[bwoodfield]

Originally Posted by fab

i plan to do something like this when i build a new terrarium for my leo. what brand of heat pad and heat cable did you use and how could the heat pad penetrate through ceramic?

The heat cable is an exoterra 15W. It's radiant heat so the slate tile tends to conduct it, and hold onto it quite well. It's not an instant heating, it took about 4 hrs for it to fully warm up when I first plugged it in, but at the same time it would take about 3-4 hrs to fully cool to room temperature.

If you're building a vivarium, think about how you would like it to be aesthetically as well as functionally. Buffy's tank is more of a square cube than long rectangle like most tanks, so I built the foam rock that works well for that tank style. If I was taller or longer I would have built it differently.

Thank you for the compliments...

[panthergecko]

hey its been a while how about an update with pics?

[evilkarot]

This is one of the most awsome displays and instructions I have seen in a long time. Wanna help me with my 125 gallon Leopard gecko tank? I have some ideas, thanks to you and others, but I have no idea where to start. scratchhead: Any suggestions?:

[LedgysLizards]

coolest tank ever.

[iball1804]

bwoodfield - what exactly is the mechanism used for the sliding door called?

I want to replicate the same thing on my own tank, but just don't know what it's called. Thanks in advance!

[highlandwolf]

That is some really awsome work you have done there,well done

[bwoodfield]

Originally Posted by iball1804

bwoodfield - what exactly is the mechanism used for the sliding door called?

I want to replicate the same thing on my own tank, but just don't know what it's called. Thanks in advance!

The sliding doors are done with an 'E' track and plexiglass. The 'E' track can usually be found at most hardware or home improvement stores. It's usually sold in two pieces (top and bottom) in varying lengths. The piece I got was 36" for $5. As for the doors I simply measured the inside of the tank (22") halved it (11") and added some for overlap (12"). As for the height, once the E track was in place I measured from the bottom of the interior of the tank to the bottom of the upper piece of E track. Measuring in this fashion made it fit perfectly.

[Geck-oh]

WOW! thats all I can say, this was a very creative, interesting build. Good job man

[Debbie7054]

We didn't build our viv from scratch but we have built a climbing area for one of our empty vivariums.