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Bryan
08-25-2005, 12:58 PM
After boarding up for this tropical storm/hurricane, I decided to finish setting up my crested enclosure.

I previously posted about putting the door on the (on end) 17gal tank... (bottom of this thread) (http://www.forums.repashy.com/showthread.php?t=915)
This is what it looks like with a brick of shredded coconut fiber, my custom (dead) tree, water dish, and assorted silk greenery...
The left hand side has a 3 trunk cluster of ficus...
Note: the humidity is prior to a spritz.

http://users.adelphia.net/~harries07/P1000911.jpg
----------------------Front view---------------------

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-----------------------------Rear right quarter---------------------------------------------Front left quarter-----------------------------


And here's a pic of the dead tree, assembled from cork bark tubes, and a grape vine branch...
The horizontal piece makes a nice hollow hide...
I have a ring of cork added to the front at the bottom to hold a ¾oz plastic dish for food...

http://users.adelphia.net/~harries07/P1000910.jpg

Your thoughts and comments please.
untytled
08-25-2005, 01:35 PM
Very well put together. 2 thumbs up!! ;)
bart
08-25-2005, 02:31 PM
sweet set up, very very well put together, i use a similar setup. What kind of hinges did you use to attach the screen... once again beautifull... Angus will have smokin good time in there...
ricky
08-25-2005, 04:55 PM
Great set up, I really like the little pocket you fashioned for the feed cup, very creative.
Sobedrummer007
08-25-2005, 05:04 PM
Very nice, very nice. I really like it.
Bryan
08-26-2005, 07:48 AM
...What kind of hinges did you use to attach the screen....

They're the smallest brass hinge that HomeDepot had (¾" long)... they come in packs of two... I put them on with SuperGlue®, after making sure all surfaces were clean of finger oils, etc... same deal with the latches...

Thank you one and all, for your comments.
S.T.
08-26-2005, 01:14 PM
BRYAN, that set up is really awesome!!
sircat
08-26-2005, 02:55 PM
great looking cage and branch/tree/bark design idea :)
geckoguy
09-21-2005, 04:40 PM
Have you, or will you, consider reinforcing the bottom of the aquarium since it is on its side? I am REALLY leaning toward borrowing your idea, but am not sure turning it onto its new base is strong or safe enough. I was thinking about building a wooden frame/base into which the tank can fit.

Your thoughts?
tcr03
09-21-2005, 04:57 PM
what size is that tank.
Bryan
11-01-2005, 10:14 AM
what size is that tank.

It's a 17gal long, turned into a tall...
tcr03
11-01-2005, 05:48 PM
where did you get the screen, and do you have any up close pics of the hinges and latches.

thanks in advance
matt
Bryan
01-25-2006, 04:08 PM
Matt, sorry I didn't see your post earlier...

No I don't have any close ups of the hardware... but they are the smallest brass hinge that HomeDepot have, SuperGlued on... and the latch is also the smaller brass item HomeDepot offer... I did turn a little bit of the top of it over to make a thumb tab, to make it easier to open...
tmfleo
01-25-2006, 04:42 PM
Very nice setup