New Setup

[Meefloaf]

i was going to sit the pump/filter in a seperate container of water keeping it away from going onto the substrate, using that as the reservoir than lower layer.

tank gets here wednesday (over here the deliver has to be organised so i can take it off the van and then have to check it before signing for it) going start playing then with my set up, think i will give the waterfall a skip for now. very excited and lots of idea's flowing hehe

[DartEd]

I think that's a wise decision. The fun part of the build is bringing ideas to life and being able to change your Mind on the fly.

[Meefloaf]

i will be sure to take pics etc as i go along. any advice you can give me on heating the terra ?

[DartEd]

Lets cross that bridge when we get there. Dont fix a problem that doesnt exist. yet. Once you build it out and have everything in there, lets see what temp it keeps. Then we'll work out how to fix it. If a problem exists.

[Meefloaf]

cheers for the reply again fella.

[Meefloaf]

another question lol, been looking at the make your own background stuff, seems popular to cover three walls (comes back to the heating question here, will doing a three wall hinder should i have to put a heat mat on one side?) and have noticed many different techniques and materials. first idea i had was to make a small box with accents added onto the walls the inside to represent the shelf i would be putting in (obviously leaving one side smooth), then filling it with a lightweight material to create a solid structure. could also do this for the the background, the other idea being applying the poly resin to a polystyrene structure. main query is is there specific ones to use or things to look out for to avoid

cheers once more, Joe

[edit] also night lighting is the next issue, is it better to supply a night light rather than simply turning off the light

[Meefloaf]

[bump] terrarium arrives tomoz, cannot wait