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Fangsy · Contributing Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 68

Hi all

I would really like to make the viv on the right in this pic, anybody got any ideas on lighting for it ?

Or where to even start ...... lol

Im new to viv building ..... but have been a reptile/tarantula/scorpion keeper for 15yrs ...

Thanks

Steve

ben_gecko · Key Member Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 215 Location: London

hey, well theres plenty of actual viv builders out there, alot of them are quite good value for money and can also send you it flatpacked, if your going to DIY it, id start with just trying yourself with a basic viv, just one, see how u go, if it goes well, try a double or triple stacked one, then just go from there, theres so many ways of doing it, its just what suits you,
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Fangsy · Contributing Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 68

My brain and my pocket says I should make it ..... lol

I was just wondering , do you think he has individual lighting in each part of the viv ?

Thanks

Steve

ben_gecko · Key Member Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 215 Location: London

by what i can see in that pic, yeh he has single lighting, it all depends on the requirements of the animal, what you hoping to be putting in it??
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Fangsy · Contributing Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 68

Not sure toh , whatever will fit , within the size , snakes(early days )

Tarantulas, Scorps ....

Dont mind ... :--))

Steve

aidan · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject:

put one big UV in each level and make sure that you can change it by tanking it out the back of the Viv and siding the new one in
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Mich · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:

where to start

- why not ask who ever built that viv in the first place coz i'm pretty sure i remember seeing it on a different forum post

- you can buy the melamin coated chipboard from B+Q and they will even cut it for you, First plan what size you want the viv and compare it to the sizes of melamin available - I tend to use 3 pieces of melamin and 1 piece of chipboard/plywood for each viv

1st large piece of melamin - top and 1 side
2nd large piece of melamin - bottom and 1 side
3rd long but skinny piece of melamin - lips for glass runners
(PM me if you need more details and i'll try to dig out my plans)

you have to be careful when building a stack as you need to consider heat transfer between the vivs.
The vivs I have stacked up I built as individuals and then put the top one on small (2-3cm high) castors as legs so that there is an airflow between the two vivs and the ceramic in the bottom viv does not heat the floor of the top viv too much

meko · I've settled in... Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 35

aidan · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:

you need to be able to take it out for when you need to change it
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Fangsy · Contributing Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 68

Thank you all soooo much .... :--))

It will go into my study , which is hot all the time and houses most of my animals at the moment ... the only problem is that it has no natural light in there (no windows).

So lighting will be needed .....

I really want to build this quite soon .... I have a 4ft by 3ft by 3ft viv in there at the moment , and a 4ft by 2ft by 2ft , so might be able to do something with them (like making them part of this project ...)

Thoughts .........

Fangsy