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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.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J...Iw/s494/13+-+1 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0...M/s880/13+-+11 This pic was right when I turned it on, the temps are higher now.

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-I...Eg/s494/13+-+5 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d...0g/s494/13+-+4

Yay it's the pimpibator! Get ready for craptons of juicy snake eggs cause that gravid girl's gonn pop soon. :)

Sweet 'bator you're rolling with!

Looks great!:gj:
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.

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.

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!

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

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Originally Posted by C&H Exotic Morphs

Looks great!:gj:
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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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.

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

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Back dead center above the heat tape.

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Originally Posted by Coleslaw007

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..

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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.
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