DIY fountain/waterfall in crested gecko tank?

[LadyBug]

right! so it'd be lighter weight and so much cheaper(esp. if i can get mom to part with one of hers!). okay....now i'm on board, LOL!

so would it be enough to silicone the egg crate to the gladware or should i use those 'legs'(bits of PVC, right?) like i've seen in the bigger false bottom setups?

[beckdg]

if it's just sitting in the corner you can just sit it there and spray g/s around it. that should mask it well and give it an organic shap you can work with to mask it. then i'd treat it like a background covering it either with the silicone and cocofiber method or a rock work method. that should make it blend in and look quite natural.

remember if you're doing this it should be without soil or animals in with it till it is done. then you can put the soil back in to hide the bottom and re-introduce the little ones when you're ready.

look into diy ball python hides... there's an article around here... you'd just be doing it upside down so it holds water.

[LadyBug]

okay, will do!

[LadyBug]

Originally Posted by LadyBug

okay, will do!

okay. finally found time to look for it, but all i found in my search was this. is there a tutorial somewhere that i'm missing?

[beckdg]

it used to be an article. i believe that area is either temporarily or permanently ruined. on a side note i have not had and probably won't again have a lot of time for forums until after the holidays. i've been building and setting up pc's for people as well as a bunch of projects that just need to be done coupled with holidays and the whole family being sick... it's not been fun.

[LadyBug]

Originally Posted by beckdg

it used to be an article. i believe that area is either temporarily or permanently ruined. on a side note i have not had and probably won't again have a lot of time for forums until after the holidays. i've been building and setting up pc's for people as well as a bunch of projects that just need to be done coupled with holidays and the whole family being sick... it's not been fun.

okay. thanks for your help, you've really helped me figure a lot of this out!





is there a *bad* kind and a *good* kind of GS? i saw someone talking about using the 'bad kind'(type 1, i think they said). is there a kind i should or shouldn't use?

also, do you guys think this would work(?)-siliconing a air stone(the kind used in fish tanks) to the egg crate at the bottom of the waterfall so it looks more like a waterfall with the water bubbling and stuff. or would the air coming out the side that's siliconed create a problem?

that's it for now, i'm going to go post a tank mod thread since i am apparently totally clueless

[froggsong]

It's the silicone that is type 1 or 2. Either are fine out of water, and there is a debate about using type 2 underwater. With the GS, you do NOT want the type that is for windows and doors (it's the flexible one, in the blue can). You want either "gaps and cracks" or "big gap filler", in the red and black cans, respectively.

I think your idea for a bubble stone might look neat, and it will raise the humidity more than just having a waterfall going. I would recommend going with a bubble wand or one of the bubble stones with the flat bottoms that you can easily find at walmart. That way you aren't siliconing the part that bubbles (it could cause it to pull away from the silicone, or at least I think it's possible).

So, let me make sure I'm getting this right... You are going to build the waterfall entirely out of GS, right? If so, are you covering it with silicone? If not, expect it to leak until you find all of the tiny holes... I sprayed GS for the pond in my CWD tank, and I may not be able to use it because it had so many leaks. I can use it if I go buy some silicone to fill the holes, but I don't know if that's what I want to do. I might just find some different way to do her pond. I was expecting some leaks, but not as many as it had, and they aren't all easily visible... I have some pics of it on my build thread in Terra-Construction if you want to see what I did to make it removable.

[LadyBug]

no. i'm putting the pump/filter in the container and then the egg crate around it. i'll put flat stones on top of the egg crate and fill it so that the water Lex can get to is only 1/4-1/2in deep. the plan for covering the pump is to silicone(is 'Dap! Concrete' silicone okay?) slate so that it falls down it, bigger pieces at the bottom, etc. and then put the top part of the fake plant i already have in there so that it covers the top of the filter(i'm taking the bottom half of the plant off). then the (round. brilliant!!!) air stone onto the egg crate at the bottom of the falls.
sound good?

[LadyBug]

Originally Posted by LadyBug

is 'Dap! Concrete' silicone okay?

i might be going to the store to pick stuff up tomorrow-is this stuff okay or should i get the other?

[froggsong]

Dap is generally said to be avoided.