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22-Feb-06, 10:33 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-05 Location: Berra Age: 25 | | |
Hey people after seeing alot of members share their ideas and projects, I thought I'll share some progress on my new tanks. 2 6x2x2 tanks stacked on one another, they will be used to house BHPs. Below is the plan: 
I used this article as a rough guide to constructing the backing for the tanks: http://treemonitors.com/diyfauxrock.html
Instead of using concrete I just used poly filler, works as well and used small amounts of concrete to get a sandy effect on some areas saves alot on the weight  .
I wasnt able to have the camera ready on the earlier days of work but took some pictures this afternoon of the top tanks progress .
Heres after i finished apply the poly filler over the wire mesh, and drying in the sun. 
After drying, the base coat was applied, I used dark brown. 
Then a coat of red.  
Then sandstone for the highlights. 
Heres the bottom tank which i finished earlier in the week. sorry about the bike in the foreground 
Anyways hope everyone enjoys the pictures and I will post more pictures of the up coming progress.
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22-Feb-06, 10:36 PM
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Well done mate, looks great!
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22-Feb-06, 10:38 PM
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Looking good mate.
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22-Feb-06, 10:51 PM
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cheers peeps |
23-Feb-06, 05:15 AM
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execellent work mate cant wait to see the end product
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23-Feb-06, 07:46 AM
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That is looking great! I am in the process of making a new tank for my Bredli, and was trying to decide how to make my rockwall background. I was thinking chicken wire, then paper mache, but that would be too weak, and then plaster of paris, but that would be too heavy. My b/f suggested fiberglass, but I dont want to spend that much haha.
So you have used poly filler? Is it quite hard and strong?? my wall is going to be fairly big, so I need to make sure it can suppurt the weight of a full grown bredli and still stay up!
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23-Feb-06, 08:13 AM
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Excellent work mate....i really enjoy seeing a herp in a natural style enclosure;
definitely alot nicer to look at then a borring old white cage.....well done;
would love a few more cages like it myself .....looking forward to seeing the finish product 
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23-Feb-06, 04:48 PM
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So you have used poly filler? Is it quite hard and strong?? my wall is going to be fairly big, so I need to make sure it can suppurt the weight of a full grown bredli and still stay up!
| yeah its heaps strong, just mix a bit of bondcrete in with the plaster mix, and then when dryed and colored, seal it with a few coats of undiluted bondcrete. The ones in the pictures are hard as rock |
23-Feb-06, 06:25 PM
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Just wondering how big the snakes are that are going into them? Maybe you could have built a hide under the ledge?
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23-Feb-06, 06:29 PM
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That is an absolute cretid to you deathinfire. You deserve great prosperity with your snakes.
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23-Feb-06, 06:31 PM
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that looks awesome bro you gotta teach me!!! |
23-Feb-06, 06:54 PM
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Well done, that's one fine looking background youv'e made. Can't wait to see the finished job with some fine lookin BHP's in there.
Well done again
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23-Feb-06, 07:06 PM
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Wow dude thats comeing up good more pics plz
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23-Feb-06, 07:31 PM
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We should have get togethers so we can share ideas on materials etc and the processes involved in creating such a masterpiece. Not that I could share much. Finished product should be
brilliant.
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23-Feb-06, 08:21 PM
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Yep, we have an expo coming up!!!
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