kalawatt21
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I'm thinking about retrofitting a screen cage on top of my glass terrarium. I'm thinking this will make for great airflow while allowing humidity to be captured at the bottom. What are your thoughts? The specs are 2x2x4
Half Glass, half screen?
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kalawatt21
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Thanks Ryu
I'm excited to start planning the build. The cheapest I could find an adult screen cage was 110 dollars on Amazon. I'll save a bunch making my own.
I'm excited to start planning the build. The cheapest I could find an adult screen cage was 110 dollars on Amazon. I'll save a bunch making my own.
RyU
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NP I build all my cages too... My chams live in "ghetto" homes or free range. Only the babies get proper enclosures.
brownie64
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I have already created what you are talking about, and it works great for maintaining humidity. But you are going to need something that pushes air in the bottom of the tank to make sure the air doesn't get stale. It also pushes the moist air up into the screened portion of the enclosure.
But it was well over $100.00 dollars to make just the screened part alone so it really doesn't save that much. Unless you know a place where screen making material is cheap.
This is how mine came out, if you consider I got two cages in one maybe I did save some money. Not sure enough for all the work unless you like this stuff like I do.
Surfergrom2
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I think everyone says no glass. I had a half and half and it is perfect but it is hard to clean
Cait0420
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Yea the glass is a b***h to clean water spots from
kalawatt21
Member
I have already created what you are talking about, and it works great for maintaining humidity. But you are going to need something that pushes air in the bottom of the tank to make sure the air doesn't get stale. It also pushes the moist air up into the screened portion of the enclosure.
But it was well over $100.00 dollars to make just the screened part alone so it really doesn't save that much. Unless you know a place where screen making material is cheap.
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This is how mine came out, if you consider I got two cages in one maybe I did save some money. Not sure enough for all the work unless you like this stuff like I do.
Thats halarious! I have the same humidifier and hose set-up! Great minds think alike I suppose.
brownie64
Avid Member
Air movement
If you have that hose then you probably know someone with a CPAP machine. If you can get your hands on an old used one where someone got upgraded to a new one. It works perfectly for pumping air into the tank portion of the enclosure. That is what I'm using I took PVC pipe ran it down to the bottom then ran a peace of pipe the length of the tank with holes drilled about every 2-3 inches. As you know the hose will fit right over the PVC pipe. And as far as the water spots go yah they suck, but I found if you use reverse osmoses water the spots don't appear.
And I would have to agree great minds do think alike.
If you have that hose then you probably know someone with a CPAP machine. If you can get your hands on an old used one where someone got upgraded to a new one. It works perfectly for pumping air into the tank portion of the enclosure. That is what I'm using I took PVC pipe ran it down to the bottom then ran a peace of pipe the length of the tank with holes drilled about every 2-3 inches. As you know the hose will fit right over the PVC pipe. And as far as the water spots go yah they suck, but I found if you use reverse osmoses water the spots don't appear.
And I would have to agree great minds do think alike.
