Habitat - Indoor :: Lily and Herman's Pad!

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Post Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:11 pm   Lily and Herman's Pad!

Lily and Herman's new tank. The measurements are 5 foot long, 2 foot deep and 2 foot high, with half inch glass. My brother in law made the stand from steel. The tank was bought from our local auction site for $150.00NZ which is about $116.00US. brand new.
We have 2 heaters. UVB light, heat lamp and external fluval filter.

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The corals are all fake and soft. And heaps of smooth river rocks. At one end of the tank is a 'cave' hiding spot made from river rocks glued together then glued to the bottom of the tank! The basking dock is made from plexiglass and has drainage holes in the bottom and rocks glued to both the dock and ramp.

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There's a bubble wall across the entire length of the back wall and a large bubble disk in the middle. They LOVE playing in the bubbles!

We have 4 cats so I have placed narrow pieces of glass across the top which are secured with non slip mats. And mesh under the lights.

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Lily and Herman on the move!
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Still need to add plants.
I would love to hear what you all think :)
Herman and Lily - Red Ear Sliders
Molly - Dalmatian
Nipper - Jack Russell
Jazz, smooch, Kahu and Rufus - the Cats
Arie, Finlay, Caleb and Zac - the Boys
And Al - The Man!
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Post Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:46 pm   

I wish I was a turtle so I could live there!

I love the 'hiding area', that is really neat.

It looks great!
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Post Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 10:37 pm   

Wow! That looks fantastic! I'm jealous! :)
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Post Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 11:09 pm   

i wanna have a bubble wall too!
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Post Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 11:24 pm   

I love it! I think I wanna try and make a cave for my tank now!
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Post Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 12:21 am   

Wow, that's a gorgeous tank, and for so cheap! My only comment is that you could stand to add a bit more water, but it looks great for the size they're at right now!
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Post Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 12:49 am   

Thanks everyone.
Yes I will raise the water level when they get bigger. At the moment there is loads of room. The long term plan is to have an above tank basking spot before they are fully grown.
Herman and Lily - Red Ear Sliders
Molly - Dalmatian
Nipper - Jack Russell
Jazz, smooch, Kahu and Rufus - the Cats
Arie, Finlay, Caleb and Zac - the Boys
And Al - The Man!
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Post Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 1:16 am   

Beautiful job! All those beautiful shells and corals etc. make it look like a marine environment.
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Post Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 1:31 am   

Thanks spotsmama that was the look I was going for. :-) They sleep on the rock wall. And they play heaps arranging their 'garden'.
Herman and Lily - Red Ear Sliders
Molly - Dalmatian
Nipper - Jack Russell
Jazz, smooch, Kahu and Rufus - the Cats
Arie, Finlay, Caleb and Zac - the Boys
And Al - The Man!
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Post Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 2:07 am   

I love it! I think you did a really great job!
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Post Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 4:24 am   

awesome tank
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Post Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 9:32 pm   

Thanks :-)
Herman and Lily - Red Ear Sliders
Molly - Dalmatian
Nipper - Jack Russell
Jazz, smooch, Kahu and Rufus - the Cats
Arie, Finlay, Caleb and Zac - the Boys
And Al - The Man!
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Post Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:08 pm   

Wow, that's great! Every thing's very creative.
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Post Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:59 pm   

Superb
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