my 75g for now..........

[Marr]

nice the litter box idea is gold,going to try that for sure,i notice what corner they are using so ill put some thing there............and nice tank......i see only a little shows in the front there.........going to go look at some slate today,see what i like or not lol

 

[Dog Shrink]

Thanks There's some arial shots in my photo album if you want a better idea of just how much of the floor tile you can really see. The water dish is just a ceramic soap dish from wal mart for like $2.00 I think it was. Cabn't wait to see what you come up with.

 

[Marr]

Thanks There's some arial shots in my photo album if you want a better idea of just how much of the floor tile you can really see. The water dish is just a ceramic soap dish from wal mart for like $2.00 I think it was. Cabn't wait to see what you come up with.

cool ill take a peek...............just got back,some tiles in hand,ten cents a pc,left overs at our loacl re-store,cant beat that lol,heading out to do some cutting now,stayed with a lighter natural color,cause of all the photos i like too take lol.........ill post some pics once its in,the bark with hold moisture well on top of our plant pots lmao............

 

[Marr]

well heres the tile in defiantly going to be easier too clean...............man caramel likes too climb......

 

[WulfSC]

Just curious... I have two 20gallon tanks that I have two of my male leos in. I really like the idea of using slate/tile for the substrate (I'm currrently using paper towels).

However, I was wondering, I have UTH's that are rated for 10 to 20 gallon tanks... if I go with slate/tile, while this be sufficient or will I need larger sized UTH's? Thanks.

 

[prettyinpink]

Very neat what you came up with! I'm suprised you didn't go with the more 'natural' 'wild' looking ones though

Just curious... I have two 20gallon tanks that I have two of my male leos in. I really like the idea of using slate/tile for the substrate (I'm currrently using paper towels).

However, I was wondering, I have UTH's that are rated for 10 to 20 gallon tanks... if I go with slate/tile, while this be sufficient or will I need larger sized UTH's? Thanks.

My slate heats my tanks nicely. Even make them heat up so well they get too hot. I think you should be fine.

 

[WulfSC]

Great, thanks Erica. I appreciate it. I know I have some tiles laying around, and I'm sure I have pieces of slate as well. Guess I know what I'll be doing after work tomorrow...lol!

 

[Marr]

hey wulfsc,i noticed about a 3 degree drop so far,above the uth i am getting 92.8 although to i have a 16w 11x10 at the end and 8w smaller one too carry the heat a bit further,slate would be best im sure,for holding heat,ill probably switch out eventually, i am noticing the cool spots around the edges,but seems ok,and theres no heat lamp on that end just a 13w red twister bulb.......... Erica why i went with the lighter tile is it looks cool when it lights up red on the floor and i now how important white substrate is when photographing lol.............

 

[Dog Shrink]

That looks really sweet so far. Also give it a couple days to reach it's true temperature. Tiles take a bit longer to achieve optiumum temperature/heat completely up.

 

[Marr]

That looks really sweet so far. Also give it a couple days to reach it's true temperature. Tiles take a bit longer to achieve optiumum temperature/heat completely up.

thanks i'm pretty happy with it so far.............

 

[Marr]

well heres the 3d background in progress,didnt like the ones i seen,so can up with this will be painted soon and sealed............going to make the painted wood match my mopani and the white area black,and the rock will be a grey i think not 100% sure yet and substrate is undecided might match the painted rock too that,and some nice fake plants,should look sweet when its done...........

 

[theCREECH]

Looks really nice! How did you carve the foam? Looks really smooth, I like the rock croppings on the left side.

 

[Marr]

Looks really nice! How did you carve the foam? Looks really smooth, I like the rock croppings on the left side.

thanks,layered some pcs the carving was done with a bic lighter lmao,no need for wasted propane on a torch lol............unreal what you can do with a lighter lol......