Heating new rack

Well I used 3/4" melamine and there will be a backing on the back. The backing isnt as thick as the melamine but it will still hold heat in for the most part I would assume. So would you say it is built well enough for back heat? I will hopefully have pics soon...

Heres some pics. As you can see, it is very basic, and I didnt have to do any cutting (thanks to home depot at the cost of $1.50) the wood was about $120 and the edging was $10. The tubs are going to be the most expensive part, probably even more than the T-stat! I bought the first 15 and I will wait till payday for the rest. So now that I have provided a visual, feel free to comment on how nice/not nice it is :P I think I am going to run 3 strips of 11" flexwatt up the back and buy a helix unless anyone can point out a problem with that.

A few shelves up:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/.../5/4/rack1.jpg

Finished:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../5/4/rack2.jpg

Looks good. I'd try a herpstat. Little less money and better interface.

Wow I thought herpstats were more, but looking at the website, some of the models are cheaper... Im thinking about getting the herpstat ND now, but what does ND mean?

ND has a built in clock and night drop function.
They work very well. I have one Pro, , two II's, one ND and several of the base models. I am very happy with all of them. I actually sold my last helix and ranco's and have switched everything over to herpstat models.

Hopefully you're going to put some kind of support on it. Melamine coated particle board doesn't work well when it is left long like that. It tends to sag and the tubs will begin to stick. Should be ok if you put some supports in it and a back on it, ya know?

That thing must be heavy as all get out..

You also might want to consider something thinner than 11", that is pretty wide

I plan to put a back on it after I install the heat tape which should hopefully provide enough support...

I just called reptile basics and was told to use 4 strips of 11" backheat to provide even heat distribution in case I want to use a few rows of smaller tubs instead of only 32 QTs. I think the 15 QT size is the same height but I have to measure it.