well my 2nd vivaruim same tank in two weeks .....wow

[baggin em]

Well ok so i took back 2 green anole so where i could put my brown and green in my 12×12×18 and i bought a knight anole so my big cage is goin to be for him now even tho i just changed everything to a vivarium last week and did the hole tank for green anoles .......now that i have a knight i needed things to be heavy doodie so his big ass dont crush no plants so imma put up pics as i go to show how ive done every things . But you know what i forgot to put in something to hide my water fall pug by lookin at my pic so far what can you do when your past that point of using pvc or some to slide my wires into .............that would be great

[rudyolph]

If you are still able to remove the pump completely you can always coat the cord with silicone then roll it in coco-fiber. Once it dries completely you can put it right back in the viv. This basically makes your cord look like a vine and you don't need to hide it with ugly PVC.

[baggin em]

Ohhhhhhhhh shit thats goooooooooooood thinking wow!!!!!!!!!! Yea it the turtle water fall that sits in the corner im puting the substrate on now just started that last nite, how long should i wait befor i put my knight anole in the tank after it done...........sorry ive got a few question if you can help me with them that would be great and u seem like you done this a while. So can i use any type on poting soil as long as its organic? Idk if that can hurt my anole or what and wow do you layer you sub strate i was goin to do hydroballs,pebbles,moss them my soil after that ill plant my plants then put the substrate on top after the plants are in. One more thing after i get in up and running how do i clean a gs and coco husk backround without rubin my substrate off or messing shit up .........i know i will!!!!!!! Thanks man im a new newbie to this hobby and i know it 10% what u know & 90% experimention but i just want him to be cool living in their i have a exo terra 24×18×24 that is bg enough for a permanent housing for him thank so much if you could help

[rudyolph]

You only need to wait like 24 hours for the cord to completely dry after that it should be fine to put it back in the cage. Since your tank is new...some people like to let the tank settle awhile before adding animals. For me personally I only waited a couple of days just to make sure I didn't have any water leaks, etc. Dealing with that after you already added your animals tends to be more difficult and adds additional stress to your pet moving them back and forth between tanks. If your tank doesn't smell like chemicals then it should be ok to add your anole assuming everything is fully dried.
For my setup I used hydroballs as well then over the top of that I cut out plastic screen mesh that you would use for like a patio door. This keeps your dirt from seeping down into the hydroballs. If you are doing hydroballs you don't really need the pebbles. I'm guessing you are doing that to accomplish what the mesh does however that adds a lot of extra weight to your tank. If you go mesh...just remember to cut it slightly smaller (1/4 inch or so) so that its not visible from the sides of the tank. Looks nicer that way.
On the top of the screen all I did was make a homemade dirt mix but using 1 part coco-fiber, 2 parts fir bark chips, and 2 parts shredded leaves from outside. I just put it all in a bucket...added a little water to help mix things up and then stirred it all together. Using the leaves from outside gives you instant natural bacteria to keep your soil good and fresh and natural. I got the coco-fiber and bark chips from the pet store. This mix is great for plants too. Lots of natural plant food there as it breaks down over time and good drainage overall.
As far as cleaning the GS background...you are right in that if you scrub it will rub off over time. Your best bet there is to go to your local lowes or home depot and go to the weed sprayer area. They will have 1 gallon hand pump-able weed sprayers. Get one of those clean it out good, fill it up with water , and use that to spray off your background. It is more gentle than scrubbing but still gets the cleaning job done pretty well.

[baggin em]

Thats cool lol befor i got the exo terra monsoon i was using one of those the mist down my tank so that works out great. I also went ahead to day and did what you told me to do with my pump cord. ............Way cool turned out good well enough talking here imma put up pics and show you what ive been up to. .........And keep in mind this is my first gs background lol dont make fun!!!!!

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Idk what the hell is goin on but i cant post any pic. ...Imma try to put then in gallery if it dont work then idk at all then or what to do for their

[rudyolph]

Very nice job!

[baggin em]

Ok i have planted and finnished it it turned out soooooo freakin great thanks for the pointers they held out so much go a see and send me some feed back

[rudyolph]

A lot of your pics looked repetitive for some reason but the ones I saw look freakin awesome!! That is very sweet lookin!!!

[baggin em]

thanks dude yea i worked sooooo hard on this with me not kowing anything and me just wiging it sorry if they did most likely i got some pics messed up and mixed and sorry it took so long just had to send bac my tablet but thanks again