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    Got around to setting my water level and leveling the drainage layer last night.






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    Got Wood? i do, and a monster piece at that! here is the piece with my daughter

    she's 5'4". so that gives you some idea of how big the piece is.

    now, here's the wood in it's final resting place:








    i may plant some aquatics tonight. i may wait until tomorrow. but the real planting starts this weekend. i still have to make up the ABG for the terrestrial portion. yup, no fancy soil mix, just straight ABG (homemade of course). like i said, it's not going to be a fancy tank, and it's all about the planting. oh, and i have some new plants coming in this week just for this tank
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    Love the wood you found Bill. Can't buy a piece like that from an online store! Looks great buddy. Really REALLY liking this!
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    first off what an amazing piece of wood, but how did you clean it and prep it, how do you make your ABG, I love the hallow of this log looks pretty cool, so many great ideas

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    Bill, this is a sign. A sign that you should keep building new tanks and never stop. This tank will be amazing!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by canadian frog View Post
    first off what an amazing piece of wood, but how did you clean it and prep it, how do you make your ABG, I love the hallow of this log looks pretty cool, so many great ideas
    thank you! as far as cleaning and prepping it, i'll tell you the same thing i told Paul, there are just some secrets i keep to myself.

    i make my ABG like everyone else. except i'll be using fir bark instead of tree fern fiber, and i may have to go with activated carbon instead of horticultural charcoal. my plant shop is currently out of charcoal
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frogman1031 View Post
    Bill, this is a sign. A sign that you should keep building new tanks and never stop. This tank will be amazing!!
    well, then you will like this news Eli, i have 4 more tanks waiting to be built. and one of them is going to be recreating an old favorite, the madagascar tank. but the next one will be my most adventurous yet. this one was a walk in the park in comparison LOL
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    TARDIS?
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    secrets kill the soul :P
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    Quote Originally Posted by jarteta97 View Post
    TARDIS?
    sadly No the tardis tank needs a complete redesign. i built it to be 7' tall, but the basement ceiling in my new house is only 6'6" but don't worry, i'll start thread on the new build in a week or so now that this one is done and planted
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    Pics soon?? I guess with no background, you're saved nearly a month of work and waiting, lol.
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    indeed! this took me a whole 4 days to put together. i still have some tweaks to make. some subtle changes, but for the most part, it was fast. pics will be up in a few. i wanted to make sure i commented on your tank first.
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    well, i got a nice shipment from Black Jungle in today, and i decided to give her a plant. i planted the aquatic section last night and planted the terrestrial section tonight. so i went from this:


    to this:


    in just over 4 days. but i had planned it for months. here are the rest of the pics i took tonight.











    i'll take better, closer pics tomorrow. i am whooped!! LOL it's not perfect, but i like it enough to let it grow in a bit before i redo it. lol
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    Bill! You are killing it man!
    Save one animal and it doesn't change the world, but it surely changes the world for that one animal!

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    that wood and all the plants look so awesome, I hope my amazon tank looks that good when its done, absolutely awesome

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    I can't wait to see it grow in Very nicely done, and in 4 days no less.
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    Looks great Bill! Will look even better once it grows in

    Onto the next build!!!
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    *wiping the drool from my chin* Amazing. i can't wait to see the frogs enjoying it!
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    Thanks guys! I have a few tweaks and refinements to make, but I like it so far and it should grow in nicely. I'm thinking about adding a big fern in there to give some more height in the middle, but haven't decided yet.

    But like Paul said, on to the next build. And the next one will be killer! (Or at least it will be in my head lol)


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    Looks great, I loved the fallen log look!

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