KTyne's Naturalistic Build

[KTyne]

I started my newest project today! I'm turning my empty 40 gallon tank into a naturalistic set-up for one of my Leopard Geckos. It will be my only "display" tank and I'm quite excited! I'll post pictures as I work on it.

Here is where I'm at right now.

Just cut and put together the styrofoam today and will be letting that dry for a few days before the next step.

I'll be using styrofoam, "great stuff" spray foam, and grout. Plus some other stuff that won't be part of the actual background.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

How exciting! I can't wait to see it.

~Maggot

 

[KTyne]

Next update, here is where I'm at now with my background. Carved the styrofoam and applied the spray foam. Now I just have to decide if I want to add anything else.

 

[Lindz0518]

This is going to look good! Can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[KTyne]

Thanks! I'm not a patient person so it's hard to wait for stuff to dry and cure first, lol.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

I'd love to do something like that for my leo someday. What size tank is this for?

~Maggot

 

[KTyne]

I'd love to do something like that for my leo someday. What size tank is this for?

~Maggot

You should! It's going to be for a 40 gallon.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

You should! It's going to be for a 40 gallon.

My girl's only in a 20 long right now. I'm gonna try to upgrade her at some point and probably will do something like this then.

~Maggot

 

[Lindz0518]

I am definitely not patient enough for that. I recently tiled all my tanks and split a 40 for the 2 boys and that was about all I could handle lol. I would like to do something like this for my bearded dragon someday, since my leos just got tank makeovers. Maybe I will learn some patience, but I doubt it lol.

 

[KTyne]

My girl's only in a 20 long right now. I'm gonna try to upgrade her at some point and probably will do something like this then.

~Maggot

A 20 would work for this as well. You could could do this with a 5 gallon if you wanted.

I am definitely not patient enough for that. I recently tiled all my tanks and split a 40 for the 2 boys and that was about all I could handle lol. I would like to do something like this for my bearded dragon someday, since my leos just got tank makeovers. Maybe I will learn some patience, but I doubt it lol.

I don't have much patience either but I have a lot of time to spare too, lol.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

A 20 would work for this as well. You could could do this with a 5 gallon if you wanted.

True. It's just that 20 longs are kind of narrow, so putting in a background kind of makes it more narrow. I want to upgrade her sometime anyway and might as well wait til then.

~Maggot

 

[KTyne]

Yeah I know, the 40 gallon I'm doing this background for is just barely wider than my 20 long because it's not a 40 gallon breeder (the shorter, wider ones). That's why you make lots of climbing areas on the background and so that adds the floor space that you're losing from putting the background in.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

Yeah I know, the 40 gallon I'm doing this background for is just barely wider than my 20 long because it's not a 40 gallon breeder (the shorter, wider ones). That's why you make lots of climbing areas on the background and so that adds the floor space that you're losing from putting the background in.

Where I have my leo couldn't hold a tank more than a few inches longer, but it's only taking up half of the width. I'd like to find something that would take up the entire top of the dresser she's on. Might have to do something custom.

~Maggot

 

[KTyne]

That might be good. I have no clue where I'm going to put the 40 gallon once I'm finished, LOL.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

That might be good. I have no clue where I'm going to put the 40 gallon once I'm finished, LOL.

Are you gonna be able to find a place? XD

~Maggot

 

[KTyne]

I think so. I might have to go pick up a cheap coffee table or something to put it on though.

 

[KTyne]

One layer of grout is on.

Now to paint and seal and put together the tank!