Good morning guys. With the addition of another ball to my collection, I decided to switch over to bins/tubs to avoid having 20gals everywhere. I'm building my rack this weekend but there are a few things I don't understand and was hoping I could get some help with.

Heat tape/Flexwatt. Does this go inside the bin or on the walls of the rack? My understanding is that I can just plug the Flexwatt into a thermostat and a thermometer probe into the hot side of the tub. If I have Flexwatt do I still need a heat mat? And do I have to buy a separate thermostat for each bin or can they all run through one main one? How much / what size heat tape do I need?

Is there a size chart comparing grams to how many quarts?



As for the wood, I read that any non-chemically treated wood is ok. What about spray paint? I planned on spraying the rack a matte black. Does it matter what kind of spray paint I use as long as it's completely dry before adding the sneks to the bins?

Sorry for all the questions, I know it's a bit much. I appreciate any help I can get. I've been going off of Vypyrz's "Tub Basics" thread.