Tips on creating your own Fogger

[Hiide]

I'm attempting to keep the humidity in my terrarium at 80+%, but is hard when it's a small 10g (for now atleast), so I need tips.


I have been looking at the Exo Terra Fogger Ultrasonic Fog Generator, but apparently does a horrible job from what reviews, etc. say.

Any other ideas out there for building a cheap model (I already looked at Humidifiers that could be modified, but all the new models won't work for this method), or should I just buy a ZOO MED - Repti Fogger? Expensive

[HewesHort]

do you need a fogger for your setup? why not some sort of misting system?

[Gold3nku5h]

Get a KAZ personal humidifier off of ebay, i got mine for i think 20 dollars, and it was really easy to modify with PVC fittings, and threaded barbs and stuff.

I can take picutres if you need later.

[betterzack]

Just buy a normal human humidifier then hook it to your tank. There is already a build log in the forums about how to do it.

[froggsong]

Why exactly are you having trouble keeping the humidity up in a 10G? The smaller the enclosure, the easier it is to keep it humid, IME. Do you have a screen top? If so, that's the problem and you should cover it with something (plexi works well). You can also buy an air pump, a small bubble stone, and get a glass bottle (or even a plastic soda bottle), then put the bubble stone in the bottle, fill it with water, plug in the air pump, put the bottle into the vive, and viola! instant humidifier.

[Hiide]

Screen top, cause I don't think I can afford plexiglass or I'm just lazy
I covered the top with some plastic thing... Like packaging plastic cases or whatever they are called. Think I should just buy some ceran wrap?


The humidifier build in the other thread does not work... Not in the sense that his did not work, but that they do not sell that specific model anymore.



I looked into the Kaz personal mist model, you got any pictures or construction details on it?


And I like your idea Frogg, but I need something that will last and be able to be transfered to my 55g in 2 weeks. (I would have no use for an air pump, because my 55g construction plan already has a stream, pond, and waterfall planned out)

[seritchey]

Originally Posted by froggsong

Why exactly are you having trouble keeping the humidity up in a 10G? The smaller the enclosure, the easier it is to keep it humid, IME. Do you have a screen top? If so, that's the problem and you should cover it with something (plexi works well). You can also buy an air pump, a small bubble stone, and get a glass bottle (or even a plastic soda bottle), then put the bubble stone in the bottle, fill it with water, plug in the air pump, put the bottle into the vive, and viola! instant humidifier.

Does this really work? If so I may buy a pump and put an air stone in my water feature if I have problems with humidity

[HewesHort]

if its only for a couple weeks you could spray it with a spray bottle, if i spray my 10g more than once every couple days the humidity goes up to 90%. at least that would hold you over until you transfer to the larger tank. covering part of the top with plastic wrap would at least stop some of the humidity loss.

[Gold3nku5h]

Ok, so this is the starting product, the KAZ personal ultrasonic humidifier


Oops, i exhaled to soon.


Just kidding, anyways this shows the reducing coupling from the 2" hole, to a 1/2" thread. You'll need one of those... I had to grind away half of the octagon shape, to have half circle, half octagon. This was because the KAS top has a slight angle, It wouldn't have set level in the hole if i didn't remove some of the sides of the reducing coupling, It sits flush with the ledge inside the hole after.
I also had to silicone the reducing coupling onto the KAZ for a good snug fit. Just make sure that it is a solid band around it, and you can get by with an extremely small amount of silicone.


This shows the 1" OD (Outside Diameter) 3/4" ID (Inside Diameter) vinyl hose. It also shows 3/4" Elbows and a 3/4" Tee. These are some of the parts that im going to use for inside my tank.. I am making it run up through the bottom of my paludarium, and running under the substrate to where i want it to exit. Its hopefully going to be completely hidden, but we'll see how well it goes.


Now, you can go with any size of vinyl hose you want to, but i would suggest to keep it over a half inch ID because it seems to not push through to much fogg unless its a wide hose.. The wider the better...
I haven't purchased these parts yet, but i plan on getting some reducing barbs and smaller hose for another place for fog to exit, on the base of the waterfall... I plan on making my waterfall about 3 inches of actual fall, so im not sure if the fogg will trace the water down it or not... Either way, it will give a better effect if i have it near the top and bottom of the falls.

[Hiide]

Nice, I may have to do that.


As for spraying, I already do, but the screen top is killing me.


Where do you typically buy those hoses at? Home depot=everything else I'm guessing.