2 new builds I'm doing right now

[IrishRonin]

Okay so for some reason I agreed to do both of these builds at the same time. The first one is for a local pet shop, they had this tank with a killer background, but didn't know how to build a terrarium. The second is for a gentleman who contacted me through the net, again unaware on how to build one. So the 1st one will house a group 5-7 Red-Eyed Leaf Frog and the other is actually only gonna have dwarf African Violets in it, older guy who doesn't want to care for any frogs (I might be able to change his mind . The reason I chose to do both together is they both want the same thing, waterfalls and streams, plus I won't waste any foam as there getting sprayed together. Anyway thought I'd share let me know what you think. PS- I'm trying to find out where they got the tree background, I really like it.

[exasperatus2002]

Looking forward to the details for inspiration

[IrishRonin]

I will keep everyone updated, the bigger one is supposed to be done Monday but it's cold and rainy so curing is taking longer than expected.

[deranged chipmunk]

that background looks killer man. it looks like something vivarium concepts did, but of course, i'm probably wrong. a dwarf african violet tank you say? now that i has my interest piqued. please make sure your client sends pics after it's planted, i would love to see that

i'll be keeping an eye on these builds

[IrishRonin]

Okay so I've made some progress but man with this weather curing is taking forever. Ok so the first 2 are the 20g with simple background complete w/ false floor installed. On the left you can see a small pool mounted to the wall, that's the top of the waterfall and one the right you can see I put in a planting spot. It still needs to be cleaned up but haven't gotten there yet. In the others you can see I've sprayed the foam but it took 2 1/2 days to cure so I haven't added the coconut fiber yet. For this pond I am actually using an old hide I had laying around, flipped it over, attached a drain pipe to it and cut some slits in it so the water can drain back into the water table without soaking the soil. For the top waterfall pools on both these builds I am using a magnetic freed dish, they hold water very well and can be easily place before you spray your foam plus they are easy to carve any alterations (hosing grove ect) into it. Well hopefully today I'll finish the background as well as the streams too, I'll keep you all updated as it happens. Oh and bill it was part of the agreement that he sends me pictures of it all planted so when I get them I'll be sure to share.

[ndame88]

background with the tree looks great, I would think that 5-7 RETF in a 20 gal would not be enough room? I hesitated to put 6 in my 36x24x48