Upgraded 1 of my 2.5ft Cube tank, decided to add a background make from Foam spray + pots + silicon with organic compost + pine chips and on the other side decided to try Fern Panels (Much easier to attached because just need to silicon onto the background)
This is how background with foam spray and organic compost looks like after leaving to dry for 48 hours...
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This is how my tank looks like before I strip it down
This is how it looks like after I strip it bare (or rather 80% bare)... and yes I did the lazy way out by leaving the original substrate in and not constructing a false bottom as I'm using the external cannister filter method...
See the pool at the back there? That's where the hose to pump water into the external filter will go...
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This is how the fern panel looks like silicon on the background
Did some planting and stuffing of dried mosses on the gaps
Oh ya this is the organic compost I got from World Farm
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these are all the driftwoods and branches I've...
added more plants...
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the wooden flower is the Palm Seed/Flower I was talking about in Eddy's thread...
a few full tank shot...
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Close up of the "Waterfall"
And in case you guys are wondering whats the white statue thing... its a "Stone Man" I got from Daiso... cute right?
Last of the few full tank shots...
I promised Eddy I would post a pic of the "DIY Mister" so here she is...
Some of the plants I have in the tank (most from World Farm)
Dischidia Spp.
Vriesea Red
Wanted to use these plants as well but end up no more space
Begonia Leaf Spp.
Peperonia Spp.
Lycopodium Squarrom
Maiden's Fern
Nepenthes Jungle Bell
and here's the proud owner of the upgraded tank, "Ah Pui" aka Fatty! He's not in the tank yet, I'll put him back in 2-3 weeks later as I want to let the flora in the tank settle down first...
Mean while some where in Boston among the ferns, you should be able to find Fatty!!!
Wanted to use this chiller for the tank but sadly it broke down... it just doesn't cool anymore, can it be fix? If cannot then I'll give it away
do you have bigger pic of your full tank shot ?
k let me try againOriginally Posted by limz_777
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close up of the Palm tree seed/flower pods
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WOw that is amazing! I ssume Fatty is a frog? I have never used one of those expanding foam things, which brand do you recommend for terrarium use? and where can one get them? I am goind to build a new terrarium from a recycled 2ft tank, I would like to use similar concept, but is too chicken to spray foam on my tank.
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Very nice setup....a green pasture
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Hi Shaihulud, yes Fatty is a White's treefrog (the only legal frog to be kept as pet here in Singapore)
As for the expanding foam, trust me when I say I know how you feel as I felt the same way before. That's why this current background is actually about a year or more old as I experimented with the foam spray but was too chicken to use it for my terrarium... luckily I kept it thinking that one day I'll use it and here we're...
I've heard some good and bad experiences from folks using the foam spray... some say that the foam expand so much it cracks their tank, some say the background will fall off after few months as they do not stick, whereas some swear by the foam spray and has no above mentioned problems... so I guess there's a certain percentage of luck involved
For me I choose to silicon the already hardened background onto the tank... I do not have a brand to recommend as the foam spray is not readily available and can be quite difficult to hunt down...
I'm currently starting on another 2.5ft cube tank next to this tank... there's another 1 2ft tall and 1 2 ft long tank awaiting to be dressed up too... hopefully I can get them done before the Chinese New Year next year
thank you bro scope
the foam spray indeed quite hard to find , tried a few hardware shop , couldnt find it too , apparently one of the shopkeeper mention that its not a saleable product hence he stop selling it
Bro Limz, I found the foam spray at the hardware shop along Toh Tuck, erm next to the Singapore Pools outlet
Want to learn more so that i can give back...
come help me at montfort.Bro Limz, I found the foam spray at the hardware shop along Toh Tuck, erm next to the Singapore Pools outlet
I need help there urgently...
mind sharing with me the cost of your upgrade?
wha montfort is at hougang right? Far leh bro, how to help? I don't drive bro
Cost of my upgrade ah... hmmm haven't really calculated leh...
Half a bag of Organic Compost $3
9 bottles of Silicon $40
1 Dischidia $8
1 Vreisea Red $12
10 Fern Panel $18
Other Misc about $40
Total about $121
Want to learn more so that i can give back...
i have 2 units of 4 ft to convert into palu. but o ideas on wht plants to staff as the tanks are only 1.5 ft deep...
headache.. also don't know how m,uch to quote...
where you got your panel from?
world farm?
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