If you are maintaining at 45%, and already have a cover for the lid, try a size larger water bowl so you have a larger surface area for the water to evaporate from.

I just finished building mine. It's working awesomely. Since you are building something custom, post some pics of it.
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=210213

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