Search:

Type: Posts; User: Hoppy 79

Search: Search took 0.01 seconds.

  1. Re: New Red Eye Set up - including water feature/pond

    Update time!!! :D:D:D
    The Viv is now complete.
    Frogs are in and all seems well.
    Plants are all installed and new lighting system is a big improvement over the standard Exo-Terra hood set up.
    I...
  2. Re: New Red Eye Set up - including water feature/pond

    It has taken a long time to get all the leaks plugged in this water feature (lesson learned here, make sure everything is water tight before you start finishing things off!!)

    Substrate layer is...
  3. Replies
    3
    Views
    2,288

    Re: Bit confused about humidity

    its totally normal for the humidity to change as the lights come on/ off
    Main thing is always make sure your water level is well below your mesh layer as if the substrate gets too wet you will get...
  4. Replies
    8
    Views
    4,401

    Re: Heat mat question

    Hi,
    I have exactly the same exo terra unit as you for my 2 RETF's and use a full length heat mat on one side of the tank. Provides a nice temperature gradient across the viv. They have been fine in...
  5. Replies
    13
    Views
    8,803

    Re: 55 gallon Vivarium Build

    No4 is the best IMHO
  6. Replies
    5
    Views
    4,964

    Re: Lighting Basics and Types

    Exactly, for example I am just to purchase this for my RETF vivarium
    https://zoomed.com/t5-reptisun-led-uvb-terrarium-hood/

    This combines high output LED's with a T5 UVB source, a bit pricey but...
  7. Replies
    5
    Views
    4,964

    Re: Lighting Basics and Types

    needs to have UVB output for the vitamin D growth
  8. Re: New Red Eye Set up - including water feature/pond

    Thanks, I used you tube a lot. Best I found was a guy with page "Foam and Lizards" he has some interesting videos..

    So grouting is now complete, I applied 2 coats and on the second went over with...
  9. Re: New Red Eye Set up - including water feature/pond

    Grouting almost complete
    79987

    Will want to trim back some of this silicone too, put a bit too much on :o
  10. Re: New Red Eye Set up - including water feature/pond

    I am by no means an expert but I have done a little research.
    Good shout on the drainage holes I will definitely look into that.
    As for the foam yes you are right but this is one of the reasons for...
  11. Re: New Red Eye Set up - including water feature/pond

    Firstly I apologise that most of pictures are 90 degrees out, for some reason If I take a picture on my phone in portrait mode I can't rotate it or load it any differently.

    Now to the progress,...
  12. Replies
    58
    Views
    55,503

    Sticky: Re: How to display your photos/pictures here

    all my photos are getting rotated 90 degrees!?
    Even if I rotate them on my computer they still show the wrong way around when I load them on here?

    Can anyone help please?
  13. Re: New Red Eye Set up - including water feature/pond

    so construction has started!!
    Had a change of plan and decided against egg crate system.

    Instead I am using polystyrene sheet to construct the waterfall elements. You can see the basic...
  14. New Red Eye Set up - including water feature/pond

    Hi all,

    This is my first post on here although I am not new to keep reptiles and amphibians.

    I a creating a new enclosure for my red eyes and this is something I have not done before to this...
Results 1 to 14 of 14