Habitat - Indoor :: 55 Gallon build

[cameron740]

Where did you get the wood from that they are climbing on

[talal]

I got it from a Local fish store here. You can find it online. Just do a search for aquarium driftwood

[talal]

Finally got done with the ATBA its complete. Also added couple spot lights and some fake IV plants over the egg crate.

[talal]

[talal]

So I wanted to experiment with some plants and the first one that came to my mind was Anacharis

but needless to say as soon as i placed it in the tank my turtles started ripping it apart!

[talal]

I used some left over eggcrate to make a little plant cage, id say 90% effective they have stuck their heads in and pulled out a couple stems I tried to secure them the best I can lets see if the plant survives off regular light and nutrients in the water. I do plan on coming up with a more permanent solution possibly creating a blocked area siliconing some acrylic inside my tank. But this works for now, I removed the metal thing holding all the stems together and kind of hung them over the box so atleast the ones at the back are beyond their reach for now.

Used some cheap suction cups at walmart to hold the box in place, the box is actually ziptied, sharp edges sanded and siliconed. I got some wood from the art section cut it in halves works well to hold the box through the eggcrate.

[steve]

Looks very cool! Keep in mind that acrylic doesn't like silicone, so you might need to think of another way to set it up.

[talal]

Yes sir I was thinking about that myself. Maybe I can get a drilled acrylic box or something. I will keep you guys posted! Thanks