Took about two hours to put this together. This thing is solid and could probably survive a nuke. Made it out of 3/4" Birch from Home Despot.

fits 6 x 41 quart tubs. If i had halved the size of the kickplate at the bottom, I could have fit 7 tubs total. I plan on putting the tank with my bearded dragon on top. Overall looks good. Can't wait for the flexwatt to finishing warming (used 11") to check temps and make sure all is perfect.

Got the base built and putting on the first side. In total, it is 36.5 inches wide, 48 inches tall, and 17 inches deep.


Mounted the flex watt using the HVAC aluminum tape and now securing the other side.


Stood it up, here you can see the 11" flex watt.


My friend who helped me build it had these sample countertop styles that were about 1-2 mm thick. They were perfect for spacing that little extra room between the tub and the shelf above it. Here we are practically done as we installed the shelves from the bottom up.


Put on some backing and voila! complete! Brought it home and got it hooked up to my thermostat.


All in all, for the wood, screws, tape, flex watt and tubs, the total cost I would put at about $200 Not shabby for a piece of furniture I proudly put in my living room!