I am currently working on my new enclosure. I have been waiting for the tank for the last 4 months and it finally arrived last Friday. The tank measures 6'L x 3'W x 30" high. I'll be posting pics as I find time to work on it.
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Here are a few pictures of some of the items I have been coolecting for the build. The tiles are 16"x16":
The log in the last pic is approx 24"L x 14"w x 30"T.
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Here are a few pics:
This is the shell of the stand from my 270g reef tank. I cut the stand down about 8" to accomodate the additional height of the dart frog tank. The tub on the right is a grout mixing tub that will be used for the catch basin of my river that will run through the center of the enclosure.
This is the beginning of the false bottom. I used 1 1/2" PVC cut at about 2"'s to raise the eggcrate of the bottom. The eggcrate will be covered in garden weed prevention screen to keep the soil in place,
The picture is the tentaive placement of some of the items I have been aquiring over the past 5 months. The green block of strofoam will be the river running through the enclosure. I'll make another post outlining how I made the river(borrowed the idea from another member).
Here is a pic of the setup with the garden cloth over the eggcrate. All I need now is the tank and I can start landscaping.
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Here are a few shots of the river build:
I started with a foam block that measured 4' x 2' x 6". Here it is carved and covered with black silicone.
Then I pressed in some river rock gravel and let it sit for 24 hours:
These are the rocks I used. I rinsed them first to get out any debris and remove the dust so they would stick better:
Then I covered the outer portions with the black silicone and covered it with coco fiber:
