Eddy's 36'' x 24" x 48" Paladurium Construction Journal : Pictures!

[barmby]

My bad. I did not read carefully

[alvinchan80]

Very beautiful tank & scape... All the best & more photos please~~

[benjidog]

Great job Eddy! You are really the DIY man.
Really good with the hands.
Please update photo journal on progress.
Looking forward to water gushing up?? The stream

[vivaboy76]

yeah Mr Viva DIY......
Mr eddy
hi how much is a custom made 2 ft by 1.5ft by 1.5ft tank with exo terra type concept?

[eddy planer]

Very beautiful tank & scape... All the best & more photos please~~

Hi Alvin

Thanks you so much , will soon upload more picture when my sump is ready. You'll soon see my waterfall...

[eddy planer]

Great job Eddy! You are really the DIY man.
Really good with the hands.
Please update photo journal on progress.
Looking forward to water gushing up?? The stream

Hi benjidog

thank you so much, you can be like DIY man, too! Adrian the blue33 is one of my DIY inspiration!!

will soon update with more picture on the way!

[eddy planer]

yeah Mr Viva DIY......
Mr eddy
hi how much is a custom made 2 ft by 1.5ft by 1.5ft tank with exo terra type concept?

hi vivaboy

Do you want to DIY exo terra tank yourself and will be cheaper if you do? But i know customise made can be relatively pricey, will be around SGD200 to SGD300.

[blue33]

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Hi benjidog

thank you so much, you can be like DIY man, too! Adrian the blue33 is one of my DIY inspiration!!

will soon update with more picture on the way!

[vivaboy76]

hmmmm too ex ....i dont have your kind of skills to DIY on my own...

anyway, where can i find 2 ft by 1.5 ft by 1.5ft with water depth of 8 inches tank ( exo terra type)

[eddy planer]

If you dont mind, try a normal tank of 2ft high with acrylic plates as lid , of course with at least 20 drilled holes act as an ventilation. The front opening door can be pricey as they require hinges and balancing the 2 front doors to fit nicely.

So try to do away with 2 font open doors then since your budget is tight. Do you like me to help you to design 2ft high palu/viva tank for you?

let me know your thoughts

[vivaboy76]

thanks alot for your time.... actually i got the design for my viva..... may need your expert advise though...........
but i am very impressed with exo terra design cos of the high ventilation concept which creates the natural environment for the plants and animals. land Plants really do well with ventilation compared the typical tank concept with only top ventilation.

From your experience, is top ventilation good enough for the plants and animals considering the 12 hrs of light emiting fair bit of heat...???????????i am not really in favour of putting up fan,,,,though it does mimic natural wind........

sliding door type should cheaper??

[eddy planer]

My dear vivaboy,

My other 6ft monster is the living example and its glass lids are actually no ventilation at all but create a very good humility for both flora and critters, the ecosystem will cycle as both flora and fauna will still benefit one another ...so what the deal with or without opening door.

As for my new 4ft high palu, i must add fan to blow cool air in as my glow lamp of 150w is going to heat the whole palu in no time. Anyway i got waterfall and it'll create both humility and will also emit fine misting !

My advice do away with doors.

[69efan69]

eddy, whats the tempt of your tank after 2 hours of 150w lighting ? curious.

and nice meeting you haha

[vivaboy76]

thanks eddy,

hmmmm i will get a 2 ft tank with attractive frame.........cos i am gonna put it in the hall.......dont want to have a typical glass tank

[eddy planer]

eddy, whats the tempt of your tank after 2 hours of 150w lighting ? curious.

and nice meeting you haha

Hi efan

the glow lamp of 150w can generate alot of heat unlike T5HO lamp, this will help to warm my "Kodok Pesak"( Green Tree Frog or White Tree Frog) as they are cold blooded critters, thus after 4x 24w T5HO light take over for 3-4 hrs.

[69efan69]

Kodok pesak! haha learn something new

just dont let the temp soar to above 30deg cel and keep the humidity high or the basking light could quickly dry out the frog's skin

[Fei Miao]

Hi eddy, I'm really looking forward to seeing this tank with the flora in...

[eddy planer]

Hi folks

Its almost 1 week without doing any progress and I couldnt able to source for 3ft long x 11" height sump unless i have to DIY it. But I calculate the cost of glass panels for sump vs 36''x 11" blue container and i find the blue container is so much cheaper than sump by SGD85 and all i need to just buy some filters materials and medias will do the progress very well.

So last night, went to C328. Bought the blue container,filter materials and new 10 kg of lapis sand and still lower than the cost of the glass panels.

Folks!!!! I had completed the whole plumbing system,sump and almost 90% done the whole construction of my newly monster palu except for my flora, DIY 90w powerful LED light system, misting system and DIY atmosphere controller (control light system, ventilation system and misting system ).

Attached video taking of the testing of waterfall and upstream, i'll have to run for 24 hrs with PH6.5 solution and drain/top up water at least 2 x to ensure the water parameter is stabilise.

there you are, folks!

http://s957.photobucket.com/albums/a...esting1234.mp4

be contiune....

[eviltrain]

wa, can't wait to see the when everything filled in.
(Y)

[69efan69]

wah eddy power!