MSAquatics
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Hello, thought I'd post some pics of my island free range I built for my melleri. I'm a plumber, so I got the idea while installing a drain for a concrete shower base. I basically built a 4' square table, 2' high, with a 6" recessed area in rate middle to install a sloped concrete pad with a weeping drain. I didn't want my plant pots to lean towards the drain, so I used a 2% grade sloping towards the center.
The first pic shows the unstained wood base. In the second, I've stained the table with UV deck stain, and installed the drain between two separate layers of concrete, with a shower liner in between them. I also installed a 3/4" schedule 80 PVC pipe through the liner with a bulkhead fitting near the center to run my misting system pipe through.
The third pic shows the first few plants being added. I'll post a new pic with the melleri and finished plant arrangement tonight.
The first pic shows the unstained wood base. In the second, I've stained the table with UV deck stain, and installed the drain between two separate layers of concrete, with a shower liner in between them. I also installed a 3/4" schedule 80 PVC pipe through the liner with a bulkhead fitting near the center to run my misting system pipe through.
The third pic shows the first few plants being added. I'll post a new pic with the melleri and finished plant arrangement tonight.