Dart Frog/Crested Gecko Room

[thercman]

Hey Everyone...

Made some progress today on the tanks and the shelving unit. I am working on a build thread but for now I thought I should let you see what I am up to....

[thercman]

Here are some more pics... Just a brief description.

Shelfs needed support, cut 3/8" ply to fit, painted for looks.

Cut egg crate to fit.

Cut pvc piping to raise egg crate 1 1/8"

Laid screen on egg crate.

Put small aquarium stones on screen to prevent coco fiber from falling through.

Placed in some rock and other stones to make a small shallow pond...

The last layer will be all coco fiber.... the frogs do not like the "forest floor" stuff but I believe it acts as a good mulch..

Oh, tomorrow I will take the painted wood and install it on the shelves and adjust everything into position. I also need to go buy more coco fiber and stone....

[bshmerlie]

Wow...I hope you got them at the dollar sale. Im definately looking forward to this project. Keep us posted.

[thercman]

Yes I actually did. $20 a piece... I cleaned them out but I need two more. I am going to steal the one my crested gecko is on and give him the wood colored twenty high and go buy one more at full price.... $39.99

On Wednesday the glass tops should be ready for pick up. I had six cut out of 1/4" glass and the edges polished. I need to get a 1/2" glass bit so I can drill them for misting nozzles.

[bshmerlie]

Yes I actually did. $20 a piece... I cleaned them out but I need two more. I am going to steal the one my crested gecko is on and give him the wood colored twenty high and go buy one more at full price.... $39.99

On Wednesday the glass tops should be ready for pick up. I had six cut out of 1/4" glass and the edges polished. I need to get a 1/2" glass bit so I can drill them for misting nozzles.

Sounds like a lot of fun. You've obviously been into frogs for awhile where have you been hiding yourself? its great to have you here and thanks for sharing with us.

[thercman]

Only been into the frog thing three years.... However, I have been into saltwater aquariums for about 10 and even built my own 375 gallon acrylic tank. So I have been building stuff like this a while now. As you can see in the photos I decided to keep the side of the egg crate visible. Although it doesn't look as nice as creating and egg crate border with screen and filling it on with aquarium gravel it saves lots of time and makes the tank about 10lbs lighter. That was one of my compromises for these tanks...




Edit: wow I made a bunch of typos... Time for bed

[bshmerlie]

The exposed egg crate is not too big a deal. Some people use black contact paper at the bottom to clean up the look. If you get a chance post a picture of your salt tank. I would love to see it. I too did the reef thing for years before I got into frogs. Its amazing how similar of a hobby they are.

[thercman]

Okay guys more progress = more pics... Still a lot of work to do but I am getting there. Enjoy.