Custom Vivaria

Since Mike brought it up in my intro thread I thought I would post up some pics of my old setup.

Big truck 'o glass:



Chop it into little bits:





Stick some tape on it:







Door tracks and more tape:





Profit!

oh the nightmares........

Rack 'em up and add frogs:

Mini spider cube for Mike:

Bug Trader said:

oh the nightmares........

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At least I didn't post the Hobbits...

And of course, food:

Cant say I didn't warn you what the hobbits would do........

Still the best vivs though, and if we can implement full screen tops door on the upper half would make for something nice.

WOW, really nice setup. I don't know if i wanna know how much you spent on all that.

Actually if you build them yourself, have the tools and a wholesale deal on glass they are cheaper than anything else on the market

Paradoxica said:

WOW, really nice setup. I don't know if i wanna know how much you spent on all that.

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It was far cheaper than buying a room full of Exos would have been, and allowed for better use of space and tweaking the designs to fit what each species needed. We would have more than made our money back selling vivs from that first case of glass if my partners hadn't tried to take it all for themselves and destroyed the business.

Tony C said:

We would have more than made our money back selling vivs from that first case of glass if my partners hadn't tried to take it all for themselves and destroyed the business.

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Jeez, harsh!

Paradoxica said:

Jeez, harsh!

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Greed brings out the best in people. <_<

Great setups Tony! But one question, what are the little tubes of pvc pipes for? (7th pic)

Cheers,

Andrew

They hold up a false bottom for better drainage in the media Andrew.

Got it, thanks Mike. And how about the plants, I know they are realy but how does one attach them to the rock walls? (Before the roots are established)

AndrewNisip said:

Got it, thanks Mike. And how about the plants, I know they are realy but how does one attach them to the rock walls? (Before the roots are established)

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I used gorilla glue for most of them.

Wow!! Lots of $. Sooo what part does the Jackolope play? Jk

Wow, so cool!!!

I love them!

Wow Tony good work. What's the mustang in the background? Looks like 94-98. GT or sixxer? Don't see the Cobra nose.