29 gallon build log

[kueluck]

Josh, that is amazing. I can't wait to see this one in enclosure of the month.

[J Teezy]

stuff from Josh's arrived today. One thing i ordered was the LED light bulb. I put it in my current tank to test it and can say its very nice

[J Teezy]

Had my leucs for about a month now. One is bigger than the other but they both eat well. Possible male and female??? Can't wait to move these two into the 29 gallon

[J Teezy]

glass tops, still need to drill them



the old dresser that i'm going to put the stand on. Going to paint it black, it's a little beat up but free

[J Teezy]

next step is making my fan for keeping the glass clear since this enclosure is going to be 100% closed up.

I bought a 60mm fan that does 21cfm. Plan is to install this in the back right corner of the tank pointed towards the front glass. I'll be using the pieces of a mistking nozzle assembly to mount the fan so i can adjust the fan as necessary

as you can see from the fan it will not fit in the housing i'm using so i'm going to have to do some dremel work to remove the corners of the fan and probably dremel out a little bit of the housing to get the fan inside.

[J Teezy]

well after weeks of contemplation i have decided to make a new background. The rock background needs a much deeper tank to work how i want it to. A standard 29 gallon tank just don't have the depth i want with this one so here's the start of the new background which will be GS classic dart frog brown method



here's the stand i am going to put this one. It's an old beat up dresser that i'm painting black. Took the drawers out to house the drain bucket and mist pump and reservoir.

[DC101]

OMG josh, that is AMAZING. For my next build, i am so going to do that styrofoam idea, it is great!!!

This is so going in my favourites!!!

[arielgasca420]

few questions before I start my own background for my pyxie. what brand grout do you use and what other brand sealant did you use before you tested the Sealant All from Florida?

[J Teezy]

i used whatever the brand that home depot carries for grout. On my first viv i didn't have Shields All yet so i just sealed the whole thing with silicone (and i mean the WHOLE THING)

The second one i made which was for this 29 gallon that i decided not to use i used the Shields All and probably did about 3 coats of it and then used silicone

Shields All is suppose to be able to withstand getting wet but not constantly under water. I just use the silicone as a fail safe since my vivs are misted

[AReaHerps]

Josh.. Is there anything else out there besides Shields All I could use to seal my background? I'm half tempted to do the silicone and sand technique so save the $50 but not sure how it would look. Did you like the all silicone look?

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[J Teezy]

silicone look doesn't bother me because i have a mistking which keeps things wet. The silicone basically makes it look like its wet. Honestly you may not like the look of it at first but after awhile you forget all about it. I can barely see the the background anymore because of plants growing anyway.

[IrishRonin]

I know I'm way late on this but awesome job on the background, since your not using the original one do you plan on putting it in another tank? On your new one are you not doing the stack style? Anyway great job cant wait to see the other one!

[J Teezy]

I know I'm way late on this but awesome job on the background, since your not using the original one do you plan on putting it in another tank? On your new one are you not doing the stack style? Anyway great job cant wait to see the other one!

the original rock wall background has hopes of going into a deeper tank. I may experiment with building my own tank for it not sure yet. The current background is in progress of being siliconed into the tank then i need to do some touch up work on it with some GS, because, well, to make a long story short, due to a mishap i had to cut it in a couple pieces because GS bowed it in. Not sure why but if i had to guess it was because i got anxious and started carving it to soon before it was completely cured and the uncured portions grabbed onto surrounding foam and pulled everything inward bowing the **** out of it all, so the corner section was cut and siliconed in, then the back portion was cut into two pieces. Only the last piece left to silicone in, then some touch up foaming to fill the voids. This new one is way way more slimmer and gives way more floor space.

The rock wall will hopefully be put to use at some point in the future, i spent too much time on it not to use it, though i'd probably sell it if someone offered me the right price =)

[morgan]

You've got some great stick-to-itiveness. I am also using foam layers. I start siliconing tomorrow.

[AReaHerps]

That looks cool Morgan. Post some update pics.

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[kmichael55]

This is SO impressive, I can't wait to read thoroughly how you made the background when I have the time. I think I've got a new project that will take up all my free time now! So much prettier/interesting than a 2D picture taped to the back!

[morgan]

Silicone and coconut fiber pressed in.

[AReaHerps]

That looks really good morgan! Simple and effective.

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[Bruce]

This is a really awesome build! I wish I was creative enough to some up with stuff like this!

[ndame88]

Not trying to hijack the thread, but I also borrowed Josh's stacked foam idea, if you want to see my progress(on hold until the new house is finished in September), see my signature. So far I am happy with the way it turned out, but I will not do it for my next build at least not outside of the enclosure. Its time intensive and in the end, the simpler builds look just as good when planted and hard scape is added. Looks good so far Morgan, good luck.