livingart Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Time to give the Newts a bigger home so got one of those blue planet tanks, 70 litre cut a piece of acrylic 100mm high and 10mm longer than the tank, curved it then siliconed it into place, I then sanded it for grip and stuck some gravel on it. Put a layer of grave then covered in potting mix to form the land part of the enclosure and hopefully keep some plants and moss growing. Changed loose fitting glass lid for a piece of acrylic, mounted a light on it for viewing and drilled 4mm holes for ventilation., now to finish and put dem newts in it. Silverdollarboy2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Cool setup. Don't suppose you have any adults for sale? Or know of anyone selling adults? Do you see the adults using the land section much? I tend to only see them using water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 My adults spend most of their time on land, they are quite a few years old now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Caryl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Gee that brings back memories livingart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Yes it does Adrienne. More interesting than axolotls too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I think I have a couple about the same age. That is if they are Japanese. livingart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Attempting to build a small waterfall for the tank. area for it to cover. Start to hack at a bit of polystyrene. Somewhere to put the pump. Pump little tiny one, tested it for head height and okay. carved out to fit in place. now to sand , paint and epoxy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Covered with Cemix concrete, same can be achieved with cement and sand mixed with water to a slurry. Once dried will paint with acrylic house paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nays Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 That looks awesome, look forward to see it painted and running! livingart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Painting begun Fairly happy with it Clear water based resin to seal any gaps or holes. Now epoxy and wait for it to dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Test drive Colour_genes and Caryl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nays Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Good job, it looks great with its paint job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 https://youtu.be/iXPxBnTNuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nays Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Nice! Kinda reminds me of an ancient Aztec shrine that Nature is reclaiming... livingart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.