Canada Day Weekend Build! : Clay Background Method - Page 9

Grimm · #81 07-28-2010, 09:11 PM

I did good with what I had....

Just wait and see

Uploading = Sloooooooooow

red_goby · #82 07-28-2010, 09:17 PM

Ahem.. I wanna see... hurry up! :P

Grimm · #83 07-28-2010, 10:31 PM

Update : "Completed"

Hers a video with me blabbering about the plants used in this build...
YouTube - Clay Dart Viv : Completed

And on to some pics.

Im going to add a few more broms, some miniature orchids, and other small cuttings over time. But this is pretty much it for now until it grows in a bit. Once fully planted, I'll hit everything with a dry ice bomb, then add my springs, and a trio of "Borja Ridge" Ventrimaculatas near the end of august after my mexico trip. I found someone in my city that has a bunch of vents about 1 week from comming out of the water!

Looking forward to starting my small collection of darts.

beckdg · #84 07-28-2010, 10:55 PM

that's going to look great all filled in.

red_goby · #85 07-29-2010, 09:08 PM

Worth the wait, nice build! I love the Hedera... Actually you used all my faves!

claymore · #86 07-29-2010, 09:12 PM

Looking Great!

What is the plant that vining up the cork bark? It's in the second from the top pic.

Grimm · #87 07-30-2010, 12:43 AM

Thanks guys...Im really excited to see my tank grow-in aswell. I love the carpet vine effect so I hope they take off and cover my background. Im also looking forward to getting my orchids, and for my broms to get some colour.

And Claymore, I believe it is a type of Button Fern. I picked it up and it said "tropical plant". Then I went and looked through a plant book and it resembled the fern almost identically. Im not to sure how well it will do in the viv, because it appears that it will not grow roots from the nodes to cling to the background. I'll wait a week and see how it does. I dont want it drooping over and looking limp, if it does I'll take it out (thats what she said)

Oblivion · #88 08-01-2010, 08:26 AM

Looks awesome!

Grimm, While you were creating your background did you have any problems? I tried making a clay background a week ago, but now all the clay is separating away from the glass then falling off. It was fine for about 5 days. The sides fell off first, then my back wall is starting too. Luckily I haven't put anything inside.

Thanks, and sorry for thread jacking.

Grimm · #89 08-01-2010, 10:38 AM

Oblivion, I havent had any problems with the clay's strength to the glass. I think you put too much peat/substrate in the mix. Also, what humidity level is your viv being kept at? My viv is so humid that I constantly see water droplets slide down the glass and I think this helps a great deal with cracking issues so other people have.

Oblivion · #90 08-01-2010, 12:07 PM

Thanks, All I have is the background slapped on the back and an empty tank with no lid. I misted it daily, but with just an open tank, It probably didn't do much. My humidity is mid 50's so I think I'll have to get my glass lid before I try again. And yes I think I did used to much peat, I started measuring it but I let my impatient side of me get the best of me and I dumped the whole bag into it. Oh well.

Thanks again.