Quote Originally Posted by Danegerous View Post
For me, I can get a 10 lb bag of aspen (the size of a super large dog food bag) for $16, this will last me probably a year with month to month and a half changes. Howeverm the rest of the cost comes from a large heat pad ($40+), 2+ heat lamps and light bulbs ($5 for each cone at Walmart or Home Depot, $10-$25 per bulb. I use non-light emitting bulbs for round the clock heat, 75w on the cool side and 150w on the hot. I then add a ceramic bulb, 150w, at a distance pointed at the side of the tank to add a little ambient heat). The the plexiglass ($8 at menards) to keep the heat and moisture in. Then the humidty...that's kind of expensive, even when built yourself. But oh well...So, after about $230+ in stuff, you can do it relativley easy (in the winter, summer should be a breeze.)

Then I also have a 4' fluorescent light thats on a 12 hour cycle (8am-8pm).
cover your sides with a heat refleting matter and switch to 11 inch flexwatt, im only running 3 feet sides covered top sealed i have a heat lamp but only turn it on when my humidity goes up a little higher than i wanted from over misting from time to time.