First off let me apologize for the poor pic quality. I did not have time this morning to pull out the proper camera gear ... I used an old point and shoot just to get something up.
Anyways ... I completed the "build" portion of this tank a couple weeks ago and have been planting it as orders come in from the various vendors. I have (2) plant orders still inbound (Some more background plants and a couple more aquatics for the water area) but it's starting to look like a real tank now and thought I would share some pics with you all, since I enjoy looking at everyone else's so much.
The setup includes a water area w/ fountain running down a large piece of Mopani wood. A ultrasonic humidifier modified to add some extra humidity (thanks to you all sharing your modifications), and a good group of starter plants to get things going. This is my first real build and I'm pretty happy with how it's taking shape.
Still to come is a glass Versa top, which I will plumb the humidifier line in to so it's out of the tank. I also plan to mount a computer fan in the lid to keep the air moving and have a Nova Extreme dual bulb T5HO light fixture I will be using to keep the plants happy. For now I am using the standard plastic top with a single bulb 6500K fluorescent. The Versa top is due in later this coming week and then the build will be officially complete.
For the build, I silicone'd the back, front and sides of the tank. I then GS foamed in the background adding some Mopani wood, Cork flats (on each side), and placed various net pots throughout. After that was completed I silicone'd the background again and covered it in Coco Fiber. I included a 1 1/2" PVC down the right backside to facilitate the cord for the pump and an air line just to help oxygenate the water a bit. For the land side I laid down a layer of LECA, topped it with screen and laid down a layer of substrate from NE Herpetoculture. I topped it off with some sphagnum moss and leaf litter. I also added a piece of slate simply for esthetics. In the water area I used black aquarium gravel to cover the bottom of the tank and pump and planted some riccia from Brian's Tropical's to cover the outlet on the Mopani wood, hopefully it will flourish there as it stays nice and wet at all times. Aside from the two sources I listed, I also ordered plants from Black Jungle, Jungle Box, and Dart Frog Megastore (listing them all just to be fair). Service has been excellent from them all by the way!
Any comments, suggestions or questions are more then welcome!
Anyways ... I completed the "build" portion of this tank a couple weeks ago and have been planting it as orders come in from the various vendors. I have (2) plant orders still inbound (Some more background plants and a couple more aquatics for the water area) but it's starting to look like a real tank now and thought I would share some pics with you all, since I enjoy looking at everyone else's so much.
The setup includes a water area w/ fountain running down a large piece of Mopani wood. A ultrasonic humidifier modified to add some extra humidity (thanks to you all sharing your modifications), and a good group of starter plants to get things going. This is my first real build and I'm pretty happy with how it's taking shape.
Still to come is a glass Versa top, which I will plumb the humidifier line in to so it's out of the tank. I also plan to mount a computer fan in the lid to keep the air moving and have a Nova Extreme dual bulb T5HO light fixture I will be using to keep the plants happy. For now I am using the standard plastic top with a single bulb 6500K fluorescent. The Versa top is due in later this coming week and then the build will be officially complete.
For the build, I silicone'd the back, front and sides of the tank. I then GS foamed in the background adding some Mopani wood, Cork flats (on each side), and placed various net pots throughout. After that was completed I silicone'd the background again and covered it in Coco Fiber. I included a 1 1/2" PVC down the right backside to facilitate the cord for the pump and an air line just to help oxygenate the water a bit. For the land side I laid down a layer of LECA, topped it with screen and laid down a layer of substrate from NE Herpetoculture. I topped it off with some sphagnum moss and leaf litter. I also added a piece of slate simply for esthetics. In the water area I used black aquarium gravel to cover the bottom of the tank and pump and planted some riccia from Brian's Tropical's to cover the outlet on the Mopani wood, hopefully it will flourish there as it stays nice and wet at all times. Aside from the two sources I listed, I also ordered plants from Black Jungle, Jungle Box, and Dart Frog Megastore (listing them all just to be fair). Service has been excellent from them all by the way!
Any comments, suggestions or questions are more then welcome!
