Rack Heating Question

I have a melanine rack planned out and I was planning on using a single strip of 11" flexwatt heat tape right down the back of the rack to heat it. But when I went to boamaster.com I saw these things called heat panels??? Im just curious if theyre the same thing as heat tape or like what they are I guess? Im still 99% sure Im going to buy heat tape because its much cheaper but was just wondering what heat panels were...

Heat panels are mounted inside of a cage and wouldnt work with a rack

Oh ok i see, thanks for sharing
So if you had a big custom cage for a burm or retic u could use them?

Yes, heres a cage i made for a customer and they wanted to use the heat panels

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/...works/rhp3.jpg

How big is the rack that your planning on building? How many tubs ? Don't forget the thermostat, very important! The rack that I built is 50" x 50" and 24" deep. It holds 18 32 qt tubs. I used three strips of 11" heat tape. works great for me !:snake:

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Originally Posted by R&DP

How big is the rack that your planning on building? How many tubs ? Don't forget the thermostat, very important! The rack that I built is 50" x 50" and 24" deep. It holds 18 32 qt tubs. I used three strips of 11" heat tape. works great for me !:snake:

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Yes sorry i forgot to add that part!
Its going to only hold 5 34qt tubs. I wanna make it big enough to be able to fit 2 12qt tubs side by side too. ( I mean like each one of the shelves can hold one big tub or two smaller ones). I still have to calculate the exact dimensions for the tubs i bought today but im thinkin itll be about 24"w by 30"deep...I think one 11" strip of flexwatt down the back would be simpler than chaining 5 together but Im totally open to other suggestions anyone may have :)