Starting a new Vivarium.... Has anyone tried these ideas?

[drbotts]

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Starting a new Vivarium.... Has anyone tried these ideas?

Hey everyone,
I'm working on a new vivarium and I wanted to try some things that I haven't been able to find info out online. Has anybody tried this before???

[Jason]

Hydrostat and thermostat combo. had one for my snake tank many years ago but after it broke i havent found anymore for sale at the regular PS in my area. Seen a few in High End Industrial Enviromental Control Systems but will cost you your first born and left nut.

[whitesarana]

hey i noticed u were online and wondered if u want 2 chat

[andy83]

A lot of things in this hobby aren't concrete. aka There are many many ways to achieve what you're looking to do but there are always some guidelines that are pretty common and available if you've researched enough.

I would worry about making the entire bottom with gs/silicon because some plants prefer dirt. But, it's all how you want to do it. A simple ms paint diagram or something more of a spectacular sketch up will really help with your initial building questions.

It's always pretty cool to sketch out what you want and then look back after all that time and see just how close you got things.

Anyway, Good Luck.

I've made a water fall out of greatstuff and silicon but are you talking of the entire bottom or just a part? Are you going to pot your plants?

[Rainfrog]

you could make the whole bottom out of foam and then cover with silicone and coco fiber. then use air plants bu affixing them to the foam. or use potted plants. to cover with substrate and plant into the dirt wont work with this because you will not get proper drainage and the roots will rot making plants stink and die

[beefcakemighty]

the idea for a stream using PVC was what i posted about a week ago so your not the only one to think of it haha... i also have a simple drawing in the gallery i posted to help five an idea of how it would look and what not...

[Skag]

Just a short note.Is Great stuff and other Polyurethane foams the same thing? I am based in South Africa and GS is not available.

[JohnEDove]

Originally Posted by Skag

Is Great stuff and other Polyurethane foams the same thing?

Yes, Great Stuff is just an expanding Polyurethane Foam. I have cans of GS and another type called "Touch 'n Foam" both are Poly Foams, both are applied the same way, both have the same properties and both will do the same job in a terrarium.

[Skag]

Thanks thats awesome. Does GS harbour bacterior in the viv after a long period of time? Can you cut away "a given shape" and then perhaps fiberglass the shape and then remove the GS leaving the cured glass part? If so is there a solvent or similar that will desolve the GS ,Just a thought LOL