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Homeade basking area

PostPosted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:23 pm
by danshun77
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EVERYONE PLEASE POST UR HOMEADE BASKIN AREA
This costs 30.00 to make. And all day for me to make. I have enough materials to make about four more tho. I used pvc pipe,gavinized mesh fence for the top box glued down to the tank. The material around the basking area is pet safe. Had to special order it! I love this new basking area and more importantly Jim myrtle stays up there for hours everyday! The box
only has three walls..... So his uvb and heat can get thru easier.

1 male res: jim myrtle the turtle (my fav.)
4 rosy red minnows-any,miny,miny,moe
1 gold fish:fred
1 white German sheppard:harley
1 boxer/pit:Tank

PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:59 pm
by N4784N R4613
Nice work!! Here is mine...
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:15 pm
by scripta_elegans
Here are my 2.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:59 am
by danshun77
wow yall guys got really creative

PostPosted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:07 am
by octpusgirl8
Here's mine:
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It's just corkbark cut to the width of the tank, and i built the glass surround for the top of the tank so that i could fill it up all the way without risking escape.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:46 pm
by res08
How did you build that glass surround? Did you cut it yourself and siliconed it together?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:51 pm
by octpusgirl8
Yeah, i do some stained glass work, so i have a grinder and class cutter laying around. A glass cutter is cheap ($5 or so) and easy to use, but if you don't have something to grind the edges a bit you'd want to cover them somehow, as they can be really sharp. I used aquarium silicone to stick it together, with the help of some corner clamps and tape to hold it in place while it dried. The whole project took an afternoon and it only cost me about $15 since i had a lot of the stuff already. It's been a big hit with Turtley, he's a lot more bold when he's basking now.