First Viv Build - 36x36x18 Exo Terra for WTF

[pettios]

So I've learned a few things between now and last Friday...

1) Eco Earth takes a lot longer to dry out than I thought it would.
2) I have a ton of exposed area that I need to cover.
3) Building a 30ft by 18ft deck on my house is a huge distraction from my vivarium project!

I didn't end up drying out enough Eco Earth the first time so I am only about ~40% covered. Now that the deck is done, I have all day tomorrow to get the background finished up. I promise I'll have more pictures by then.

[pettios]

So I currently have about 95% of the background covered. There are two spots, one on each sidewall, that were on the backside of the net cups that were too difficult to reach with the tank on its back. Tomorrow, after the eco-earth slurry has had time to sufficiently dry, I will put the tank in place on my homemade stand, do the last bit of eco earth, mount my light, and get the false bottom situated. It won't be too much longer that I have my substrate in place and my plants installed.

[deranged chipmunk]

just a hint. when doing a titebond slurry background, you don't need to dry the cocofiber out. it's just going to get wet when you make your slurry up you only need to dry it out when doing a silicone background really.