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07-14-2007, 12:51 PM
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Good little starter viv

Hey, I thought I'd share some pics of the vivarium I just finished. It's a false bottom style with a coated foam waterfall feature in a 55 gallon aquarium. The lighting is a mega ray sb that I let burn in first and night time heat is from a 60 watt heat coil. I have a large computer fan ventilating the whole thing and it's working pretty good. This one's just temporary until I move in to my new house and start a big one. I think I spent too much money for a temp. enclosure.
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File Type: jpg July 13 07 one on raised pond.jpg (40.8 KB, 66 views)
File Type: jpg July 13 07 Waterfall bottom.jpg (29.3 KB, 44 views)
File Type: jpg July 13 07 far on horizontal log.jpg (42.3 KB, 51 views)

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 I helped move the meter!   07-14-2007, 01:48 PM
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Re: Good little starter viv

Awesome job.
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Looks amazing! I'm very impressed!
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 I helped move the meter!   07-16-2007, 02:09 PM
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Re: Good little starter viv

Looks great, I love the bromeliads.
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Re: Good little starter viv

Nice looking setup! You could always keep it and make it not so temporary.

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 I helped move the meter!   07-16-2007, 03:22 PM
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Re: Good little starter viv

very nice. I would keep it and maybe when your enhabitant gets too big, get something to keep in there who would be smaller. maybe a pair of frogs?
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Re: Good little starter viv

Ya I suppose I could get some day geckos or something to fill it after the dragons out grow it. Or maybe sell it to pay for a part of the new cage that will surely bankrupt me. He he..

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my next viv I want to build is a 75 gallon vertical conversion for a whole mess of red eyed tree frogs. Building vivs is addicting. Do you have any others you have built to share?
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No sorry..... I have tons of ideas though. I really want to build a greenhouse enclosure off my patio but the heating in the winter would be ridiculous. Wouldn't that be nice to just sit and read a book or something in a small jungle. I'll have to compromise and use a spare room.

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Re: Good little starter viv

Wow!
Looks beautiful!
Can you post some comments on how you made the waterfall, steps and how you sealed it off.

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