Insect Direct Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Good to see a decent amount of water in that newt tank. I do hope u have a lid though haha. I like the rockwork redrachie. Very tidy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 i have finished carving the polystyrene and its all ready to be cemented/grouted on friday just a question what did you use to coat it in? grout? cement? and how much coats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Here's a couple of pic's of my recently completed frog enclosure. It's a standard Exo Terra 60cm x 60cm x 45cm. It has been up and running for about 4 weeks, and after some initial issues with cloudy water it has now cleared up really well, the moss is growing, the fish & the frogs are feeding (not on each other ) so far so good... I was inspired by the terrarium builds on this forum, & I also found some good ideas from the Dart Frog forum. I couldn't help getting a bit carried away with the build, adding a waterfall :roll: but it was good fun. I've tried to keep the planting quite simple with just 2 types of bromeliads, a green leaved tillandsia, & I had to use Neo. lilliputiana. Also used 3 types of moss, java, club & live sphagnum. Thinking about adding a fern or 2, but will wait & see. A school of Gold White Cloud MM occupy the water area, while Whistling Tree Frogs occupy land area...and they make good use of every bit of it! Front view:- Side view:- I took heaps of photos during the build process, so could show these at some stage if anyone is interested. Cheers, Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broms2 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 wow, probably the best scaping I have seen on here, build photos would be awesome, especially on background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 wow amazing build pics please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Well done. Great encosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 :thup: Thanks! The terrarium sits in a corner, with walls on 2 sides, so it was designed to be seen from the front, & from the side, here's another pic'. I'll put together some of the build pic's & set up a new topic. Cheers, Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 me latest enclosure.took a while in fits and bursts,was lucky to score some concrete fiberglass rockwork for it,made for slow going when reshaping compared to the flexi rock,but nothing a grinder and mortar wont fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 amazing :thup: :thup: :thup: :thup: :thup: :thup: :thup: !drool: !drool: !drool: !drool: i wish i had the time,money and space to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Good to see a number of broms being used, your Tillandsia somnians are doing well, a much underrated bromeliad! What are you keeping in there (apart from the plants)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 8 or so yougish waterdragons and a young pair of coastal beardies....going minimalist this time :sml2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Great work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 cheers,getting rid of the monster(and pimp daddy) enclosure so had to finish this one first. lifes way to buisy to run 3 &c:ry :happy1: &c:ry :happy1: &c:ry :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 another one 110 hours later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 another one day quickie a built for me brother in brisbane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 the end of a slightly insane era,last pics before starting to strip out big big enclosure lookin out the shed window. lookin back at the shed from inside enclosure. turtles basking. w dragons chilling. lookin right from inside enclosure excuse the sudden influx of pix,but borred as at work n got free broadband. wooo hoooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 the end of a slightly insane era,last pics before starting to strip out big big enclosure w dragons chilling. Wow! Great enclourses...what are you doing with this one now??? The pic of Water Dragons chiling is cool 8) makes me want to get me some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Re did my whistling tree frog enclosure are few months ago and is starting to grow in added in a mean automatic mistings system, better lighting, false bottom and over flow. so the enclosure does about a 10% water change a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Looks good Jason. Can you give the details on your misting system? And whats that neat little vine with the heart shaped leaves? Cheers, Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Looks good Jason. Can you give the details on your misting system? And whats that neat little vine with the heart shaped leaves? Cheers, Andrew. not shore of the plants name just got it from the warehouse in the "weeie cuties" section i think. I bought my misting system in from US but it is quite a big set up. its basically a small water tank with a bulk head to the pump then it branches off to all the enclosures. it is set up for 4 700x400 and one 1500x600 tank. have not set up all the tanks yet but all in good time :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Jason is that a mist king setup you purchased? I made a cheapo version. these http://www.trademe.co.nz/health-beauty/ ... 887312.htm are also good for raising humidity for the likes of mosses etc just rig a tube to the tank. turned down it lasts a couple of days, running constantly, before having to refill. cranked up can fully mist out four foot enclosures - without fully saturating everything - just stick on timer to come on every hour or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Jason is that a mist king setup you purchased? I made a cheapo version. these http://www.trademe.co.nz/health-beauty/ ... 887312.htm are also good for raising humidity for the likes of mosses etc just rig a tube to the tank. turned down it lasts a couple of days, running constantly, before having to refill. cranked up can fully mist out four foot enclosures - without fully saturating everything - just stick on timer to come on every hour or so Yer mist king but only bought the nozzles and pump (could not fine a good enough pump here that didn't shake the whole shed) all the pipes local it is a mean system though can run 20 nozzles, but it all adds up $$$. i was just sick of the one of the garden sprinklers blocking and making the others mini water blasters. made the water tank out of perspex, probably could of done it cheaper with a bucket :lol: , but was borred and had newer mad a perspex tank before so thought i would give it ago :slfg: yep got mine on a timer come on every 4 house for 1 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 mean. i looked in to them. they seem to have a good rep. i was just sick of the one of the garden sprinklers blocking and making the others mini water blastersi know what you mean. some frogs do like to play who can eat the blasting water though :sml2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason22 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 mean. i looked in to them. they seem to have a good rep. i know what you mean. some frogs do like to play who can eat the blasting water though :sml2: Yer has been good to me so far i bought a pump local 75psi but it was not strong enough so took it back and payed abit more for a 125 psi but i could only find ones with a built in presure switch so they were switching on and off every second with made the room like christchurch, and it blew up so bought a mist king one for cheaper than i spent on nz ones, shipping does kill you though. mist king one is pretty quite though. i found them very help full emailed the owner directly and he was very help full, will post pics tomorrow on my reptile room topic if i get time. not all tanks are set up but o well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Wow! Great enclourses...what are you doing with this one now??? The pic of Water Dragons chiling is cool 8) makes me want to get me some... slowly dismantling,on hold till spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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