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Old 08-04-2008, 01:27 PM
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Maybe have a sump for filtration and heating? like a little ten gallon.
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Old 08-07-2008, 01:18 AM
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WOOT - let the great stuff foaming begin!!! What a glorious mess I've made of my shiny new aquarium!
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Old 08-07-2008, 05:44 AM
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WOOT - let the great stuff foaming begin!!! What a glorious mess I've made of my shiny new aquarium!
LMAO... WOOT indeed, lol...
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Updates? Pictures? Come on, you can't lead us on like this then just stop.
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Old 08-10-2008, 09:33 PM
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Things are going well. I've bulit up structure from GS foam and carved it and am in the process of siliconing it with coco fibre This part will be tedius as I really went to town on caves and even a tunnel - lol - I posted one pic... more in a bit - gotta run : peace
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...About the fan across the front pane... would I use a second low volume fan just for that? Oh so much to consider (I love that!)
I tried several ways to aerate my vivs but what worked best for me was placing a small 40mm CPU fan (from an old (pentium class) PC processor powered by an a/c adapter) at the top center of the viv, (at the front) venting downwards. I have a sliding glass top on my viv and no canopy. I'm sure you've seen these, they have 2 panes; a front and a back & they slide backvards on a track at each edge to give you access to the tank. I swapped the original 2 rail track for a 3 rail and added a third pane that wasn't glass but actually nylon mesh. Now when I close the top and have the glass panes in thier closed positions the top glass pane completely covers the nylon mesh and closes off the tank. When I slide the top glass pane back it exposes the nylon mesh (incrementally) and that lets fresh air into the tank. I have the fan on a timer. - Also, if you want to do this, then the fan impeller has to be covered to protect your pets.
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Progress progress... slowly but most assuredly... posted a pic... going to play with rocks and my water features tomorrow if all goes well.
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I just took a look at your pics, and let me say, I am quite impressed with your BG, especially that part on the left... Is that going to be a cave, or a waterfall? Whatever you plan for it, I love it!
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0.1.0 Miniature Schnauzer
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ah yes... the left... its a cave, behind a waterfall, that flows over a tunnel - right you are on all accounts lol - i really went manic on the foam... lots of work, but I think it should be very nice (the 10% that will be seen through the eventual greenary at least)
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Manic vive building is something I can totally relate to, lol... I think it is going to look great. Can't wait to see it with plants.
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1.1.0 cats
0.1.0 Polypedates leucomystax
1.1.0 Bombina orientalis
0.0.1 Taricha granulosa
0.0.1 Physignathus cocincinus
0.1.0 parakeet
0.1.0 Miniature Schnauzer
0.0.1 Python regius
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