Help With Making a Small Rack

[LittleTreeGuy]

ANYTHING is possible. I know there are some affordable racks out there from Animal Plastics and a few others. If you really want to build your own, I don't see why it cannot be done. If I were going to build a rack, I would first pick out what tubs I want. Get something that will be around a while in case you want to get more later. Rubbermaid or Sterlite are pretty popular. Find the size you want, and then plan your rack to fit that size tub. When building your own rack, really the sky is the limit. You could easily encorporate some storage space, doors, or drawers. It would be great if you could get some pvc sheeting to build out of, but it can get pretty pricey. My next suggestion would probably be melamine, as it would probably handle moisture and humidity a little better than plain wood. You can get it in 4'x8' sheets or smaller shelf size sections usually at big box stores like Lowes, Home Depot, etc... It would be best to still seal any and all cracks/joints with a silicone caulking, just for extra moisture protection.

As far as heating, I think you could use a regular UTH, but you'd want to make sure he tub sits up a tad so that there can be some air circulation under the tub. Maybe that's not needed, and maybe you could do side heating, as long as the ambient temps were warm enough, but I can't offer any advice on that, as I'm not that experienced. Personally, If I were going to use regular UTH's, I'd build in a small rail so the tank could sit on it and allow maybe 2-3mm of space under the tank.

If your build is exact enough that the tubs fit pretty close to the sides and top of your enclosure, if you keep the heat up to where it should be and keep a water dish in there, humidity should take care of itself. You may even end up needing to put a few small holes in the tub for more air and to lower the humidity. That would probably depend on room temps/humidity, how the enclosure is built, etc...