bedazzled Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hi all We are trying to make a tank/vivarium for some fire bellied newt and need a land area and a water area, to divide the 2 areas we were hoping to use some corrogated iron, but according to the chap at Selleys 0800 number it won't stick. Does any one know if there is something we can use to stick the iron in the tank, it will have soil on 1 side of it and water on the other side. The depth of the water will only be about 150mm. Any help greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Is it SAFE in the tank? Won't it rust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedazzled Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I guess it would eventually shouldn't happen for quite some time though :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedazzled Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 cancel that, back to the drawing board *sigh* I thought it would look so nice too Off to the beach to look for some nice rocks and driftwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 why not just use a short glass partition and cover the top of the glass with so rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I have done what you are doing but have as suggested used glass and hidden it with rocks and driftwood. Use aquarium safe acid cure RTV and clean the glass with methylated spirits first. I use Sellys as it is the cheapest where I shop but there are other brands that are OK.The main problem with corrogated iron is that the coating (zinc or zincalume) is there as a sacrificial coating and will go into solution in acid conditions. It protects the iron by dissolving first. Newts have very thin skin and are vulnerable to toxins in the water. Stick to glass--no problems. Don't forget to sand the sharp edges off the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedazzled Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thanks for the advice guys Alan, any chance of you sharing a pic of your newt home? I have a picture in my head of what I want mine to look like and it is not going to plan :roll: very frustrating! After looking at a lot of overseas sites, there are some absolutley stunning vivariums/paludariums and I hope mine ends up looking half as good as they do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Pictures as requested3.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Sorry they are out of focus--what a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I would fix it but unfortunately my knowledge of Outer Mongolian is limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 here you go fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thanks for the translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 The weird looking stuff is reflections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedazzled Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 That looks fantastic Alan, thanks for sharing What is your background made from? and what is the plant/creeper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 The Eko terra terrariums come with that background made from polystyrene. The plant is a minature fig and it has two 8 watt lights--one growlux and one cool white. There is another next to it with albino frogs and another 450x450x450 with one lone runty albino frog that the others eye with lusting hunger, a smaller one with 20 morphing newts and another in the garage with locusts. They have fine mesh on top that keeps the fruitflies inside.Plenty of driftwood or similar to provide hiding places seems to keep them happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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