hello to everyone

mh32 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-21-2008, 03:12 PM

I'm brand new to the whole vivarium world. About 5 years ago I went into a home that had an awesome viv and was so interested but had no means of starting my own. I had forgotten completely about it until a few weeks ago when I somehow ran across this site Mauricio G.'s Vivarium which inspired me.

I have since found your site and have learned so much just by looking at the photos and reading old posts.

I began building my own viv about a week ago in a 29 gal tank I had sitting around and have been pleased so far. I wasn't ready to start spraying GS all over my tank so I decided to build not only a false bottom but also false sides and back. This did take up a little extra space and time but it did make it easy to spread the silicone and work on everything outside of the tank. I then put the entire setup into my tank and sealed the edges to the glass with silicone. I hope that makes sense.

I will begin planting soon and am trying to figure out what plants to use. I am on a bit of a budget and was hoping to get all my plants done for around $20 if possible and then slowly add more later. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I haven't decided on any particular animal and would be content if this just ended up being a terrarium for now until I really know what I want to do.

I also have a 55? gal hex shaped tank that I would love to convert if all goes well with this first one.

I have taken some pics and will post them soon.

mh32 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 01:31 PM

Here are some photos of my viv. The humidity is holding at about 75-80% I think it turned out better than I expected, but I might be way off let me know what you think. I'm also wondering how often I should spray the plants so I don't overwater.

This is a full view of the viv

this is a view of the waterfall/dripwall

FrogGirl · #3 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 03:11 PM

I think it looks great! Of course I'm just learning myself and I haven't even begun mine yet.

mh32 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-21-2008, 11:54 AM

mh32 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-22-2008, 09:38 AM

Well here is an update. I recently put some new different plants and cleaned it up a bit. Thought I'd show you some photos.
here is my happy frog Homer

It like it when he smiles for the camera

hanging out in the pond

Here is a full view

A view of the inside