *0.0.2 A. versicolor *C. cyaneopubescens *A. geniculata *B. smithi *B. boehmei *Nhandu chromatus *H. maculata *C. marshalli *1.0 Australian shepherd mix

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    Re: 'bator

    Quote Originally Posted by Coleslaw007 View Post
    Ah you caught the one thing I forgot to mention! I'm likely replacing with light diffuser unless I find something better. I too, worried about tubs tipping..
    Maybe some of the standard coated metal closet shelving? And then just use a grinder with a cutting disc to cut it to the right length.
    Probably more sturdy the light diffuser, but still open for proper airflow.
    This Stuff!

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