No hide's Please.

[BuckeyeBalls]

Yeah already made. It can be a ready to assemble kit as well. I'm trying to also strike a balance of quality and price. I want something pretty nice, but $600 is the most I want to spend, which I think will work out since I don't want anything with a ton of space either.

Yea u can make a 5 stack melamine for like $50 bit its heavy. Thats really the only downfall i really have. They are super heavy to move and not as "nice and professional" as the ones i listed above.

[Cody John Steele]

5 stack melamine?

This one seems like it would fit my needs decent. http://www.boaphileplastics.com/rhin...sterilite.html

From what I read...it does come with heating installed, just ready for a thermostat?

A thermostat to recommend? I'd like something with an LCD panel, but affordable as well. I may be asking a bit much there. lol Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too.

[BuckeyeBalls]

5 stack melamine?

This one seems like it would fit my needs decent. http://www.boaphileplastics.com/rhin...sterilite.html

From what I read...it does come with heating installed, just ready for a thermostat?

A thermostat to recommend? I'd like something with an LCD panel, but affordable as well. I may be asking a bit much there. lol Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too.

A melamine rack is one u build urself out of very heavy material Around $50 for a stack (5)

Anyways heres the only tstat i use now

http://www.reptilebasics.com/ranco-etc-111000.html

[BuckeyeBalls]

And yes jeffs comes with heat installed!

You can also order ur prewired ranco tstat from him to and have it shipped with ur rack also. Maybe he will give u a deal on it for less then $100 if u order with rack. But RBI's prewired tstats are cheaper even with shipping

[Cody John Steele]

Awesome, lets say I go with the one from Reptile basic's. It's only got 1 probe, would I just place it in a middle rack, and just know the bottom ones a few degrees cooler. Then the tops a few degrees hotter?

I did think about building one, but like you said it can lack the professional appearance. Not that I'm gonna have a bunch of people seeing it, I just like to be proud of what I got.

[BuckeyeBalls]

Awesome, lets say I go with the one from Reptile basic's. It's only got 1 probe, would I just place it in a middle rack, and just know the bottom ones a few degrees cooler. Then the tops a few degrees hotter?

I did think about building one, but like you said it can lack the professional appearance. Not that I'm gonna have a bunch of people seeing it, I just like to be proud of what I got.

I set mines at the top. And i get like a 2 deg differential throughout my rack.

My top one is at like 90-91 bottom sits at around 89-90

[BuckeyeBalls]

Btw if ur getting a rack get one of these

http://www.proexotics.com/store/prod...e=0&featured=Y

RBI has some to tho iv never used any of theirs

http://www.reptilebasics.com/thermometers/

Trust me u will thank me

[Cody John Steele]

Alright.

I've got 2 already, I've got a little $30 one that you have to take at almost point blank range, and a $200 infrared laser pistol style. I've just been using them to check my heat gradients in my tanks. lol

[BuckeyeBalls]

Alright.

I've got 2 already, I've got a little $30 one that you have to take at almost point blank range, and a $200 infrared laser pistol style. I've just been using them to check my heat gradients in my tanks. lol

I love them. So glad i got one awhile back. It is really worth the $30 just for the crappy one

[ameh78]

when i put my two boys in a rack system from glass tanks one wanted a hide and one wont use the hide. after awhile the one that wanted the hide quit using his and instead just hides under the newspaper now