Bonginator
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I am trying to set up my mistking reservoir and drainage system and would love to see how others have set this up including placement of pump and reservoir/drainage buckets....
Thanks for the ideas!
Thanks for the ideas!
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I keep mine underneath the cages in a cabinet. You just have to make sure that you have enough clearance for the bucket to open to fill. I'm about to go in to work, but I'll take a few pics when I get home in the morning. One of the cabinets is a sink base cabinet, works perfectly for a cage stand.
The cage on the left is a ReptiBreeze "large" 18"x18"x36" and the cage on the right is a Dragon Strand Large Breeder 16"x21.5"x44.5"
Twin cage setup
Self filling reservoir
Using a small plastic float valve
I got lucky and was able to push a short length of 1/4 OD water tubing from our existing RO drinking water system along some cat 5 network cable we installed during a remodel several years ago. Now one of my plates in the living room has internet access and drinking water.
Fill bucket upper left, timers upper right, drain bucket lower left, pump lower right
For the drains I used 1/2" clear vinyl tubing and this fitting.
Using a hole saw on a Dragon Strand drainage tray
The hole saw came in handy for installing everything in the Kallax series stuff I got at Ikea, which was great because they have a nice caster wheel kit. It is a little less than 16" deep though.
New resident on the right
There is drinking water and power coming from the wall. It is probably hard to sort out what is visible but the overhang is hard to miss.
Nice. What is your cabinet?
The cage on the left is a ReptiBreeze "large" 18"x18"x36" and the cage on the right is a Dragon Strand Large Breeder 16"x21.5"x44.5"
Twin cage setup
Self filling reservoir
Using a small plastic float valve
I got lucky and was able to push a short length of 1/4 OD water tubing from our existing RO drinking water system along some cat 5 network cable we installed during a remodel several years ago. Now one of my plates in the living room has internet access and drinking water.
Fill bucket upper left, timers upper right, drain bucket lower left, pump lower right
For the drains I used 1/2" clear vinyl tubing and this fitting.
Using a hole saw on a Dragon Strand drainage tray
The hole saw came in handy for installing everything in the Kallax series stuff I got at Ikea, which was great because they have a nice caster wheel kit. It is a little less than 16" deep though.
New resident on the right
Thanks, I'm rather fond of him myself. He's Gustav.Oh I forgot to say that your "new resident" is beautiful...
Thanks again for sharing.
Thank you. More ventilation? My efforts are only a few weeks in progress, how do you keep high humidity for a montane like my new baby quad? Where are you?Wow! Great post. Very well thought out system. I prefer more ventilation with my setups but I understand it depends on where one lives. I dig the float setup and thanks for posting the link for that.
Thanks, I'm rather fond of him myself. He's Gustav.
Thank you. More ventilation? My efforts are only a few weeks in progress, how do you keep high humidity for a montane like my new baby quad? Where are you?
My mist system runs 2 minutes at 8 AM, 5 at 10 AM, 2 at noon, 1 at 3 PM, and 1 at 5 PM. For the smaller cage, there are three mist heads inside the cage and two more dropping water outside on top for a rain patch. There are several plants, some fake vines, and everything gets wet. There is a dripper doing a constant 1 drop per second and an ultrasonic humidifier.
I have a hydrometer with a remote sensor but measurements vary greatly depending on placement of the sensor and how much direct water has landed near by.
Happy to share links.