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

[benjamin216]

hi eddy. was wondering how you converted the tank vertically? how you sealed the bottom part so as to hold the water? and how you created those articial rocks? really inspiring to learn from you.

[eddy planer]

hi Benjamin

I'm very sure you didnt read how I DIY the whole tank and the rocks from the beginning. Please refer the start of this thread and it'll definitely blast you a step by step in picture!

[eddy planer]

hi Folks

I just uploaded the video with flora! But now uploading picture still downloading ... please stay tune for a while more...

[eddy planer]

Hi Folks!

Just completed uploading the video of my 2 monster palu and my newly set 4ft height palu!

I already bought 3ft 4x39w T5H0 light system and really work like wonder for my 4ft height/ down. The video taking I took only 2x39w T5H0 lamp and still brilliant bright! So I dont need 3x 30w powerful LED light system, just this humble power consuming 4x39w T5H0 light system.

Those flora i got in this palu are brom firebelly, mosses and button ferns. I have to keep it simple or else my critters will tend to hide.

This going to be blast to present you guys my video of newly palu and other 6ft palu as well!

there you are folks!!
http://s957.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=MOV02270.mp4

to be contiune.... fauna!!

[benjamin216]

i read it before, but some point i dont understand. how you connect the pump to its power point? you drilled a point for the wire to extend out? or it just follows all the way till the top lid cover? i wanna convert my 4.5ft vertically, so i wanna see if you have some suggestions to do so.

[vivaboy76]

sheer hardwork and skills...very good technical touch.....very professional..
natural rainforest look.....

hope to do something like that in future

[eddy planer]

i read it before, but some point i dont understand. how you connect the pump to its power point? you drilled a point for the wire to extend out? or it just follows all the way till the top lid cover? i wanna convert my 4.5ft vertically, so i wanna see if you have some suggestions to do so.

Hi benjamin,

I must thank your zeal and interest in your future DIY project.

Okay, I had learned my lesson not to put any pump inside the any monster tank ( my 6ft monster's woe due to pump to act as waterfall or filter will eventually clog in due time.It's will be very troublesome if pump happened to under the support. I had to remove the support with all my flora and messed the whole set up which i meantioned in my 6ft palu thread.

So the drilled bottom hole and upper hole are mean for plumbling system(filter cum waterfall).I do have same idea of yours to convert 6ft tank to exo terra tank early this year, I'd been hunting for 2nd hand 6ftx 3ft x3ft normal glass tank but most of 6ft tank size isnt what I wanted. So I had no choice, but to DIY exo terra tank myself.

The question i like to ask you before you want consider to convert from 4.5ft tank to exo terra tank(vertical type), what is the width, the depth and the thickness(glass) of your 4.5ft tank? Is the tank 's width (opening) big enough for hinged door or sliding door? Can the thickness of glass support the weight of the hinged glass door(4.2 x2x1.5x 4mm thick glass panel usually 7-8kg)?

Or if you like the hinged acrylic door which is usually lighter than glass but the disadvantage is acrylic sheet tend to get scratches easily if not careful. As for the front bottom part of 4,5 ft will be glass panel of 1ft to seal up with silicon.

As for the top part, no top lid cover is require, there is no way for you to remove the top glass panel for opening. If you do that the whole tank will soon to collapse, trust me it happened to me before and will happen to you if you insist on. But you can drill as many holes in your preference.

Hope this will help you.

Let me know your thought

[benjamin216]

hmmm, then how do you pump the waterfall just by drilling the holes? are those holes connected to a canister?

my tank is a 4.5ftX2X2 with 10mm thick glass. theres bracing all round the tank though. i was thinkin of having 2ft of glass panel from the bottom. then 1/2 feet of nesh for ventilation, followed by the next 2feet being the hinged door, you think its posible?

the main idea is for my tree frogs so i'm trying to take advantage of the height of my tank. any way, you got idea whether will cork bark start to grow fungus or rot if i put them in the tank? regular contact with water plus high humidity can grow fungus right

[eddy planer]

Hi ben

I used 7000l/h pump and located in sump where it can pump water up to the upper part where waterfall flow whereas the bottom part is gravity flow water to sump but i added another extra 1600l/h pump to pump in more water for compensate to 7000l/h pump.

Can you draft a design for this tank and also measure the width of the tank to draft 2ft x 60 cm(rough estimate measure) ft glass panel for the bottom front side and same goes to the glass door. So you need to order 2pc of 8mm thick glass panels for this project and 2 pcs of 2inches width x 2ft glass panel for mounting the mesh. You have to measure from inner side to side of tank for the 2 glass panels, okay.

Dont worry about the cork bark , I'm sure you have seen this corkbark is actually means to fully submerge into water for long time without any defect. My 6ft monster had been around for almost 8months and nothing had happen to any corkbark except mosses starting to grow beautifully cling it. So treat this corkbark like bogwood or diftwood.

[Blue Whale]

Hiyo Eddy,

4x39w T5H0 I see. I thought you were going to use the 150w (Page 6) thingy? What's stopping you from using say Ecotone E27 type? I don't know about tree frogs, but I do know temperature is critical to them, so far have you measured it? (Like just temporary hang a thermometer at the branch there, look see look see?)

Note:
- I already adjusted the hyperlink to filter by stick and range 75w to 300w - wattage equivalent, wattage is the actual consumption.
- E.g. Ecotone cool daylight Genie 11w is equivalent to 60w, 80% energy saving. 6500k.
- E27 means you can re-use that lamp holder you bought.

[69efan69]

i bought the phillips tornado spiral cool daylight 15w... am looking for 24w one but no luck so far =[

http://www.philips.com.sg/c/energy-s...689617605/prd/

[Blue Whale]

to 69efan69;

You should write it down, then go back to that place where you make the purchase and ask them to order for you. (give your contact no. and jot their contact no. as well or name card)
You might also be interested to ask what is the price (does not cost much, 11w I bought $3.20) and how long is the reorder (not typo - accounting term) time.

[69efan69]

Ahh finally got it. Jurong pt ntuc xtra. Last piece haha. Yeap cheap at only 8 dollars. 24w 6500k. Very close to exo terra's 26w 6700k bulbs which costs almost triple

[dkk08]

it was a real eye opener for me and I really have to kowtow (bow down) to Eddy's DIY skills especially for the background and the rocks... well you know what they say... a picture speaks a thousand words

[69efan69]

i see really really really happy frogs!

nice enclosure!!

[barmby]

Myth about utopia is untrue

[iwishweallcouldwin]

Myth about utopia is untrue

I concur. Amazing project.

[dkk08]

You guys want to see really happy frogs?

[limz_777]

really spacious , lots of branches , good design set-up for white tree frogs

[69efan69]

Great looking dumpies!!!!