Vivarium beginner (for newts)

[cdckjn]

Now for the newts!!!

[AhVy]

And...here's the waterfall....


VyVarium 54.jpg the gap and the ugly silicon...
I thought i would just cover up the silicon with plants...
however the water stream was just too noisy.

So in the end...I got bamboo sticks from diaso and did this..
It worked wonderfully! No more noisy stream..


VyVarium 66.jpg

the 90% completed tank..!

VyVarium 70.jpg

Now left with the cover as well as closing up the gap behind so to make it escape proof.

But i still have no idea how i should go about it...any suggestions anyone?

VyVarium 65.jpggap!

[14litre]

I have no experience with vivarium, neither with frogs.

but let me try on fixing the gap.

perhaps you can do something like the diagram below,
where you need to get a custom acrylic, then silicon it at an inclined angle (or at 90 degree)?

[AhVy]

Hmm...thanks 14lite!
A bit hard to get customed made acrylic though...i thought maybe to use mesh or something......

[Merviso]

AhVy, try getting the plastic mesh from Daiso Gardening Section. I usually cut egg crate to size and tie the plastic mesh to cover the holes...

[AhVy]

Updates...

Cover is done!
Just a simple egg crates and mesh.






And like cdckjn said... "and now for the newts!"... But.. Only after 21 july.. Sobs..



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[cdckjn]

well, it is also good to let the water run with perhaps one of two fishes inside, it is like "cycling" the tank as well. To ensure that all the fitting and piping, waterfall function well.

[knight]

Hi Ivy,
I am very impressed with your setup.

Am now itching to try to building one. I recent bought a Nano Exo Terra tank from a forumer in sgreef.

Now looking for some idea in this forum.

Great to see your work, hope that i can build a small viva like yours.

Keel up the good work & hope to see more new creation & idea from you.

Cheers / knight