Check out my new terrarium

[jtay]

Hello all,

I just got the most awesome terrarium! I have been eying it up for weeks, saved the money and now its mine . Only $200, total bargain, but I am a poor student.
I don't know where to start - I am open to suggestions.
It will be planted - it is too big to clean out easily so it would be good to create a mini ecosystem that will take care of its self.
The dimensions are 1.2m tall, 64cm wide. Just look at the pics!
The lid has a light fixture, and there is a door at the bottom to change food and water, and it has a base.
The guy I bought it off made it himself - so it's one of a kind .
I only have 2 small/medium sized frogs - they are not going to know what to do with themselves!
At the moment it lives in the garage, I cant wait till I have it all set up in my room!

[Skulldroog]

That's one beastly looking tank! If I had a tank of that nature, I'd definitely make it so that nothing growing in the terrarium touches the sides. So it's like a little island world inside.

That's just me though. Great price too $200? Damn..

[Ebony]

Jess, That is one awesome terrarium. Great score. A definite bargain. Your frogs are gonna love it. I agree with Nate, Way cool to have the island in the middle. I cant wait to see the finished product.

[jtay]

Yeah it's a monster! I feel so lucky that I got it, not common at all (price and type of enclosure).

Thanks Ebony, and yeah Nates idea is good - I can fully see it.
One thing I definitely want is a big pool for my frogs so they can swim if they want to.

[Ebony]

Yea, they will love that. Have you got that mango wood in your pet shops up there. They can be quite long and sort of twisted and would be great for your frogs to climb up and down the length of your terrarium. What ever you decided to do it's gonna look amazing in that cool terrarium. I predict you will be on a mission this long weekend. Have fun

[jtay]

I wish! I shall be emptying out the storage unit this weekend. Got exams soon too, so might do it after exams are over. Until then I shall be buying bits and pieces for it and do some research.
Who knows, my passion may overtake my other priorities....

I will have a look for mango wood - have not seen it before but it sounds cool.

[Ebony]

Oh..Yes, you need time to plan and buy for your awesome terrarium so stick to your priorities. Be strong. Go hard with your exams. Then reward your self with your passion .

[froghobbiest]

wooow i envy u wit dat tank...u have inspired me to look into buildin my own...i just have a 10 ga wit 7 African Dwarf Frogs,2 ivory mystery snails an one tadpole which im not sure what it is yet...i got it at the pet shop for free cuz dey didnt sell em an it came with the fish so i got lucky..but i want somethin larger but wit school an bills its kinda hard to get a bigger tank....but i cant wait to see the finished project as well an good luck

[Kiwi Photography]

That tank is completly beast!
I am so jealous :P
your froggies are going to be in heaven.
amazing deal aswell!
have fun(:

[jtay]

Thanks
Still in the process of collecting things for it - once the substrate is in it cannot be moved (too heavy) so I am going to do it all in one go.
A few changes to the plan - I'm going to use fired clay balls for the drainage layer instead of stones.
Went to my local hydroponics store - they have a lot of what I need!

[jtay]

Another idea for the background - a 'living wall'. Going to put it together during mid semester break.
Attached is my inspiration which I found at uni.

[Ebony]

That looks awesome Jess. What a good idea.