10 Gallon 70/30 Tropical Pacman Vivarium Build

[Poly]

Picked up some nice Malaysian Drift Wood today:
Piece one:




Piece two:




All my pieces of GS have been brushed off of excess coco-fibre and are fully cured.

Entry ramp:


Waterfall ledge:


Background:


Figured I was going to finish the rest in tree fern pannels, but I'm not waiting another three weeks from them to be able to place an order for the panels, so I have went ahead and made my "side ground" (lol) out of GS to match the background.

Same as the panels, I would have had to wait 3+ weeks to have an order plaved for the Repti-Clear F-150 filter/pump, so instead I bought a Repti-Flo F350 pump, should power the waterfall nicely. I'll just have to change the water more often.


It's funny because the pump is almost the size of the water section!


Thanks for looking!

Royce

[J Teezy]

you using eggcrate FB or hydroballs?

[Poly]

you using eggcrate FB or hydroballs?

I had assumed by the above photos, in the first post of this thread I had made it clear that I made an egg crate FB...

False bottom supports, 2" ABS pipe couplers with holes cut in them for water drainage.


Egg crate cut, testing how it will fit.


70% land 30% water.


Frame made, couplers siliconed in.



False bottom completed, just needs an extra layer of window screen so the horned frog can't accidently dig up any rocks.

[J Teezy]

where you putting the pump under the eggcrate or i nthe pond?

[Poly]

where you putting the pump under the eggcrate or i nthe pond?

The pump will be in the water section that is seperated by the plexiglass divider. It will be under the entry ramp, covered in large river stones, though it will still be able to draw the water through them because they do not pack like fine aquarium gravel would. I'll have a line from the pump running on the bottom of the water section, up to the side of the tank, where it will spill the water on to the waterfall ledge.

There is a line in the false bottom that comes out of the tank to pump out water buildup in the false bottom.

[J Teezy]

whats the required depth of water needed for your pumps intake to be underwater?

[Kristen]

Waterfall ledge:



Royce

I really like the waterfall ledge! I like how you didnt put the coco-fibre on it, because it makes it looks kind of wet already (from how glossy it looks) and more rock-like. good job!