Thought I would share this with UKAPS it is not a planted tank or even a fish tank, but I some who keep other reptiles might like to see the build photos.
The stage im at now is filling and emptying with water to leach out the chemicals from the cement. Once this process is complete my yellow belly slider will be moving in. I like the idea of putting some cichlids in here as well but need to research this a bit more.
Tec specs
Lighting is a 4way celling unit from eBay with 4w smd leds
UVA UVB will be provide by an all in one exo terra lamp
Filtering is done via a sump with a jebao dc pump
Sump plumbing is based on BeanAnimals silent overflow
The turtle currently lives in the sump tank so that will be a last minute job
Step one cut hole in shipping container (next step remove dog)
Step two build stand
Step three put tank on stand then build sliding door because hinged door to living room will not open any more. the sliding door is behind the paint covered ply boxing
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Step four glue 50 mm polystyrene to tank, wall, and door box
Step five shape polystyrene using paint striping heat gun and sand paper
Step six render a base coat using sharp sand
, then step 7 render a second coat using a dyed soft sand finish off with paintbrush to give stone effect.
hope you enjoyed my show and tell.
The stage im at now is filling and emptying with water to leach out the chemicals from the cement. Once this process is complete my yellow belly slider will be moving in. I like the idea of putting some cichlids in here as well but need to research this a bit more.
Tec specs
Lighting is a 4way celling unit from eBay with 4w smd leds
UVA UVB will be provide by an all in one exo terra lamp
Filtering is done via a sump with a jebao dc pump
Sump plumbing is based on BeanAnimals silent overflow
The turtle currently lives in the sump tank so that will be a last minute job
Step one cut hole in shipping container (next step remove dog)
Step two build stand
Step three put tank on stand then build sliding door because hinged door to living room will not open any more. the sliding door is behind the paint covered ply boxing
,
Step four glue 50 mm polystyrene to tank, wall, and door box
Step five shape polystyrene using paint striping heat gun and sand paper
Step six render a base coat using sharp sand
hope you enjoyed my show and tell.