29 Gallon Long PDF Build <My Sons Tank>

[DigitalPunk]

While my Son was gone tonight I went to Home Depot and bought the poor mans tank stand and moved his tank up to his room.




Here is one where you can see the cheap stand. 6 Cinder blocks and some MDF cut to size. I had the scrap pieces of MDF cut to fit under the Cinder blocks so they didn't chew up the floor.



When he got home he put in the substrate and leaf litter. We boiled some river rocks and he put them in the water.



Here is the finished product. He is out of money so now he is saving to buy a couple plants to put in there and then we will get him a couple of frogs. We also adjusted the light after this picture so it was more centered on the tank.



Now we wait and watch the moss grow. Hopefully the waterfall/cliff thing will hold up in the long run, only time will tell.

[Laserwolf52]

That looks awesome! Totally cool to see you helping your son along with a project like this! My dad and I just finished a vivarium today for some red eyed tree frogs and its definitely a good bonding experience!

[DigitalPunk]

Thanks Nikko! We had a blast working on it together. I am kinda sad it is finished lol. We spent about an hour plant shopping online last night so he could start figuring out what plants he wants to buy. He will most likely stick with a couple Brooms and a vine plant... Maybe a small fern.