building a 40 gall vivarium

[Isaac]

hi all!
i would like to share my vivarium build with you guys.
i have a 40 gall vivarium wich is 60x60x40cm (lxhxd)
i would like to build a vivarium with tileglue (glue for glueing tiles and making the tile joints)
it becomes a solid material wich is hard as a rock after a layer of 4-5 and it makes everything water resistant.
it is in first thought a vivarium for dartfrogs, wich ones i dont know yet...
after the viv is done with the glue i will cover it with waterproof woodglue and put a mixture on it of eco earth, peat and fernroot to make a brown and fertile background.
so far so good, this is my basic plan.

in the attatchments you can find pictures!
the 1st picture is to give a complete view of the viv
the 2nd picture is a growing-rack for plants
the 3rd picture is a waterfall
the 4th picture is the filter compartiment with a heater and a pump
the 5th picture is another complete view

enjoy and comment!

[flybyferns]

Isaac,
I see you have your build thread going already !
Very nice .....I can't wait to see more. Thank you for sharing.

[Isaac]

hi, new update!
i now glued in my foam construction with the tile glue.
look in attatchments for pictures!

yet no worries about colour or anything becouse this is a layer wich makes everything solid and strong as a rock and waterproof.
there will come at least 2 other layers of this product on top of this layer to gain a strong and solid background for further construction.

[Isaac]

tile glue round 2!

[Isaac]

after the 3rd round of tile glue i started glueing on my build to add the fernroot-eco earth mixture and now it looks like this:
NOTE i did not use woodglue but i used "compactuna" wich is a product they use in and on concrete to make a waterproof unit

[deranged chipmunk]

looks very cool issac! looking forward to seeing it planted up

[deranged chipmunk]

If you are trying to keep the heat down, go with an led set up. There are some out now with the proper spectrums for plants. I have one over my 18x18x24 and my plants love it.

[Isaac]

does anyone knows the right or best colour temperature? i thought it was between 5000k - 6700k

[deranged chipmunk]

Close. Between 6500k and about 10,000k. Some flowering plants will be happy at around 3000k to 5000k. But for the most part, foliage plants prefer the first range. Hope that helps.