Exo terra Vivarium

[Zenith82]

Hi guys, I'm from Singapore! Would like to share the process how I used a 30x30x45cm Exo terra tank to transform it into a vivarium.

Let me share the process of making it, Hope you guys like it, open to comments and thanks for viewing.
The type of plants I used are Weeping moss, Christmas moss, Sedum, Syngonium, Crypthanus and some ferns.

Exo Terra tank, BW Numauddo woods and Iwa Kuro-Yougan rocks.

Aquazonic 480L/hr Pump

Plant dry-wet divider

Installed pump and placed SS mesh to prevent dirt to stuck to pump.

Built the frame work of the wood n rocks scape. Then draw the water tubes to where the desired water dripping effect and tied down with cable tie.

Placed moss on the wood.

Used wire mess to create cover for the pump to hide the tubings.


Added a mist maker or fogger.

For those who don't know how it looks like

Tubings all hid behind the back drop.

Glued the air plants to the wood.

Added the rest of the plants and gravel to finalize the whole project.



Guys, you can check out the video to see closeup on the plants, the water dripping and mist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvxJs...&feature=share

Thanks for viewing!

[deranged chipmunk]

beautiful viv!! i love those crypanthus. your design makes it look so much bigger than it actually is.

[Heatheranne]

Well done. Very pretty !

[Zenith82]

Thanks for the kind comments.

[Zenith82]

Here's my next new creation using another Exo Terra 30x30x45cm terrarium.
This time I've used a mixture of bromeliads, moss, ferns and fittonia.
Added fake vine plants and decoration stones too.

[perfectlypierced]

Very nice set ups!

[Benedicta]

Hi Neighbour
Finally someone within reach

Good tanks i must say...so what do you intend to keep inside ?

[Zenith82]

Hi Neighbour
Finally someone within reach

Good tanks i must say...so what do you intend to keep inside ?

Hi Neighbour! The vivarium, currently I'm having paddle tail newts in it.
The terrarium as you can see are for White's tree frogs.

[Ribbity]

Hi Neighbour! The vivarium, currently I'm having paddle tail newts in it.
The terrarium as you can see are for White's tree frogs.

Great Job on the terrarium!
I hate to be one of 'those' people that think they know best, but you said your getting or have paddle tailed newts? these look very docile creatures but are actually quite aggressive. I had one and he was biting the toads off my toads! (i was falsely sold him with my toads) but as soon as i realized this was the case i got him his own tank.

These are highly aggressive newts, and should not be kept with other species. If the tank is small, they should not even be kept with others of their own kind. Bite marks can be seen as curved shape marks on the skin or even missing limbs. Bites can be fatal, sometimes even killing both animals.

if you see others with two in one tank, they may have been lucky but how long can being lucky last?


Just some advice

[Zenith82]

Great Job on the terrarium!
I hate to be one of 'those' people that think they know best, but you said your getting or have paddle tailed newts? these look very docile creatures but are actually quite aggressive. I had one and he was biting the toads off my toads! (i was falsely sold him with my toads) but as soon as i realized this was the case i got him his own tank.

These are highly aggressive newts, and should not be kept with other species. If the tank is small, they should not even be kept with others of their own kind. Bite marks can be seen as curved shape marks on the skin or even missing limbs. Bites can be fatal, sometimes even killing both animals.

if you see others with two in one tank, they may have been lucky but how long can being lucky last?


Just some advice

Thanks Ribbit, I had experiences. I didn't knew they were so territorial and aggressive until I see the bite marks on one of my newts. Now I only kept 1 in the vivarium with a betta.

[Savannah]

your tanks are amazing.