New Indoor Enclosure Project

[TortoiseRN]

So a while back I mentioned that I had plans to create a humid enclosure that was as pleasing to the eye as it was conventional for the torts. So this is the start of it.

 

[Abdulla6169]

Whats that material in the back of the tank?

 

[TortoiseRN]

It's chunks of Styrofoam glued to a large Styrofoam sheet.

 

[Abdulla6169]

It's chunks of Styrofoam glued to a large Styrofoam sheet.

I guessed it was something of that sort Keep up the good work!

 

[TortoiseRN]

I got the idea from http://www.lizard-landscapes.com. Right now a lot of the glue is still drying. When it's finished I'll be painting on multiple layers of dyed QuicCrete.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Is there a purpose for the styrafome? A cave out of that would be really cool!

 

[TortoiseRN]

Ok so I've added a pillar to help support the top of the cave. Once it's coated with 3-4 layers of Quikcrete it'll get pretty heavy.

I also found some pretty sweet bleached wood while hiking, that I'm going to seal, that I thing will really give it a natural authentic look.

 

[Michael Twohy]

Looks great!

 

[TortoiseRN]

So the first pic has 2 coats so far. The second pic has only one coat and is quite a bit weaker. I think I'll only do 3 coats each.

 

[TortoiseRN]

Here's the other half with the 2nd coat.

 

[AIRR04]

That looks awesome

 

[Michael Twohy]

Looks really good? Is it cheap?

 

[Michael Twohy]

As in, moneywise?

 

[TortoiseRN]

Yeah pretty cheap! I used some Styrofoam that I had just around the house. I bought two pieces of 2' x 4' insulation Styrofoam. I used calk that I had on hand. The only thing that was expensive I would say was the $12 bucket of QuiCrete sand less grout. I would say the whole thing I've been into for probably less than $30 and 3-4 hours of the time. Plus the kids have been helping me with the painting of the grout so it's been a pretty fun project.

 

[Michael Twohy]

Nice

Yeah pretty cheap! I used some Styrofoam that I had just around the house. I bought two pieces of 2' x 4' insulation Styrofoam. I used calk that I had on hand. The only thing that was expensive I would say was the $12 bucket of QuiCrete sand less grout. I would say the whole thing I've been into for probably less than $30 and 3-4 hours of the time. Plus the kids have been helping me with the painting of the grout so it's been a pretty fun project.

Nice

 

[TortoiseRN]

Hey guys well this project is really taking a while. So here's a pic heavy update. Almost ready to start on the lid, probably tomorrow's project.

 

[Michael Twohy]

Hey guys well this project is really taking a while. So here's a pic heavy update. Almost ready to start on the lid, probably tomorrow's project.

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Looking good!