55 Gal vert build!

**gordonrichards** · 02-11-2013, 03:35 PM

This is looking very cool!

FIT BMX · 02-12-2013, 05:42 PM

Thanks! I will post more pics tonight.
I was going to ask you, do you have any Jova moss for sale?

FIT BMX · 02-15-2013, 03:07 AM

I got the larger of the two backgrounds done today!
I used the same silicone mix, but instead of 100% peat it is 3 parts ground sphagnum and 2 parts peat, this gives it a lighter color.

Here are the backgrounds in the viv for a test fit.

I have found the best thing to grind moss, charcoal and about anything else really fine is a grain mill, it works great!

Here it is half done.

This is the finished product!

driftwoodhunter · 02-15-2013, 03:59 AM

Hey, that's really neat! I think it came out fantastic. The tip about the grain mill is one I haven't seen before either

FIT BMX · 02-24-2013, 01:29 AM

I got the background panels fished and installed, and if I may say so they look rather good!

FIT BMX · 03-04-2013, 12:25 AM

Sorry I haven't posted in a while I have been doing a lot of work on the background, and I think it is done!!!!!!!

The side view.

Front view.

I decided to use up the rest of the grout, and put a rock front on the ledge.

I get a very nice texture on the rock, do to misting it with water while it was still wet, so the water ran down the face giving a weathered look.

FIT BMX · 03-17-2013, 04:26 PM

Sorry I haven't posted in some time, but I am waiting on parts , for the A/C.

Soup12 · 03-29-2013, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIT BMX

There will not be any standing water in this tank, but they can be fully submerged. These are some of the best out there.

that in a 75g?

FIT BMX · 04-19-2013, 02:10 AM

Sorry for not replying sooner I have had no time lately!
I do not remember what size tank that is, but I think it is bigger that a 75g, I not sure though.

FIT BMX · 04-19-2013, 02:11 AM

Sorry, I have been working so much, I haven't had time to work on it.

I did get some work on the AC/heating done. For duct work I am using vinyl board, that is used for fence. It was just the right size for my heater core, which I got new on Ebay for $2.00+$6.00 for shipping, you can't beat that!

I will have a cooler under the viv stand, which I will fill with hot or cold water (depending on the time of year). Then more water will be run through a coil of tubing, that will sit in the hot/cold water, this water will then run through the heat exchange. Some fans will push air through the exchange and into the viv.
This should give the frogs a perfect temp all the time!

Soup12 · 04-19-2013, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soup12

that in a 75g?

where could i buy that log?

FIT BMX · 04-24-2013, 02:15 AM

The guy that made that log, has made lots of different backgrounds.

I think you can contact him from this link, http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/members/hx.html.

Here is a thread that tells a lot about building these, http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/par...tructed-6.html. If you can't find out what you want, ask on that same forum there are lots of users that make similar backgrounds.

This website a lot on backgrounds too, http://jyrkiboy.aqua-web.org/index.html

I really recommended you build one yourself, there not as hard to make as you think, and it's a lot of fun!!!

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02-12-2013, 05:42 PM	#47
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	Thanks! I will post more pics tonight. I was going to ask you, do you have any Jova moss for sale?

02-15-2013, 03:07 AM	#48
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	I got the larger of the two backgrounds done today! I used the same silicone mix, but instead of 100% peat it is 3 parts ground sphagnum and 2 parts peat, this gives it a lighter color. Here are the backgrounds in the viv for a test fit. I have found the best thing to grind moss, charcoal and about anything else really fine is a grain mill, it works great! Here it is half done. This is the finished product!

02-24-2013, 01:29 AM	#50
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	I got the background panels fished and installed, and if I may say so they look rather good!

03-04-2013, 12:25 AM	#51
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	Sorry I haven't posted in a while I have been doing a lot of work on the background, and I think it is done!!!!!!! The side view. Front view. I decided to use up the rest of the grout, and put a rock front on the ledge. I get a very nice texture on the rock, do to misting it with water while it was still wet, so the water ran down the face giving a weathered look.

03-17-2013, 04:26 PM	#52
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	Sorry I haven't posted in some time, but I am waiting on parts , for the A/C.

04-19-2013, 02:10 AM	#54
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	Sorry for not replying sooner I have had no time lately! I do not remember what size tank that is, but I think it is bigger that a 75g, I not sure though.

04-19-2013, 02:11 AM	#55
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	Sorry, I have been working so much, I haven't had time to work on it. I did get some work on the AC/heating done. For duct work I am using vinyl board, that is used for fence. It was just the right size for my heater core, which I got new on Ebay for $2.00+$6.00 for shipping, you can't beat that! I will have a cooler under the viv stand, which I will fill with hot or cold water (depending on the time of year). Then more water will be run through a coil of tubing, that will sit in the hot/cold water, this water will then run through the heat exchange. Some fans will push air through the exchange and into the viv. This should give the frogs a perfect temp all the time!

04-24-2013, 02:15 AM	#57
FIT BMX Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 265	The guy that made that log, has made lots of different backgrounds. I think you can contact him from this link, http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/members/hx.html. Here is a thread that tells a lot about building these, http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/par...tructed-6.html. If you can't find out what you want, ask on that same forum there are lots of users that make similar backgrounds. This website a lot on backgrounds too, http://jyrkiboy.aqua-web.org/index.html I really recommended you build one yourself, there not as hard to make as you think, and it's a lot of fun!!!