vivarium creation thread

[deranged chipmunk]

i have been toying with the idea of writing up a full how to on building vivariums and i have finally decided i am going to sit my lazy butt down long enough to start writing this. i plan to encompass everything from the very beginning, designing the viv, all the way through to planting. what i need from you folks, the members, is some ideas you would want included in this how to. now, i don't claim to know everything, but i will include as much as i possibly can. of course there will be questions as we go along, which i, or hopefully other members will be able to answer. i am going to utilize my rebuild of the member's choice tank for pics when i get to the point where i have the tank now. i will also use pics from my other builds as reference as well.

so hit me with some stuff that you guys were always curious about but never asked or never got answers to and i will try to include them. hopefully, we can make this a sticky so that current and future members will be able to benefit from it. so fire away with suggestions, i am going to start writing the first portion later this evening.