- Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:11 am
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Sup all, i posted a long time ago about creating a terrarium from scratch, i ended up dropping the project because of the cost of the acrylics, and the tools which i didnt have
anyway, now i'm trying again with some fishtanks i bought off of our countries version of craigslist (i guess)
i originally only wanted 1 tank, but i said i liked both, and the guy offered the both of them for $30 before i could choose (rather than the $20 each he was asking), so i grabbed both of them
Not sure which one i want to use yet (i'll find a use for the other one)
might be cool to recycle that gravel somehow, perhaps i'll just wash it thoroughly and use it as a base for sphagnum or something?
the plan currently is to cut a custom lid, and install 3w LED lights in each (either 20w or 30w worth) at a ratio of 1:1 red/blue
down the line i'd also like to continue installing environmental controls into whichever tank i use, as an ongoing project, things such as water temperature regulation, humidity regulation, water filtering, etc
my goal as i see it now is to have a compact, environmentally controlled terrarium
Anyway, the next post may take a few weeks, as stuff from china usually takes at least 2 weeks to arrive, once it's in a working state, i will use it to grow VFT seedlings, and sphagnum moss
the first step will be to build some LED lights, and a lid, and install them, that will most likely be my next post with photos
if anyone has any advice, mainly regarding lighting, please post it, the dimensions of them (atleast the surface area) for the rectangular one, approximately 22x36, for the hexagonal one, approximately 31cm diameter, the rectangular one appears to be made of acrylic, the other one is glass
also, does anyone know, is it better to cool the air, or water for a terrarium? either one has advantages technically, air cooling would require an exta bulky fan, but would not require filtering or anything
water cooling would only require a aluminium water block, and a water pump, and perhaps filtering of some sort
perhaps i'll use whichever tank i don't use for tissue cultures down the road
edit: for the moment, i'm buying the cheapest electrical components i can find, for the most part i think they will be good performers either way, if i have any issues, i will upgrade later on
anyway, now i'm trying again with some fishtanks i bought off of our countries version of craigslist (i guess)
i originally only wanted 1 tank, but i said i liked both, and the guy offered the both of them for $30 before i could choose (rather than the $20 each he was asking), so i grabbed both of them
Not sure which one i want to use yet (i'll find a use for the other one)
might be cool to recycle that gravel somehow, perhaps i'll just wash it thoroughly and use it as a base for sphagnum or something?
the plan currently is to cut a custom lid, and install 3w LED lights in each (either 20w or 30w worth) at a ratio of 1:1 red/blue
down the line i'd also like to continue installing environmental controls into whichever tank i use, as an ongoing project, things such as water temperature regulation, humidity regulation, water filtering, etc
my goal as i see it now is to have a compact, environmentally controlled terrarium
Anyway, the next post may take a few weeks, as stuff from china usually takes at least 2 weeks to arrive, once it's in a working state, i will use it to grow VFT seedlings, and sphagnum moss
the first step will be to build some LED lights, and a lid, and install them, that will most likely be my next post with photos
if anyone has any advice, mainly regarding lighting, please post it, the dimensions of them (atleast the surface area) for the rectangular one, approximately 22x36, for the hexagonal one, approximately 31cm diameter, the rectangular one appears to be made of acrylic, the other one is glass
also, does anyone know, is it better to cool the air, or water for a terrarium? either one has advantages technically, air cooling would require an exta bulky fan, but would not require filtering or anything
water cooling would only require a aluminium water block, and a water pump, and perhaps filtering of some sort
perhaps i'll use whichever tank i don't use for tissue cultures down the road
edit: for the moment, i'm buying the cheapest electrical components i can find, for the most part i think they will be good performers either way, if i have any issues, i will upgrade later on
Last edited by Mufasa on Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:49 am, edited 1 time in total.