My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
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Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
It really looks great!
Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
Wow, nice! It looks so natural and fun for them to explore. Much better than my first attempt at setting up my 55.
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Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
Wow, I really like it! One thing I would like to know is how you made those levels out of sticks... Mostly zip ties & dedication?
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Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
Thanks! And yes, the second level is a bundle of bamboo-like sticks from Dollar tree, and lots of zip ties! Another $2 project!
Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
Great job! That's a really fabulous tank -- in fact, I'd like to vacation in place that looked like that !
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Also Mom to Imogene the Syrian Hamster
Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
Very natural, I love it!
When you've been crabbing for so long, you don't even know how many crabs you have now...
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Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
Thanks, Jarteta97 . I printed out a photo of your 90 gallon and had it out for reference!
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Why did you use for your water bowls? How do you replace the water with out spilling the dirt in the whole where the bowl is?? I have a major issue in spilling water and dirt everywhere when I replace my water!
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Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
To change the water, I use a little siphon that I bought at work (NAPA Auto parts). I siphon out the old water into a bucket and refill using a funnel with a long flexible tube on the end (also from work! Lots of good finds at the parts store!)
Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
Wow. Well, I'm glad I could helphermieluv1 wrote:Thanks, Jarteta97 . I printed out a photo of your 90 gallon and had it out for reference!
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Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
It could never be as awesome as yours but I tried!
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haha, no, I love yours. You've actually given me a lot of ideas
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Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
dannnng that's nice! I have to step up my game!
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Re: My first 55 gallon build! Done! (for now..)
Cool! I love the bamboo platforms. I'm going to have to steal that idea and make something similar!
4 Purple Pinchers (Hodor, Spree, Rosie, Leonardo, and Lucy), 1 Strawberry (Denver), 4 Ecuadorians (Dexter, Leeloo, Ghost, and Dr. Zoidberg)
1 Pembroke Welsh Corgi (Thorin)
1 Pembroke Welsh Corgi (Thorin)