Hi Jared, The tank sounds great! However, I have some large acrylic tanks, and have found that acrylic warps over time, especially with heat. Consider this with your acrylic ceiling, maybe just construct the tank so the ceiling can be fairly easily replaced if it warps too much.
Hope this helps, Melody > Jared Morris wrote: > > So, blessed with a little extra income, I've got the go-ahead to > finally build the Uroplatus henkeli cage of my dreams. It's being > built out of oak plywood, and is a 7' hide x 2' deep x 4' wide unit, > with the actual cage measuring about 4' high x 2' deep, x 4' wide. An > incorporated cabinet underneath gives me room for a waterfall sump, > drainage bucket, and an ultrasonic humidifier, while the fan > ventilated canopy, sealed off from the cage by UV transmitting > acrylic, gives me plenty of room for whatever lighting I need without > worrying about heat. The plans are attached so you can get a better > idea of what I'm talking about. > > Now for the questions. > > Has anyone used Dracenea (corn plants/dragon trees) in their > vivariums? I plan to use Dracenea marginata as a key plant because it > has such sturdy trunks for the gex to hop around on. > > Also, what are everyone's experiences with bright lighting and > Uroplatus? I know some people say bright light will stress them, but > with enough plant cover, It seem like they would be fine. I'd like to > use just two 55 watt compact fluorescents to achieve good plant growth > (all low light plants: pothos, Dracenea, Schefflera (umbrella tree), > lady palm, and some liverworts), but may need to add a couple more 40 > watt standard fluorescents or another two 55 watt cf to achieve > the desired growth. So, do you think this will be too much light in > such a large uroplatus viv? > > Thanks all, > Jared > > "With great power, Comes great responsibility" > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cordylus/ > > Name: gex cage plan.JPG > gex cage plan.JPG Type: JPEG Image (image/jpeg) > Encoding: base64 -- Hartley Enterprises, Inc. Technical Writing Services _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
