Exo Terra 24x18x24 Mod

[anderson405]

Come on guys/gals give me your feedback.. Tell me what you think. I am interested in hearing what yall have to say. Should I just go through with this project and show yall the pros and cons? Has anyone ever done this to their Exo Terra?

[UncleChester]

This seems overly complicated to me. Since you're planning on buying a 48"x96" piece of plexi anyway, if you were to buy another small 24"x24" sheet for a bottom piece you could make a standalone 24"x24"x48" tank and use your existing exo terra as a quarantine tank for your new addition, then sell it afterwards if you really have no use for it (or get another species of frog).

I don't have any experience working with plexiglass tanks though, I do understand it can warp if you aren't careful with heat sources so I'd probably just make the larger tank out of glass but it would be pretty heavy.

[tommyboy]

I have worked with plexiglass. it is very brittle and flimsy and does warp. you would be happier with 3/16" acrylic. a sheet of that costs about $100 from a plastics distributor. Then you have to join the cut pieces together with a bonding solvent and make sure it is perfectly square. In your case, I would just look at a larger Exoterra tank. they make them as large as 36x36x18. that should be large enough. They cost about $400. plus it will look a whole lot nicer than a mod job. I have also seen larger tanks for less that were not Exoterra and still very nice. good luck

[anderson405]

Thanks guys for the feedback. I have come to realize I could do the 3/16 acrylic and actually make a 24x24x48 tank by itself. This makes more sense to me since i can use the exo terra as a Rain chamber.... Perfect Idea guys.. The 48x96 acrylic would only need to be cut 3 times to make 4 pieces of 24x48. This would work out perfect.. Now all I need to do is figure out the door and the hood section... I was also thinking this would be great because I can add plumbing to the bottom of the acrylic.... I would make the bottom piece about 3-5 inches above the bottom so i can run a drain tube underneath the tank.. This sounds perfect and Im very excited about starting it.... Thanks agian Josh

[anderson405]

Ya I would like a bigger tank but width is not important to me.. i want a tall tank since I have a Red eyed tree frogs. They love to climb.