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    Very nice work. I love the modern look and the door design is so clean looking.

    Thanks for sharing this.... I'll be putting some of your design ideas into my notes to reference back on for some build :-)
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    Wow it turned out great looking, wonderful job! I love how clean and modern it looks. The magnet thing is a cool thing to think about for my 10 gallon conversion I'll be doing within the next few months, thanks for sharing! And that video explained everything I needed to know, thanks for putting that up too, I was a bit perplexed. XD;
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    I have a really important question.....
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    WHY IS YOUR LIVINGROOM BLUE?

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    Haha, it looks blue in a lot of pictures but it's actually a pretty neutral gray. The complex answer to why it looks blue is that the lights on the frog tank are a lot bluer than the lights in our kitchen, so the white balance of the picture is messed up to the point where I didn't feel like trying to correct it.

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    Lol well on a more serious note, very very impressive tank. Very artistic, very creative, I love it, I love how it focuses on that amazing wood piece and how it looks very modern as well. I am just starting to get into darts now and just got done setting up my first small viv with an exo terra tank. Hopefully someday after I get a bit more experience ill be able to make a larger more creative and complex tank like yours ^_^

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    Thanks! What size Exo Terra did you end up with?

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    12x12x18. Its much smaller than I thought it was gonna be XD but I think its a good start, im going to put a pair of thumbs in it.

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    That's the size I was going to build too but I decided it was a bit small for what I wanted. It'll be great for a pair of thumbs though

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    Well you picked a good size, everything fits in there very well.

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    Well, I made an in-viv air circulation system over the weekend and took some pics, but this thing doesn't move much air at all. I'm not sure if it was worth it considering how much room it takes up. I guess I'll just wait and see if it has any effect on the plants.

    Here's the guide I started with
    DIY Air Circulation | GlassTropics

    Naturally I had to mod it a bit because I'm crazy like that.

    So here's what I used


    Right to left: 1/4" to 1/8" brass nipple, 1/2" PVC coupling, 1/2 plug x 2 (only 1 shown, I changed my design halfway through), 2" to 1.5" reducer, 2" to 1" reducer, power supply, 40mm PC fan.

    This design requires no silicone at all, so it can be completely disassembled and rebuilt if something breaks. The pics will probably speak for themselves

    Step 1 - Drill hole in 2" to 1.5" reducer (for wires)


    Step 2


    Step 3


    Step 4


    Step 5


    Step 6 - drill a hole just large enough so the brass nipple screws into it in one plug, drill a hole in the other large enough to feed wires through


    test fit


    Step 7 - Insert plugs in both ends of coupling (not pictured)

    Step 8 - Glue coupling/plug contraption to fan housing

    Step 8 - drill hole in tank (i had to use the mesh)


    Step 9 - feed wires through through the nipple, screw in place


    Step 10 - wire the fan to the power supply (see original link for instructions)

    Done!

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    Now that is awesome. My 20 long dart viv can definitely use this and you made the walk thru thorough.
    Thanks Vic.
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    Sweet! It took about half an hour to put together and I found everything except the power supply (monoprice) and the PC fan (newegg) at Home Depot. Total cost was about $20 I think.

    I wish it moved more air, but to do that I'd need a bigger fan which would require bigger PVC parts and it would take up too much space. There might be a way to overdrive the fan but I don't know how to do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VicSkimmr View Post
    Sweet! It took about half an hour to put together and I found everything except the power supply (monoprice) and the PC fan (newegg) at Home Depot. Total cost was about $20 I think.

    I wish it moved more air, but to do that I'd need a bigger fan which would require bigger PVC parts and it would take up too much space. There might be a way to overdrive the fan but I don't know how to do it.
    I think the main thing is that its added the air movement that the Broms need and looks clean.
    1.0.0 Red Eyed Leaf/ Frog - Agalychnis callidryas
    1.1.1 Bumblebee Dart Frog - Dendrobates leucomelas
    1.1.0 Dendrobates truncatus - Yellow Striped
    1.1.1 Dendrobates tinctorius – Bakhuis Mountain
    1.1.0 - Dendrobates tinctorius - Powder Blue
    1.1.0 - Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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    Nice work! I especially like the look of the magnets on the door design. I've used a piano hinge and a small bolt thinger for a front door and it takes up some of the front viewing real estate. The magnets and aluminum rail look much cleaner, though maybe at the cost of ease of access. It looks worth it for where you have it on display.

    You can speed up your computer fan by running more voltage through it, too much and it might go fizzle though.

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    Thanks man

    One last shot before frogs (shipping tomorrow yay!) I'm working on the fan system for the big tank too and might try one of it's fans (80mm) out in the little one to see it's effect on humidity.

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    How big is the fan? If its a 80mm then you can just get a fan that has more power, newegg has some fans that are pretty powerfull in the 80mm size, and if its to powerful u can just use a controller on it. Lemme know if you need help picking out a better fan, I do alot of orders from newegg for my business.

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    The one that's in there right now is 40mm. The ones I bought for the big tank are 80mm and put out TONS of air.

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    Jason, beautiful viv and awesome plants. Love it!
    How long would the wood last though? Would all that moist and humidity not cause it to slowly but surely rot away?
    Also read that once a Bromeliad has flowered that specific plant will never flower again , hope it is not the same for the orchid I saw in your tank as earlier photos showed that in bloom.
    Waiting to see the frogs in their viv!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JSG View Post
    Jason, beautiful viv and awesome plants. Love it!
    How long would the wood last though? Would all that moist and humidity not cause it to slowly but surely rot away?
    Also read that once a Bromeliad has flowered that specific plant will never flower again , hope it is not the same for the orchid I saw in your tank as earlier photos showed that in bloom.
    Waiting to see the frogs in their viv!
    The broms that flower usually generate pups that grow off of the stolon. Once the pup reaches 1/3-1/2 the size of the mother plant you can break it off and mount or plant it. The broms don't really need soil to thrive. The roots are more for stability as apposed to nutrients.


    And vic, way too cool. I'm going to check out that other link you mentioned for the fan. I need some of those!

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    Jason,

    That fan setup looks really good. I don't think you need to worry about the size of that fan, as it really is not a distraction. As for the circulation I imagine what you have is just fine for that tank size. You don't want too strong a breeze in the tank but one just strong enough to get some air movement so things are not stagnate.
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