New 75g Build - Page 3

skibum1681 · 04/17/2008, 09:48 PM

I know its off topic but here are some herp pics while the tank is on hold:

Zoey our 8 month old Leopard tortoise - 2 1/2" long

Iggy our Russian Tortoise - 4" long

Zucc our 4 year old Sulcata - 8" long

Our new editions - 5 week old & 10 week old bearded dragon.

I hope you like them.

Rustylugnuts · 04/20/2008, 02:26 PM

Sweet reptile setups thx for posting. If I had the spare cash after the cat and the reef a lizard or snake would definitely be on the list.
Any chance I can get you to post some pictures of the dry rock? I would like to get a good idea of the kind of shapes I could expect from your vendor of choice. I may need to get an order in so I can have a batch cured to enable me to cook some of the more algae-infested pieces currently in the display.

skibum1681 · 10/25/2008, 09:03 AM

Well my build has been on hold for a while... ok a long time. I finaly had some time to start working on it again. Here are a hand full of up dated pictures:

New FTS of my existing 40g (it's about a year old - No sump, no skimmer, fighting red slime):

Here is my rock chilling out in what was supposed to be my sump tank:

Here is the last piece of dry rock (it don't fit in the 30g and i dont want to break it):

Here is my 75g waiting patiently full of parts:

Left front stand shot:

Right front stand shot:

Rear stand shot (notice the bottle of liquid engineering ;-):

The stand currently being trimed out to cover the Birtch &Poplar plywood edges. The inside is going to get a few coats of Klitz Premimum sealer & the outside is going to get stained dark walnut with a few coats of clear. I will be making raised panel doors as soon as i can afford the $200 router bits to make them (the stand may need to door-less for a while).

Well i think thats it for now. Hopefully i wont need to take another 6 month break.

Moonstream · 10/25/2008, 10:59 AM

cute beardies, but you might want to get them onto a solid substrate (I prefer tile, zero risk of impaction and MUCH cleaner) and separate them if they are living together (it is very likely the more dominant of the two will kill the other).

skibum1681 · 10/27/2008, 09:20 PM

The beardies are in seperate 40g breeders. When they were young they were on that felt like reptile carpet. now they are about 9 months old and quite big. I have put them back to aspen shavings and they are much happier.

Here's a pic of their setup that i built:

The bottom slides out like a big drawer so i can clean & feed them easier. When i get outta my apartment and into a house they will get a big encloser... maybe 3' x 5' and maybe 3' tall so they can climb a little.

skibum1681 · 10/27/2008, 09:26 PM

As for the tank build my next stand most likely wont be made of 2x6's and 3/4" Birtch plywood. That stand is heavy. I think 1/2" plywood & 2x4's would have been plenty. I think i can park my 3/4 ton truck on it. I'm not an engineer though so better to be safe then sorry.

04/20/2008, 02:26 PM	#52
Rustylugnuts Powdered Toast Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 813	Sweet reptile setups thx for posting. If I had the spare cash after the cat and the reef a lizard or snake would definitely be on the list. Any chance I can get you to post some pictures of the dry rock? I would like to get a good idea of the kind of shapes I could expect from your vendor of choice. I may need to get an order in so I can have a batch cured to enable me to cook some of the more algae-infested pieces currently in the display. __________________ And now back to my regularly scheduled lurking. Drill It! Current Tank Info: Buncha parts and tanks of various size. Nothing currently running :(

04/17/2008, 09:48 PM	#51
skibum1681 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Depew, NY Posts: 180	I know its off topic but here are some herp pics while the tank is on hold: Zoey our 8 month old Leopard tortoise - 2 1/2" long Iggy our Russian Tortoise - 4" long Zucc our 4 year old Sulcata - 8" long Our new editions - 5 week old & 10 week old bearded dragon. I hope you like them.

10/25/2008, 09:03 AM	#53
skibum1681 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Depew, NY Posts: 180	Well my build has been on hold for a while... ok a long time. I finaly had some time to start working on it again. Here are a hand full of up dated pictures: New FTS of my existing 40g (it's about a year old - No sump, no skimmer, fighting red slime): Here is my rock chilling out in what was supposed to be my sump tank: Here is the last piece of dry rock (it don't fit in the 30g and i dont want to break it): Here is my 75g waiting patiently full of parts: Left front stand shot: Right front stand shot: Rear stand shot (notice the bottle of liquid engineering ;-): The stand currently being trimed out to cover the Birtch &Poplar plywood edges. The inside is going to get a few coats of Klitz Premimum sealer & the outside is going to get stained dark walnut with a few coats of clear. I will be making raised panel doors as soon as i can afford the $200 router bits to make them (the stand may need to door-less for a while). Well i think thats it for now. Hopefully i wont need to take another 6 month break.

10/25/2008, 10:59 AM	#54
Moonstream Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,581	cute beardies, but you might want to get them onto a solid substrate (I prefer tile, zero risk of impaction and MUCH cleaner) and separate them if they are living together (it is very likely the more dominant of the two will kill the other).

10/27/2008, 09:20 PM	#55
skibum1681 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Depew, NY Posts: 180	The beardies are in seperate 40g breeders. When they were young they were on that felt like reptile carpet. now they are about 9 months old and quite big. I have put them back to aspen shavings and they are much happier. Here's a pic of their setup that i built: The bottom slides out like a big drawer so i can clean & feed them easier. When i get outta my apartment and into a house they will get a big encloser... maybe 3' x 5' and maybe 3' tall so they can climb a little.

10/27/2008, 09:26 PM	#56
skibum1681 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Depew, NY Posts: 180	As for the tank build my next stand most likely wont be made of 2x6's and 3/4" Birtch plywood. That stand is heavy. I think 1/2" plywood & 2x4's would have been plenty. I think i can park my 3/4 ton truck on it. I'm not an engineer though so better to be safe then sorry.