Re: Am I wasting my time?
Thanks for the reply. I was just reading something that suggests that this would work
What do you think about that to seal up all of the wood? Basically I would silicone all of the joints and then cover everything in the varnish, and then silicone in the glass
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Re: Am I wasting my time?
This is a larger project than I would ever have the nerve to take on. Should be beautiful when finished!
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Re: Am I wasting my time?
I remember having a discussion about spar urethane a while back and I honestly don't remember what the end result was. I know it has been used for decades to seal old wooden boats like cris crafts. I think there was a question of toxicity over the long run. I know the epoxy is proven not to leech chemicals. when I get home tonight, I can try to find the discussion.it was on a different forum. sorry I don't have a clear cut ;immediate answer.
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http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/par...-vivarium.html
The last post in that thread, the guy suggests that spar varnish will be ok if I don't have standing water. I'm ok with no standing water, as I don't want to push what this enclosure will be able to handle too much. I planed to have a drain built into the bottom that would drain any water into a reservoir underneath the enclosure. I also would like to use that as the reservoir to pump water back up for a waterfall. The plan is to hopefully have a false floor, and any water that gets through the substrate and into the false floor area will just drain right out, so there shouldn't be standing water anywhere, just a constant flow
Re: Am I wasting my time?
of you are going to drain it right away, then you should have no problems with spar urethane. I tend to err on the side of caution and would go with marine epoxy, for no other reason than I would over engineer it to keep all moisture and humidity in. and I know marine epoxy is proven to do just that. but the urethane should work just as well.
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0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
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0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
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Thanks for the help man. I'll probably start a build thread soon
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This looks really cool!What do you plan on doing for lighting?
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