Arboreal Set Ups!! Robc Inspired w/ a little twist

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Ok everyone, so I'm trying to make my own enclosures now. . As I feel that nice looking Ts deserve nice looking enclosures lol. So here goes. Enjoy!! 973926_10151419197211960_1235029355_n.jpg 912600_10151419197686960_1900996469_n.jpg 960853_10151418561566960_436829674_n.jpg

Not the best. But they work for me :)
 
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Introvertebrate said:
Nice enclosures. So what's the little twist?
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Thanks! The little twists are as follows, no round vents to obstruct the view, acrylic hinges, 29-39 gal tank clips for locking, fake plants. I'm ballin on a budget unfortunately lol!!

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Thanks!! ;)

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Appreciate it!! I spent a decent amount of time and money tryna perfect it lol
 
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Ibzayalexander said:
Thanks! The little twists are as follows, no round vents to obstruct the view, acrylic hinges, 29-39 gal tank clips for locking, fake plants. I'm ballin on a budget unfortunately lol!!

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Thanks!! ;)

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Appreciate it!! I spent a decent amount of time and money tryna perfect it lol
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Cool. The unobstructed view does make a difference.
 
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I think an unobstructed view is very important in the asthetic value of a setup. Nicely done. I see far too often people making setups with vents or locks or a seam between 2 panes of glass obstructing the viewing area. I build all my own tanks now because of this very problem. Again, nicely done!
 
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Another alternative would be to make the vents on the side, but that would mean grinding holes in the glass. That requires a fairly pricey diamond drill bit. It also means that you can never again use the aquarium as an aquarium.
 
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Introvertebrate said:
Another alternative would be to make the vents on the side, but that would mean grinding holes in the glass. That requires a fairly pricey diamond drill bit. It also means that you can never again use the aquarium as an aquarium.
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For the typical round air vents, you need diamond hole saws. these are even more expensive than the glass drill bits.
 
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Thanks again everyone!! I really appreciate it. It only cost me a totally of 10 bucks to make the lid ;) . . the back drop I just used a dremel to make 3D rocks in 3 inch foam baord from Lowes which was 20 bucks for the board itself (You can make 15+ backdrops with the size board i ended up getting). . of course caulk & eco earth. Nothing fancy. The standard stuff. Anyone can do it! NO MORE EXPENSIVE EXO TERRAS FOR ME!! WOOT!!
 
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Very nice! Good job. I'm planning on doing the same thing for my more impressive
spiders. The use of clips looks like a good idea, I'll use your idea, it looks alot better then a latch
Congrats! It looks great
Cheers alex
 
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THANKS!! A little store here in stockton,CA called taps plastics. They have an online site too u can also order from there.. they have everything u can possibly think of thats either acrylic or plastic.

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Taps plastics, is a store thats only in a select few places, there might be one near you. If not there is always an online store of taps u can go to. They have eveverything!!!
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Nice work. Would you mind telling me where you got the acrylic hinges?
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Thanks! these are aqueon 10gals so if u decide to do something similar to this get the 29gal tank clips made by Zilla. . they are the tightest and work the best ;)
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Very nice! Good job. I'm planning on doing the same thing for my more impressive
spiders. The use of clips looks like a good idea, I'll use your idea, it looks alot better then a latch
Congrats! It looks great
Cheers alex
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This is a silly question but how do you open them? I can't see the locks you mentioned haha. Could you post a pic of the locks and possibly tell me where you got them? These tanks are gorgeous and I would like to make my own but all I have are those huge acrylic hasps that don't look nearly as nice!

Oh wait I see the black top locks now, but where can I get them still? :)
 
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They are 20 gallon tank clips made by Zilla, They fit the tanks perfectly. the tanks are 10gal aqueon tanks. I open them by stickting a cylinder like key in either of the vent holes, because i have a really curious daughter so i chose not to go with the regular handles . my pokies wouldnt get along with her lol, you can get the tank clips from any pet store. . petsmart or petco.. ;) .
Mello said:
This is a silly question but how do you open them? I can't see the locks you mentioned haha. Could you post a pic of the locks and possibly tell me where you got them? These tanks are gorgeous and I would like to make my own but all I have are those huge acrylic hasps that don't look nearly as nice!

Oh wait I see the black top locks now, but where can I get them still? :)
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Here is something you can easily build from just a few products from home depot... and of course sheets of glass. If anyone is interested, I can give out the details.

 
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