Damn that is nice. Hey are you in or near Sac? Burke --- Jared Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The giant viv I was talking about back in may is > finally finished, and the gecko moved in. The > plants have some recovery/growing in to do, and > there are always adjustments to be made on a project > this large, but all in all, it turned out very > nicely if I do say so myself. > > It is 7' tall, 2' deep, and 4' wide. the cage > itself is 4' tall, 2' deep, 4 feet wide. It is made > of birch plywood, sealed with Aquatic Ecosystem's > Sweetwater epoxy on the inside (green) and Man'O War > Spar marine varnish on the outside. The back wall > is covered with corkbark panels from > herpsupplies.com and a waterfall of my own design on > the far right. The water fall flows into a 5 gallon > pool sectioned off from the rest of the floor by two > pieces of slate held into place and sealed with > Black Handi-Foam from Aquatic Ecosystem's. The > water then drains through a standpipe (aquarium > hobbyists will know what I mean) into a 10 gallon > sump and returned the 7' up by a Rio HF 10 pump. > Humidity is kept up with a Sunbeam Ultrasonic > Humidifier plumed up to a 1/2" PVC manifold circling > the ceiling of the viv, allowing for even > distribution of the fog. You'll notice a screen > vent below the front window, and at the top of the > back wall, this configuration helps promote air > circulation without dramatic loss of humidity. It > is lit by a 4 x 55 watt Bright Kit from > AHsupply.com, with a double-pane Solacryl panel > between the lights and the viv. I also added two 4" > Hamilton fans to the top of the lighting canopy, one > blowing in, the other blowing out, to keep heat > buildup to a minimum (these gex like it pretty > cool). The Plants include Dracenia, Schaefflera, > Lady Palm, Pothos, and Philodendron, with plans to > intoduce more exotic additions in the future. I > will be adding some liverworts and tropical moss to > the land, and some Java Moss and possibly other > emergent plants to the pool/waterfall area. The > substrate is the Tropical Planting Mix from T&C > terrariums (based on the ABG mix), and sits on a > screen covered eggcrate drainage platform, 1/2" over > the viv bottom. The bottom is plumbed with two 1" > bulkhead drains to a 5 gallon bucket underneath. > Oh, and the wood is Manzinita I collected in Grass > Valley,Ca. > > By the way, it currently only holds one male > Uroplatus henkeli, but will soon hold a trio when I > add two captive bred females. > > Thanks for looking, > Jared Morris > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ 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
