how to put branches in a glass tank?? advice

[jurjenfromholland]

i was thinking about makeing a triangle shape in my tank with 3
wood sticks from exo terra then connect al 3 with the jungle vine
and in the middle i wanna do a umbrella plant.. but how do
i get my branches realy stuck so they dont fall when my veiled
is climping on them ??? i got 7 cm's of glass on the underside of my glass
till air vents ... any suggestions?? THXX!!

 

[coldbloodedAL]

I use the foam backgrounds exo terra sells.. put them on the back and both sides, then you can wedge sticks/ branches into them

 

[Solid Snake]

I force them into the dirt of my potted plants along the edge.
I tangle them up really good too to make sure they are stable.

 

[jurjenfromholland]

ermmm so with force you mean.. like put the brach in
the same pot as the plant???..
i was thinking bout getting a small bulb of
concriet on my branc.. like flat on the underside..
and then put it deep in the dirt....
so its stable.. hope that it works like that..
any more tips??

 

[Solid Snake]

I personally would not go through the trouble to use concrete.
The wood is going to rot and wear anyhow, and you will eventually throw it out.
I have used the same branches for over 6months with no issue, some Ive had to toss after a few months or so.

Here is a pic of how I "brace" them in the pot,
I really just shove them in there, nothing fancy

Here is a link to the entire cage build.
Its for a jacksons.
They are in reverse order.
Its pretty much step by step.
Maybe it will give you some ideas?
I dont use anything to mount things like ties or wire or anything(aside from the hanging pothos)
Everything is real except one "bendy vine".
I just tangle the crap out of it
http://s618.photobucket.com/albums/tt263/davidfishman/Cage%20Build/#!cpZZ3QQtppZZ24

EDIT: Whoa! Sorry that is so big!

 

[jurjenfromholland]

woaw!! okay!
well i wanna try to look things
like the nature ... and still hope
to get my idea in my head.. fixed
triangle path and in the middle the plant..
so gonna shuf them in the dirt then.. hope 7 cms.. is
deep enough and then well see if it stands.. haha
thx for the info solid snake!! checked your photo album

 

[Solid Snake]

woaw!! okay!
well i wanna try to look things
like the nature ... and still hope
to get my idea in my head.. fixed
triangle path and in the middle the plant..
so gonna shuf them in the dirt then.. hope 7 cms.. is
deep enough and then well see if it stands.. haha
thx for the info solid snake!! checked your photo album

Hey no problem!
Good luck with your build, I think I can invision what you are talking about.
Just keep messing with it and youll get it right.

 

[jurjenfromholland]

sure thing!! thx that the combo contrite and tree will rot..
kinda forgat that part...
putting a photo soon on the forum !!

 

[kokom05lb]

I have suction cups to help hold up the branches in my class terrarium. But everything is going to change this weekend.

 

[JonRich]

I have suction cups to help hold up the branches in my class terrarium. But everything is going to change this weekend.

This.... I use suction cups and zipties. Works greatt!!

 

[jurjenfromholland]

Ermmm suction caps and ziptise?? Can you explaine
how you attached it?? Or picture?? Thxx

 

[JonRich]

Ermmm suction caps and ziptise?? Can you explaine
how you attached it?? Or picture?? Thxx

i used a large artificial vine and viptied some artificial foilage to it. Then usedsome suction cups i had from some leftover fishtank equiptment. Some of the suction cups had holes i could run the ziptie through (others i had todrill a whole). Then it was just a matter of ziptying the suctioncup to the vine and then suctioning it to the glass. This worked great because i had cover and didn't have anything on the bottom (making cleaning easy). As you can see i used papertowels to catch water that did not collect in a catch bowl from dripping and misting.

Pix:

 

[jurjenfromholland]

nice one mate!! i realy gonna try this one to .. in combination with dirt i
suppose they hardly cant move so my veiled wont fall off in
the future! thx