Building New viv, ideas anyone?

[edevildude]

Alright, so I was first Going to use a 75 gallon tank for his forever viv, but then after looking at some people custom vivs i think i want to just build one.

Here is what i have come up with so far,

(Done on AutoCAD by yours truly, and the small tankish thing on the side is a 20long which is for size comparison to what he's in now)

It's 4' x 2' x 2'
2 - 6" holes in top for ceramic heat limiter's (for night during winter as my room gets like 60F) and one 10" for a megaray UVB
7 - 3" vents on the back and 2 on the sides, alone with a 1'-6" x 8" glass window so he can see out one side
and the front has 2 separate hinged doors that both swing out for easy cleaning.

What i need some ideas for is how to add a Strip light for viv lighting / UVB (maybe) what are some beardie safe materials to use, because i was planning on using 1/2 Plywood. And what are safe ways to paint/seal the inside of the viv? And well just about anything else you wana add because i'm up for anything

 

[edevildude]

Alright, after a long day of being stuck inside due to snow, heres the "Final" version. And added a 75 gallon to compare sizes even more.

I changed the doors around to make them a little easyer to build, and still look good and function well. moved things around to fix hood light on the top, and designed the stand. No theres the task of figuring out how much of what materials ima need :study:

 

[jamesh516]

I'm using slate tile for the bottom of mine. Went to Lowe's today and bought several "broken" 16"X16" that they then cut for free to even sizes for me to use in the viv. I kept all of the pieces over 2"x2" to use for ledges and climbing areas in the viv. Keep reading the forums, I have seen a lot of great ideas in here.

Hope this helps.

 

[edevildude]

heres a better pic I just love CAD :mrgreen:

 

[JeffSimpson]

What i need some ideas for is how to add a Strip light for viv lighting / UVB (maybe) what are some beardie safe materials to use, because i was planning on using 1/2 Plywood. And what are safe ways to paint/seal the inside of the viv? And well just about anything else you wana add because i'm up for anything

What would be the purpose of an MVB and a UVB tube light? I would think that would be too much UVB, personally I would use one or the other.

As far as the interior, acrylic paints are good, as well as a clear top coat like a Minwax Polycrylic or Modge Podge. I've heard concerns about using Pine with lizards, although I'm not sure if that applies to plywood as well.

 

[edevildude]

Yea, i was planning on using one of the other for uvb, just havn't made up my mind which would be better, i'm thinking the MagaRay because i feel like he would get more uvb from further away then a strip light that's 2' above him? and as far as sealing things up, do you guy recommend sealing the corners on the inside with silicone or something kinda like they do in aquariums? and i should be taking a trip to home depo to look into materials and figure out what kinda damage this is gonna doto my wallet, i'll remember to avoid pine.