I was looking at the DIY misting systems, but decided to keep things simple and repurpose the mistaking I already had. That said though, I did have a wicked Raspberry Pi controller in the works...
ACE is one of my go to stops as I have one less than 10 minutes away. Sadly I called them before I posted this and one of the guys who knows their inventory said they didn't have anything in that was sheet PVC. Closest they had were corrugated plastic sheets.
I've got to run to the town that...
Initially the scope for the enclosures was to write up a DIY on how to build your own enclosure for those who have and/or are looking to get multiple chams or are breeding and need to build multiple enclosures. Having a simple and attainable Bill Of Materials (BOM) that include items that...
Gotcha. That's what I thought, every epoxy product at your box hardware store isn't cost efficient as this stuff you mentioned. For a second I was hoping I overlooked something on a shelf.
I was considering acrylic, but it ends up bowing with weight and heat. Only other option I'm contemplating...
What brand of epoxy are you talking about? I'm curious to look more into it. Again, I'm sticking with stuff that I can readily get at a hardware store.
Considered it, the epoxies I've looked into that don't reabsorb moisture will require a mold to retain the core in place and then allow 3/8-1/4" of epoxy to encapsulate it. To mix up that much epoxy for something to cover a 24x24 or 18x18 core gets costly. At that point I'd rather just go with a...
Went ahead and built a few custom screen enclosures that are semi clones of what's on the market, just in different dimensions. Only issue I'm running into right now are finding materials to use as the base of the enclosure. I'm not looking to get these enclosures setup as bioactive with a...
In the past I've had my reservoir fed by my RO/DI storage as I had it in the same room and it could be topped off when the ball style float switch went low.
I've been looking at something more recently to switch this up as where I'm now setting up my water storage is on the other side of the...
@MissSkittles provided the correct bulb a few posts back. They require a whole other fixture. The linear (T5) bulbs provide a better output of UVB that can be used than the compact florescent (screw in bulb that has a corkscrew florescent tube.)
Will these species eat grasses? I ask because grass grows fast and you might be able to supplement something like wheatgrass to get a bit of extra minerals in the gutload process.