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

[Luc Tango]

oooo, hillstream! would be quite a sight to have the loaches travelling upstream! your idea is simply fantastic! by the way Eddy, I came across a site recently while browsing through the loaches forum. hope it gives you some ideas on constructing if you haven't started or read it before. =)

http://glasstropics.com/content/making-artificial-rocks

[eddy planer]

[eddy planer]

Hi folks

Good News! This has been for so looooong time for this empty tank. I'd decided to construct this challenging upstream and wall waterfall construction last night till today. Here is my build progress pic.


measured and cut up the egg crate to fit the tank base.

Assembled the support base with alot of cable-tiers.


See it fitted just nice on the tank base so well. The drainage will be under the support base.


Silicon the Styrofoam bits and placed to the support base to form rocky wall.


see how this styrofoam bits been placed below the green mesh and eggcrate for better grips


See the stryofoam bit been placed together


contiune paste styrofoam bits till the wall of support base completed


draw stream curve line on the 3inch thick styrofoam


cut through the Styrofoam with heated knife.


With some craving in and place on the support base


prepare some Portland cement mixed with Warrior W5 multi bond for better waterproof.



coat the wall with mixture cement with brush. Be careful do not allow to stain your hand. Cement can cause itchiness between your fingers


wow almost like real rock



noted there are between gaps for filtering system. Remember this drainage is under the base support .


Completed the whole coating. But require at least 2 more coatings to ensure the cured cement will not crack easily.But this whole progress of 3 coatings cured cement may take about 1 week

to be continue next week...

[eviltrain]

woo, getting exciting.

[eddy planer]

Hi all,

While my rocky support base is still under construction, i do not want to wait anymore time. The background still need time to built. Some picture of my background built picture.


Noted the blue tube piping for creating waterfall and uphill stream.Proposal driftwood to be place with Easter statue


Background using eggcrate and corkbark with pots for brom flora


GS foam on the background completed


the other side of the background


these branches i got it along Rifle Range Road, there are plenty there.Use stainless steel screws to fasten the branches tightly.


Placed the completed background to the tank.Note stryofoam been place at the edge of the background to prevent any critters to creep behind the background.


3 tubs of coconut husk dust


Mixed with 2 tubs of Multi bond


stirring a little stiff but still move on


there you are completely mixed well.


Regret didnt wear gloves but still stick well without any gloves. Do not worry this Multi bond isnt toxin but will stick to my hand .Actaully easy to remove or scrub with cloth brushes. The whole curing will take about 3-4 days.

be contuine....

[Fei Miao]

Jia Yu! Can't wait to see the actual tank, can drop by your place sometime?

[blue33]

Those pot will degrade after sometime, they mend for temporary usage only. Glad to see this project doing well.

Background using eggcrate and corkbark with pots for brom flora

[eddy planer]

Hi Ken and Adrian

Thanks for your interest and your encouraging words.

Hmmm, yeah.this pot maybe degrading for sometime but where can i find a small pot like this? Adrian?

Ken, sure why not! you may come to my home anytime this week but i will be on biz trip this Saturday till next week Thursday. Just call me or pm me that you are coming. Anybody want to come?

Now I'm in the midst of getting low cut sump for this project but my coffeetable act as 4ft palu stand is too low thus I may have to look for extension stand (normally used for raise up the fridge) for the coffeetable to raise up and allow sump to move in and out under much easier.

[blue33]

Use this to make your own pot with cable tie, you know what i mean?

[limz_777]

update looking good

[eddy planer]

Hi folks,

update more pix of wall waterfall construction. I used stryofoam to built wall rocky slab waterfall for my right side of the paludariuam.


This is lower part waterfall background


just completed 3rd coatings mixture of cement and sand and the upper and lower parts of the waterfall took me 5 days.


Painting time on the upper part of waterfall, i used acrylic paint which I bought them bookstore from 3rd level at Clementi block where NTUC or Polyclinic are located.


Painting completed on the Upper part of the waterfall. It's really look like stone slab!!


Completed upper part waterfall.
Notice that the straight gap and the blue tubing.. there will be a lot of water will be coming out from there.


Completed lower part waterfall...look like real stone slab but isn't at all!


will be soon to assemble the upper part and lower part slab waterfall tonight or maybe tomorrow. will update you guys!!!

Anyone who are interested to come and see my built just give me a call or pm me before friday.I more than glad to open my house to welcome you guys.If unable to made it, then after NDP or next wednesday, I'll be back from my biz trip.

be contiune....

[spirit]

i accidentally click on on vivarium thread.. and then, learned a new term--- vivarium..
and woo... saw this thread... nice job.. i m following this thread!! and i guess, soon.. i will setup a mini tank for myself too because of this exiting thread..
thanks for sharing...

[bryan]

I hope that blue hose is replaceable because it isn't very durable and will probably leak after a few months.

[vivaboy76]

this is art,,, sheer hardwork.... this is real passion. excellent workmanship.

wish i could do something like that............................very good indeed..... nice man.

[eddy planer]

Hi folks

Thanks bro spirit and vivaboy for been so encouraging and kind words really brighten my day.

Bro Bryan, I know this will happen long ago, but i want a flexible hose for this project and i find this blue flexible hose is most suitable for this project .I doubt this hose will not cause leak as this hose is just to convey a lot of water to up hill stream.

[eddy planer]

Hi folks

More update pictures to thrill you guys!!!


Look what i bought the glow light lamp from Kuala Lumpur.


Using Sun Glow of 150w to brighten down 4ft down.


Here she shine with Sun Glow of 150w


Another side of angle


My waterfall rocky slab on the right side.


Rocky support


my uphill stream, right at the back where piece of cork bark is been silicon on the blue tube

Next week, I'll be getting sump and misting system. I already bought 6.5 buffer which will automatically set to PH 6.5 in spite of high PH of 12.5 which caused by cured cement.

If everything work that include the waterfall...time to buy flora from World Farm Nursery at Sembawang. My 10 Green Tree frogs cant wait to try their new home!!!

Be contiune....

[barmby]

Won't the frog jump out ?

[dkk08]

Don't worry, he'll have "doors" to keep them from jumping out

[vivaboy76]

great buys .......things are going as planned ya...good for u.. anyway the 150w glo light ,,,will heat up the tank??? just wondering....

how much is a small misting system ???

[eddy planer]

Vivaboy,

Please be very careful , dont write in your sms lingo, the moderators here are very strict with that..

the 150W glo light is actually to warm the cold blooded critters and brighten the palu as well. But I may soon need to buy 3ft 4xT5 light, maybe I'll DIY LED light system for my flora In other word, 150W glo light will only shine for at least 1-2hrs and the T5 or DIY LED light will operate 4 hrs daily.

I already purchased online for Misking system with 8 nozzles from USA, this one cost me USD350 plus another USD 100 shipping charges. So you guys got chance to see my beauty soon.

you can check this site..http://www.mistking.com/home.php?cat=256,
hope this will help you.