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Planteman

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Dad left me behind, so a project I've been thinking of doing for a few months sprung into action.:naughty:

I'm currently housing my Alligator lizard in an oddly shaped, free 30 gallon. I decided to do a little upgrade, so I had room under my desk to build a bigger enclosure. So off to The Home Depot to pick up the supplies and 1/2 an hour later, the cutting begins.

The entire thing is about 50" long, but split into two sections with a narrow passage between them. So each section is about 16"x20"x27.5" (LxWxH).

I'm still playing with ideas, and currently thinking I'm going to fiberglass the inside and decorate with whatever later. The fiberglass once finished will be more visually appealing and will prevent escape (hopefully) as the old circular saw definitely has a bent blade and there doesn't seem to be a straight edge from any of the cuts. After some sanding I hope to fix this though.

More updates once I'm off work and get some progress on this bad boy tomorrow:)

Some teaser pics for the space I'm using:

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Some progress from today:D.

This is still in the very rough, beginning stages with many tweaks to come. Most likely will be an acrylic viewing window on the left hand side and some kind of liner.

Not too much for now but,
Enjoy:popcorn:

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aquaculture;4190684; said:
Awesome keep it going.

Thanks

alexx-w;4190694; said:
pretty neat, ill be watching :)

Hope to get it moving once I'm not working at 6am.:irked:



Suggestions? I'm always looking for a different approach to ideas and if anyone has anything to contribute, please do so.
 
Alright, not so sure about fiberglassing this thing, it sounds like too much trouble for what its worth. Any ideas? Epoxy maybe?
 
epond83;4194646; said:
Seams really tall for a land based animal, are there going to be shelves and things for it to climb up on?

Hadn't thought of that, pretty good idea. Thanks

Bump for some more ideas, this project has to be put to a stop until I get this second job figured out. :irked:
 
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