Black Jungle vivarium- how was it made?

KOvet · #1 (**permalink**) 10-03-2010, 12:02 PM

Can someone please give me step by step instructions of how this was built? (I don't think it shows all the steps.) Also, does it look like that background was made or bought?

I've decided to go with this design for my first vivarium. Please give as detailed directions as possible

Thanks

beckdg · #2 (**permalink**) 10-03-2010, 12:32 PM

i'm not sure what to say. they used to have a section on their site with step by step directions with each photo. however... if you check out this photo stream... Slide1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! ... it seems that everything except the silicone adhesive and screen separator between the soil and drainage layer are pretty much self explanatory.

is there anything you need specifically explained?

KOvet · #3 (**permalink**) 10-03-2010, 01:00 PM

Did they cover the terra-lite with screen? Is the pump in water(im very confused about the whole pump situation) What pump do you consider purchasing?

beckdg · #4 (**permalink**) 10-03-2010, 01:16 PM

yes... they did cover the terra-lite with screen.

the 2 pieces of wood in the center where you can see there's no terra-lite is where they put the pump. they eventually covered it with another piece of mopani wood.

for a pump i would suggest (since it doesn't pump up real far) something around a 60gph - 100gph waterfall pump. you can find them real cheap at garden shops, home depot, ebay, etc..

darksolace66 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-12-2010, 03:22 PM

i used the black jungle build as a guide and they were right about a few things I thought i could skip on. if you are using the GS for a custom background, use black silicone first or it looks reallllllly ugly on the glass. also, i tried to set up my drip irrigation system externally and ended up getting a 100 gph pump from pet solutions that now runs internally. had a known ahead of time i would have used pvc piping in my background to hide the wires.