in the progress of new water monitor tank

[branca]

i just wanting to post a few pics of the progress of my mertens water monitor tank.
just got the glass cut today and have put it together, its 4ft length by 2.5ft high by 3ft wide.

i will post more pics when stand is made and tank inside is all done up.

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Didnt think they would silicone it up for you
How much was the tank?
I GET MY MITCHELLS THIS WEEKEND

 

[branca]

mad, nah thats not them making it its my dad. we did it in our garage
i got the glass for free off the trading post.
and it costed me $15 to get it cut

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Well you are a lucky duck

 

[branca]

 

[Just_Plain_Nuts]

huge! i like it, a man after my own heart. How are you going to deck it out?

 

[1issie]

wow thats huge i guess mertens get big (of corse they do they are monitors after all)

 

[branca]

just plain nuts - what you mean a man after your own heart lol.
im not quite sure yet how i will deck it out im still thinking.........

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Check out the water monitor enclosure on page 567 of Keeping and Breeding Australian Lizards.
It's where I got my ledge idea from. There's is much much much much better than mine though hahah

 

[Akasha81]

you are such a great bargain hunter branca! first the reptile and enclosure free, now free glass.. we shall call you miss thrifty!!

 

[mjb.2010]

+1 akasha, it runs in the brancatisano's genes

 

[branca]

ahaha sure i am a great bargain hunter
as im only 14 i try and get the cheapest of things aswell because i dont have a job yet to start earning money
mjb
jannico - ohh yeah jannico i see how uve done it, youve done it pretty well. im going to put a similiar thing but a rock background that fits the whole back wall, with a ledge coming out of it, and a couple of logs coming out of the water.

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Yer I was going to the same thing...but i ran out of foam hahahah.

 

[branca]

lol fair enough

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Are you putting that agaisnt a wall?
I was just thinking it almost square (ish) and would look good as a centre piece.
Maybe have an artificial rock face coming out from the middle with water surrounding it. Like a castle with a moat. That way if it was in the middle of a room you would have a good view at all angles.

Just a thought

 

[branca]

yeah thats the way its going to be set up jannico

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Very excited
Cant wait to see some pics

 

[josiah7]

josh looks good, ill come have a look soon
your gonna need some good filters for that or else you'll be scrubbing all the moss off
also get those sucker fish that i was telling you about it helps

 

[branca]

yeah i will

 

[Daryl_H]

the only thing i would have done is while at the glaziers is get them to drill a hole in the bottom of the tank to put a tap to make clean/draining it a hole lot easyer but good work anyway