Custon Cage?
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You can post your photos on kingsnake then here. Make sure you put wheels on an enclosur. I am happy I did this for mine. How are you planning on heating/ligting. If you look at my cage instead of a sliding glass there is a hinged door.
I've made a few...
I use DryLock to seal mine. I have a 4' x 2' x 2' enclosure that is 100% water tight. It can hold abotu 6" deep of water before it spills out the front door. I've tested the enclosure every spring to ensure it is truly 100% water tight and this year made three years running without a leak.
You can buy grey DryLock, but it's not dark enough for my taste... you can have them add black pigment to darken it up. I add two ounces of black on top of the grey DryLock.
By pigment I mean the same stuff they use to color latex house paint...
I use the latex version of DryLock...
The dude at the store may discourage you from adding dye, as it does void the manufacturer's warranty, but the warranty doesn't cover plywood (or any wood) sealed with Drylock anyway.
By the way, my experience noted above is with DryLock with dye added...
I use DryLock to seal mine. I have a 4' x 2' x 2' enclosure that is 100% water tight. It can hold abotu 6" deep of water before it spills out the front door. I've tested the enclosure every spring to ensure it is truly 100% water tight and this year made three years running without a leak.
You can buy grey DryLock, but it's not dark enough for my taste... you can have them add black pigment to darken it up. I add two ounces of black on top of the grey DryLock.
By pigment I mean the same stuff they use to color latex house paint...
I use the latex version of DryLock...
The dude at the store may discourage you from adding dye, as it does void the manufacturer's warranty, but the warranty doesn't cover plywood (or any wood) sealed with Drylock anyway.
By the way, my experience noted above is with DryLock with dye added...
t Hizzle;4132101; said:
approx $20 per gallon...
It's pretty thick stuff so a gallon covers less square footage than regular house paint though...
I know there are other products worth considering and I wouldn't criticize what has worked for someone else... But I researched this topic a good bit before trying Drylocak and I just can't express how impressed I've been with the stuff...
That's not to bad I could afford that haha. Do you have any pictures of your build? I would like to see it, if you can ^_^
Fortunately, I host my pictures through photobucket, not MFK... so yes I can!
The Background in this Vivariums is DryLock. On this one I mixed the color in by hand in small quantities, so I cannot say what the per gallon blend would be... but I added a lot of black pigment.
This is my Tegu when he was just a little squirt. The back wall shows grey DryLock with 2 ounces of black pigment in it...
The esterrior of my 4' x 2' x 2' is painted in Kilz, white with 2 ounces black added. It's not very pretty for 'in the house' but worked great as this cage was built for outdoors or in the fishroom...
As you can see on my vivarium, I am not at all hesitant to add more than two ounces of pigment when using it as a basic sealer. I am building a water container for the Tegu cage I am also building. I've not yet decided if I am willing to add more than 2 ounces for a container that will literally be filled with water 24/7... but I am completely confident in DryLocks ability to make a Plywood 'water dish' 100% water tight with 2 ounces or less added...
If interested this is the design for the water dish... 30" x 12" @ 8" deep...
This is the overhead view of the cage I am building (made my first few cuts last weekend and am on my way out to the shop to do some more when I get off of here)... 8' long x 2.5' deep @ 3.24' tall... will double as a stand for a 125 or 180 gal tank...
The Background in this Vivariums is DryLock. On this one I mixed the color in by hand in small quantities, so I cannot say what the per gallon blend would be... but I added a lot of black pigment.
This is my Tegu when he was just a little squirt. The back wall shows grey DryLock with 2 ounces of black pigment in it...
The esterrior of my 4' x 2' x 2' is painted in Kilz, white with 2 ounces black added. It's not very pretty for 'in the house' but worked great as this cage was built for outdoors or in the fishroom...
As you can see on my vivarium, I am not at all hesitant to add more than two ounces of pigment when using it as a basic sealer. I am building a water container for the Tegu cage I am also building. I've not yet decided if I am willing to add more than 2 ounces for a container that will literally be filled with water 24/7... but I am completely confident in DryLocks ability to make a Plywood 'water dish' 100% water tight with 2 ounces or less added...
If interested this is the design for the water dish... 30" x 12" @ 8" deep...
This is the overhead view of the cage I am building (made my first few cuts last weekend and am on my way out to the shop to do some more when I get off of here)... 8' long x 2.5' deep @ 3.24' tall... will double as a stand for a 125 or 180 gal tank...
