Waterfall.... Can I see soem pics? And Ideas???

[Yexalen]

Alright so Im new on here and have posted on like 18 different forums so far trying to get help... this one seems to know what they are talking about though
SO

I am building an enclosure for my Chinese Water Dragon ( I have built one before) Its going to be 6ft tall 5ft wide and 2ft deep.

The bottom is going to have a 45 gallon tank in it with about a foot or so of water. (with a heater of course)

I want to build a waterfall for it.... But I need ideas... I have built one for my other water dragon but it was just rocks stacked up in the corner and the water trickles down... I want something a little more sturdy and all one peice...

OH and definately light weight..... easy to work with etc.


I need ideas first of all, I have heard of the insulation sealant foams, the mortar, grout, cement etc.

My basic plan is just styrofoam blocks stacked in the shape, then chicken wire over it to give it structure and frame to work with.

My thoughts are..... what to cover it with?????

What is most natural easy etc.

And I would LOVE to see pics of waterfalls and all other enclosures too. Any animal it doesnt matter. I just would like some creative ideas... or plain ideas.... Thanks a millions....

-Yexi

[angry-monkey]

Hey! Dunno if this'll help, its on a much smaller scale (15 gallon for tree frogs) and the viv's a work in progress! All the info is over in 15 Gallon ExoTerra Journal (Pics)

Hope it helps a bit!

[Rainfrog]

are you bent on the water tank being a 40 gallon glass tank?

if you us a rubber made tub you can get aquarium bulkheads and make a drainage hole in the bottom. use a tube to connect the water tub to any type of filter you want (it is simple to create a gravity fed multi chamber sump filter that will work great and keep the water quality good) and return the filtered water with a pump to a point in the wall you want your waterfall to start. A screened pipe set at the depth you want the tank to drain to works as an over flow so even of your return pump fails or the power goes off you will not have a complete drain and flood. I will make a rough picture (very Rough ) and post it.

[Rainfrog]

Hope this makes sense I said it would be rough

[Selllena]

Hy, I have made a waterfall from expanding spray foam. After that I covered it with water-resistant paint, till paint was not sec, I covered it with little stones and send and after with a thick layer of varnish for cars. I like building foam because you can make anything with its help. Minuses - it is light and better to put some heavy stones inside your construction or it will float. And you can cover it with silicone or with resin. You can also cover it with cement to make it more heavy and strong.
Here you can see how I made it and a waterfall inside my terrarium.
Text is in Russian but photos talk for themselves and I can answer you questions if you will have them.
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Rainfrog, beautiful idea to put filter outside the terrarium. Thanks, I liked your scheme.

And this is my idea if it will be interesting. I have got it already a long time in my head. Just need time and money to realize. My idea is to build a terrarium with a box for filtration and other equipment behind it or under it. It is better for aqua terrarium or for the aqua part of a terrarium. It is very inconvenient to clean filter or to regulate heater when they are inside and they can be dangerous for animals. And I also thought about making better aeration. Water dragon and my frogs and lots of animals need a big level of humidity. Better the aeration-less humidity. So, I also thought about putting a head from aquarium aeration compressor into the box with filtration and to make this box closed and to make additional aeration grid on the back side of the terrarium. Then a humid air will come inside the terrarium. So, water from the aquatic part of terrarium will be cleaned, reheated and aerated in a box behind the terrarium and addittional wet fresh air will come inside the terrarium also.
Here it is. It is just an example.
http://aquaforum.kiev.ua/forum/attac...5&d=1201945124
The box is closed at the top. I left it like that to show what can be inside and grids.
http://aquaforum.kiev.ua/forum/attac...6&d=1201945261

And of course, we can make different departments for filtration with different stuff.

[Jason]

Rainfrog has a good idea. Your Dragon will only get between 2-3 feet sex depending so a 6' tall tank is not really needed seeing it will be 5' wide. you will still have plenty of room if you add a shelf or a prmary bottom to the tank about a foot off the base. Here you can add the Rubbermaid container and plumb in into the new chamber containing your 45 gallon AGA. Slap a couple doors on the front and youll never see any of your gear.