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I'm planning my second viv and leaning towards drylok for a background. For my first, I used silicone + neherp's background mix which was fine but I'm concerned about it holding up over time. Hygrolon seems like a lot of work and I'm already overwhelmed. So that led me to drylok. But my concern...

Hello again, Dendroboard! Recently, I had a chance to go through my parents' wooded property, about 5 acres of which is wooded and overgrown with undergrowth. I was going mostly for inspiration, trying to find a setting for a terrarium, or part of a terrarium. I took a LOT of photographs of...

Hello Dendroboard! I'm Spdybee and this is my first post here. Been lurking for a couple of years now, reading and learning. Since I've started my first real viv I thought I would document the process to share my experiences like so many of you have. First a little history. I say...

Hi guys, I've been reading a lot about drylok on this forum, and decided to use it for my fake rocks. But the thing is, I can't find it in local home depot stores in my country. What alternatives do i have? Can I just buy other latex based paint, that are waterproof?

Here's a Viv I just completed. I used GS painted with coats of Drylok to create the background. I made a couple of small rock ledges on the false bottom to help hold the substrate creating a nice sloping soil layer. Also carved a few shelves in the wall since this will be for arboreal lizards...

I have seen so many posts about how Polystyrene may be unsafe for amphibians and so many posts with backgrounds made of it. I want to make a background but don't want to use GS like I did for my last one. I was going to use Polystyrene, covered in grout and then sealed with drylok. Should I...

Hey Everyone, Thank you to everyone who has been answering my many questions over the past few weeks. I am finally ready to get going on my Viv. My plan is to document and photograph each step of the process and when done compile all that I have learned / materials and methods used to a pdf...

Hi everyone. :) Just wanted to share some pics of my Viv that I'm in the process of creating. To start it's a 24" cube that I designed. I've been building these for a while now testing out the design and materials to make sure they hold up over time. Now that the kit is 99% refined I...