This isn't an aquarium build, but it's still a DIY project, so I put it here. If mods see fit for it to be in reptiles, they can feel free to put it there.
As kids, my friend and I took a big wooden box that was in our garage when we moved into the house and modified it (poorly) into a baby iguana cage for our baby iguanas we won at the county fair arcade (needless to say, the sad, diseased little guys didn't last long).
Now I've decided to fix it up and put it to good use for my beardie when he outgrows his 20 long. Currently the cage is 48"X15"X22", but when I build a stand and canopy for the setup, I plan on knocking out the back and expanding it to about 48X24X22.
I'll be putting up pics as I go along, but I wont actually be starting the project till I'm off school for Thanksgiving break (2 weeks), but I've got some questions before I get started.
For one, I want to seal the inside of the cage really well to make it waterproof for cleaning and in case I decide to use the setup for a higher humidity species down the road. What are some brands of the brush on sealant people have used on their plywood tank builds and how much do they cost?
I'll probably have some more questions as this project goes on, but that's all I have so far.
As kids, my friend and I took a big wooden box that was in our garage when we moved into the house and modified it (poorly) into a baby iguana cage for our baby iguanas we won at the county fair arcade (needless to say, the sad, diseased little guys didn't last long).
Now I've decided to fix it up and put it to good use for my beardie when he outgrows his 20 long. Currently the cage is 48"X15"X22", but when I build a stand and canopy for the setup, I plan on knocking out the back and expanding it to about 48X24X22.
I'll be putting up pics as I go along, but I wont actually be starting the project till I'm off school for Thanksgiving break (2 weeks), but I've got some questions before I get started.
For one, I want to seal the inside of the cage really well to make it waterproof for cleaning and in case I decide to use the setup for a higher humidity species down the road. What are some brands of the brush on sealant people have used on their plywood tank builds and how much do they cost?
I'll probably have some more questions as this project goes on, but that's all I have so far.
