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[drupal=4]Vivarium-Rack[/drupal]
[drupal=4]Vivarium-Rack[/drupal]
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Here's the story of my vivarium rack construction. It took me a while to figure things out and to plan everything, so there would be no surprises later. You can click on the images to get larger views. Warning, there's are a lot of images in this post, so be patient if you have a slower connection. I made this rack with several key ideas in mind. I wanted to create as maintenance free setup as possible. I didn't want to become a slave of my own hobby and keep maintaining my tanks constantly. At the same time I wanted to have as close of a habitat replication as possible. This was my dream list... I wanted it all ! Even though this rack setup has been created for dartfrogs, I'm sure some of you may find a lot of the elements useful when building your geckos setups.
- Automated Misting System. Misting several times per day, for less then 1 minute per misting cycle
- Worry free draining. When there is too much water from all the misting, I wanted all 10 tanks to take care of themselves
- Ventilation - I wanted high humidity (90%+), yet I wanted to see everything inside without any fog on the front
- Full view, I didn't want to see any hinges or latches or anything else in the fronts of the tanks obstructing the views of the vivarium. No door in the front.
- My misting system had to be maintenance free, I didn't want to keep adding water to it, or worry that it will run dry - ever !
- Some type of a feeding door, so I wouldn't have to open the front to feed the frogs. It would save them some stress and reduce possibility of escape and make things easier for me.
- Keeping the cleaning of the front glass to a minimum Lights on a timer - no brainer here