Anyone know how to do a DIY Misting/fogger system

[eric048]

I want a fogger or a misting system or both for my project in the works, anyone know a cheap, and easy DIY way to make one?

[ViperJr]

I actually talked about this with Royce (Poly) yesterday. He had a quite smart (and cheap) misting system, which he build himself. If he does not respond here, send him a PM and I'm sure he'll gladly help you out.

[eric048]

is it a forum? or was it just the two of you? and thanks, I don't feel like spending $60 on a fogger.....

[thadmy]

I know you can use a cool humidifier that you put a hose over where the mist comes out and put the hose into the tank. I have seen posts about this before but I am interested in a way too. I know a lot of people are always weighing the option between the mistking and making your own

Some swear that making your own isn't worth it cause of all the hassles but I'm sure there is a easy and cheap way to do it.

[Kristen87]

I bought a buy one get one free mister for $8 (plus $8 delivery) off ebay, so far its working fine. Not DIY but cheap!! Might be worth keeping an eye out?

[thadmy]

what kind of mister was it

[Poly]

I actually talked about this with Royce (Poly) yesterday. He had a quite smart (and cheap) misting system, which he build himself. If he does not respond here, send him a PM and I'm sure he'll gladly help you out.

Hehe, thanks for letting me have this one Martin...

Take 1/8" or 3/8" plastic line, carefully all on the same side of the line, puncture it with a pin. Run the line over your Vivarium, and insert a plug into the end of the line. Use a repti-flow 200 or 300 submersible water pump (or something similar) to pump water through the line, at first, the fast flowing water won't fall through the holes, but once it hits the plug at the end of the line, the water "pressurizes" in the line, and is forced out the small pin holes in a very fine mist.

[S13]

That's awesome! About how many pin holes would one make to make this effective?

[eric048]

Lol seems like my thread got hijacked but that is a great idea, I have two submersible pumps so one will power my waterfall an the other will power my mister thanks!

[S13]

Who thread jacked? D: as far as I can see, everything is still on topic. Also, what are your thoughts on using a "T" connector and using a double sided hose for misting. For example:

[eric048]

I was thinking about that, I was going to have one pump power the mister and the waterfall....

[S13]

^ that's a good idea too. I might just do this for misting purposes, the T connector idea I have though is to have two sides misting at once. In other words have the two sides plugged and punctured to be able to mist each side of my viv evenly.

[eric048]

Just out of curiosity how do you connect the hose to the viv?, tape or what?

[thadmy]

Could you adapt that method to a vertical tank like mine that only has a small screen sitting vertically. Its kinda hard to see but on the top of the door I made a 6 inch screen to allow air flow for my tree frogs.

Would I be able to run the hoses along the screen at the top and still get the desired effect or would the water not have enough pressure to spray the mist into the tank?

Thanks Thad

[S13]

Hehe, thanks for letting me have this one Martin...

Take 1/8" or 3/8" plastic line, carefully all on the same side of the line, puncture it with a pin. Run the line over your Vivarium, and insert a plug into the end of the line. Use a repti-flow 200 or 300 submersible water pump (or something similar) to pump water through the line, at first, the fast flowing water won't fall through the holes, but once it hits the plug at the end of the line, the water "pressurizes" in the line, and is forced out the small pin holes in a very fine mist.

Ok so did I do something wrong? I'm not getting the fine mist, or anything at all. Using 3/8" tubing, rept-flo 200, pin size punctures at the end of the line which is also plugged up...

[eric048]

so i have two pumps one is a 750gph the other is a reptiflow 350 which one is better for the misting, and or the waterfall

[J Teezy]

probably the 350, 750 is alot for a small terrarium

[eric048]

I was thinking of doing the 750 for the misting (its a 3 foot tall tank) and the 350 for the waterfall, or splitting the connection and doing the 750 for both the waterfall and misting

[J Teezy]

the only way to truely know which to use is hook them up and see what kind of water pressure you get

[eric048]

that is true only issue I have is that I don't know how to make it so only one is on (the waterfall) if I connect both items to the pump