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Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:04 pm
by str1p
ill get more pictures tonight. i built a floating bog to serve as a basking area, still waiting on the grass to start growing in.
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:14 pm
by str1p
Heres some more pics. Im still in the "proof of concept" stage of the build. im hoping to have a thick bed of grass with some dandelion grow in on top of the bog. Once i get Sump planted ill post some more updates.
https://imgur.com/a/AXbSetA
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:31 pm
by steve
Oh wow, you have a lot of cool stuff going on. Really looking forward to seeing more. Was there any unexpected issues from the last build?
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:12 am
by str1p
thanks! as far as issues there were a handful. the biggest of which was humidity. even with an enclosed canopy i was getting condensation issues. The general Size of it made it difficult to work within the tank as well. i literally had to swim in it to reach the bottom of the tank lol. the first Tank was my first time using a Sump and i miscalculated where my water level would be in the sump so my emergency drain was at the wrong angle so it didnt drain properly. i learned alot with the first tank and think i have the majority of issues covered with this design. I also have a dehumidifier in the garage now so im not too worried about humidity moving forward. In terms of structural or leaking issues, there were none.
i think ill probably continue to use this current design for all my future tanks. i want to build out another 10 x 8 x 10" shallow tank for some musk turtles.
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:28 pm
by steve
LOL reaching into the tank... imagining a turtle trying hard not to be caught
Glad to know things generally worked out, it looked pretty solid from the beginning. Looking forward to see what else you come up with!
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Sat Aug 28, 2021 7:28 pm
by str1p
Got the sump planted, and upflow biological tank in place. pics below:
https://imgur.com/gallery/XmK7aPZ
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Sat Aug 28, 2021 11:32 pm
by steve
The planted sump looks great. Any other critters in there?
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:58 pm
by str1p
thanks! theres a bunch of snails currently. i may add some freshwater clams to the sump area later down the road.
Put Phil in the new tank today. i think he likes it!
https://imgur.com/gallery/J4B3q0x
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Sun Aug 29, 2021 7:31 pm
by steve
Phil looks boss in there. Nice pics, your hard work is paying off
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Wed Sep 22, 2021 6:10 pm
by str1p
so the floating bog didnt work out as i couldnt get any grass to grow. decided to go another route for the basking area.
https://imgur.com/gallery/dBtcrDZ
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:40 pm
by steve
A solid basking area should do a better job at drying plastron. It does look like you had moss in there, that didn't work either?
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:28 pm
by str1p
figured i would do an update, Phil and the tank are doing great. heres some updated Pics:
https://imgur.com/gallery/1j4RHef
Re: 720 gallon plywood build
Posted:
Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:41 pm
by steve
Wow, it's been a year. Everything still looks great. Phil reminds me a lot of my male RES.