Dart Frog/Crested Gecko Room

[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.

[thercman]

Hello everyone!

The glass shop called today and the tops for my tanks are cut. I picked them up along with two glass cutting bits, plumbers putty and handles for the tops. This weekend I will drill each panel with a 1/2" hole in the center for a misting nozzle and one hole for the handle. Hopefully I will get all the misting lines set up and a 5 gallon reservoir for the supply. Next week Ill start acquiring flora for them..... Here is a quick pic of the supplies.

[thercman]

Borrowed a cordless drill today and just started to drill the tops. I am not going to lie I was a bit nervous that the panel might break. However I managed to get through the first one without incident. The holes could have been cleaner but they work. Just 10 more to go.. Haaaa...