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    A humble setup.

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    Hey ya guys, was browsing though the tanks at C328 and found this tank with black silicon which measured 1ft for its width & breadth and 1.8ft for the height. Thickness is 6mm. Found it rather appealing as in aesthetic values and so i bought it. Wondering what to do with it, and in e end i decided to turn it into a vivarium but only thing for this was that i will be placing foreground plants in the water area as well.

    Here is a look into the transformation....

    Here's the unfinished look wif all the bare rockscapes that i carved out of black styrofoam.


    And here is the intermediate stage, just pruning back the saligena ferns in shape hence the fallen leaves on the gravel.


    And below is a few shots of the finished overall look but not yet included the water as well as the waterfall feature.



    Last but not least a top angled shot of the scape.


    I'll update ya guys as to when i've added the foreground plants and have the waterfall feature running.

    Regards,
    Phillip.

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    Oh boy, i love it already...

    Time to go back and revamp my newly-set-up-messy-vivarium.

    Heh, the only reason it's call a vivarium is because it got rocks, got water, sand n soil. :X

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    hey Ginger,

    where do you get such a big block of styrofoam?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franz
    hey Ginger,

    where do you get such a big block of styrofoam?
    Ya can purchase such from C328. They have it in a standard size of 3ft x 1.5ft if i'm not mistaken.

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    ......................a walk in the clouds...........
    just serenity by itself.......



    Regards,
    Phillip.

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    Styrofoam?

    Will it soften wif time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by johntan
    Will it soften wif time?
    Hi John, styrofoams in general are expanded plastics in lay man terms. They're long lasting and will not soften nor change in shape in time to come. Hope these will clear of any doubts ya should have in using styrofoams as one of the materials in vivarium construction.

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    Really really creative!!!!!
    Last edited by vinz; 4th May 2005 at 11:07. Reason: Remove quoting.

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    very outstanding~~~~

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    Superb set up Ginger.

    Just one thing, you mention Saligena Ferns. I think their genus name is Selaginella or otherwise called Filmy Ferns.
    Fish.. Simply Irresistable
    Back to Killies... slowly.

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    Beautiful setup. Where can I find this Saligena Fern? It really gives the vivarium the wabi-sabi look. Look forward to see a photo of the complete setup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Java
    Beautiful setup. Where can I find this Saligena Fern? It really gives the vivarium the wabi-sabi look. Look forward to see a photo of the complete setup.

    u can find them at Prince's ( Sungei Tengah)

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    I was there yesterday! But I wouldn't have known how this beautiful Saligena Fern look anyway. Only chance on this thread this evening. Thanks for the information. Will look for it when I next visit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Java
    I was there yesterday! But I wouldn't have known how this beautiful Saligena Fern look anyway. Only chance on this thread this evening. Thanks for the information. Will look for it when I next visit.
    this saturday there will be a farm visit at lim chu kang. maybe u can join us. Maybe can detour to Prince on same day... come join us.. Ranma and me walk walk see see but if itchy maybe buy.. LOL

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    i think if i walk walk and see see with you then sure itchy one...so actually almost sure buy one..lol...hahaha..

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    Philip is sure a vivarium Guru here...

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    Re: A humble setup.

    And 10 years later I brought this topic up again...heheheh..

    Question sir: Where can I purchase that Saligena Fern? It's so nice!
    Thanks so much!
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    Re: A humble setup.

    Tried to Google the name Saligena Fern, nothing came up.
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    Re: A humble setup.

    Saligena fern is the plant in the background??

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    Re: A humble setup.

    Quote Originally Posted by aquaSynthesis View Post
    Tried to Google the name Saligena Fern, nothing came up.
    your spelling is wrong, so can't find in google..
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selaginella

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