DIY : Vivarium False Bottom and Clay Background

Hey all, figured I'd try to put a little more effort in this next video. Here is my quick and rough DIY video for building a clay false bottomed vivarium.

If you want to get more info on my tanks or the glass tops click on the links. There are a lot of detailed photos of everything.

http://www.vivariumforum.com/community/terra-construction/5997-canada-day-wee...

http://www.vivariumforum.com/community/terra-equipment/6416-custom-silicone-h...

Thanks for watching.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Vivarium
• Terrarium
• Dendrobates
• Frog
• Poison

[drychalice]

Two questions.

1. What is that blue (thing) on thecornerr of the tank ?

2. How often do you siphon out water. ?

[jgrimmier]

@drychalice Check my diy glass cleaner for the blue thing. And I only siphoned them like 2-3 times a year.

[basjunk]

hey mate.

just love how it looks, but is it sturdy?

because i think i want to use ur mixture for a chameleon...

cheers

[jgrimmier]

@basjunk Definitely not for a chameleon. Their tanks are kept way to dry for this type of background. Sorry!

[TheOutdoorsman1986]

what ratio of water and cat litter do you use

[drychalice]

Very nice.

The blue (DIY) glass cleaner.

I tried it, the magnets were too strong.

What say you ?

[fivestarreptiles]

3:38 so basicly something that looks like elefant shit lol really good fid i will be using this method thanks for the info

[QueenOfOpal123]

whats an egg crate?lol i know its a lame question....plz respond

[drychalice]

Excellent setups.

Another question.

Why no bald cypress trees, they grow in water.

Miniature bald cypress would look good I think.

See minature bald cypress in bonsai videos.

Cheers

[TheSilentWyvern]

I'd love to make a background like that for my Chinese Water Dragon's 55g long. (He's so spoiled.) What kind of kitty litter do you recommend?

[Ileikdrumzz]

So it's just regular kitteh litter?

[jgrimmier]

@MrKnightLurker If you have any sort of outside aircomming into the tank, the clay will dry out, crack, and fall off the glass. My tanks are completely sealed, and I still have dry sections.