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Thanks for the advice! (rack)
Thank you to those who gave me advice on the new rack! I still haven't solved the lid issue (at least not permanently), but everything else is looking great now. I just checked the Acu-rite in Mona's tub, and the temps were 79 & 89, with a humidity of around 58. Perfect!  So here's what I did after the last thread, FYI for anyone with similar issues in the future...
- Taped down the flexwatt with vinyl electrical tape (they didn't have aluminum), which I read is just as safe as aluminum. That really helped when sliding the tubs in & out, since I had already bent one before taping them. I just put a strip on each end, and a few small strips on each side.
- Repositioned the herpstat probe to the middle shelf, taped directly to flexwatt with electrical tape; it's right next to the tub, since I couldn't fit it underneath.
- Moved Mona's 41qt to to the top shelf, and put her Acu-rite probe directly over where the flexwatt runs... also put a digital thermometer w/o probe in a lower tub, to measure ambient temps. These are the only two thermometers now, and I have a temp gun to check everyone else.
- Switched from a grounded surge protector to regular extension cord, since I noticed it was causing a difference in the temps (between those in the surge protector & those plugged directly into the herpstat).
- Adjusted herpstat for a few hours, until I reached the target temperatures... took all night, but I found that setting my herpstat at 95F gives me 80/90 in their tubs. 
- In order to temporary solve the lid issue, I'm just using furniture sliders to boost two of the larger tubs. I tried coroplast, but it wasn't quite the right thickness, so I'll probably have to get something custom-cut. I can't slide the shelves themselves up or down, since that will mess up the flexwatt openings. Still have lids on the hatchling tubs, since they fit perfectly with them.
Anyway, thanks again for the help! Still working out a few kinks, but it's already worlds better than my old setup...
Last edited by Lolo76; 09-19-2009 at 03:06 AM.
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