Thanks all, yes there will be frogs in here as my girlfriend is just starting to get into them (so I built her a vivarium). I’m not to sure what she is going to put in there but I know she wants the thumbnail darts. I will update this thread once things start to grow in and the frogs are placed in as well.
I designed it all my self in Maya, It’s a 3D modeling animation package that I work with for my other job. I will post the renders I did when I designing the system. The great thing was I could build it down to the millimeter and have ever joint figured out so I just had to replicate the pieces in real life. For the total cost and time, I have been working off and on since April 06. I could have shrunk it down to a month or two instead of the 8 or 9 months it took. At first I was keeping a close eye on the cost of what went into it but we estimate that it went to about $800 to $1000. I’m not the handiest man and it took me a few attempts to build the glass doors (which still leak a little Tin, but I think I know what to do) and a few other parts. All in all I would do it this way again as the enclosure is custom fitted to the room, and is 2’ x2’ x3’ plus the stand and canopy. The total height is just over 6 feet.
The black stuff you see is 2 things, the first is the black epoxy I used. You just at a little of a past to the resin and mix away. Next time I will use a thickening agent in the mix as well. This will keep the resin in one place while it cures. The other is EpiWeb, which is the scrub pad looking stuff. I really like this product for its culturing abilities and for its environmental impact. We are trying to be earth conscious.
Wow I’m wordy in the morning.
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