10 gallon vertical test build

[GrifTheGreat]

today finished all the primer coats and got the glass drilled for the mistking nozzle which i drilled in the front center and also drilled a hole in the back middle so that i can get my Thermometer / Hydrometer probe into the tank. All that is left really is to paint the stand black tomorrow. My dad has been helping me with some stuff on this build. He's been my right hand man through this mostly. I got him involved because he is retired and has to always be active so I got him involved and I think he has really got into the building of the stand. I'm excited to show you all what we came up with for a door situation, its like a hidden a door in a sense

I'm excited for my Mistking system to arrive on Tuesday because once that is in i'm going to put the viv all together with the decor and planting.

It looks great JT.

[J Teezy]

Thanks. Painted the stand black today now all that is left is to get the molding on and painted to hide the edges. I'm excited to get this setup in its dedicated spot in my house and start planting it. Was hoping to have had it done a couple weeks ago so I could have picked up a retf tomorrow since the Cin City reptile shoe is tomorrow

[J Teezy]

here's a picture of stand as of tonight

[J Teezy]

well she's almost done. Need some vines in here and maybe another piece of pothos. Mistking should be here Tuesday so excited to get that on and going. I sprayed the tank down and at this moment it sits at 71 degrees F and 86% humidity

aquarium gravel



window screen layer



ABG substrate



topped that off with some sphagnum and leaf litter





I'm happy for this being my first build. Learned some things for my next build

[J Teezy]

i posted a video with some better views

10 Gallon Fish tank to Vertical terrarium conversion - YouTube

[J Teezy]

it came




Here's the pump setup. Just need to go get the reservoir and run the main line out to the nozzle and the return back to the zip drip valve




video to come later with it running and on the real stand that my dad and i built

[J Teezy]

took me a bit to get it setup because i didn't realize you actually need to push the hose into the fittings with a little bit of force to seat them properly. I had leaks at just about every fitting as was freaking out. Reseated all the hose and it works like a charm. Tomorrow i get to monitor it all day to make sure my settings are right for my timed misting sessions and rearrange the room its in.

I dedicate my this Vivarium to my dad who was right hand man when i need an extra set of hands. He also pretty much built the stand with me assisting him. We used my ideas and his throughout the construction of it. I'll have to put together a video of the hidden door on the front of the stand that he came up with. You wouldnt know there was a door there if i didn't tell you and then show you how to open it.

next is to just monitor temp and humidity and adjust things until its right, then I'll be adding a Red-Eyed Leaf Frog to this build. Got some fake vines on order that will go into this build as well