It's called Great Stuff, it's expanding foam. I only used 2.5 cans of it, but I've seen some people on here use much more than that to create really awesome faux rock walls! It's lightweight, but solid and it sticks well to the plywood.
Sweet! Thank you much! Cannot wait to get my hands on some! Lol.
The enclosure measures 30 inches long by 13 inches wide so none of the traditional trays will work. I've been toying with the idea of building or incorporating some sort of ramp to drain the water but I can't work it out. Would it be sufficient enough to put in a drain and set the potted plants near it to push the area around the drain down enough for it to actually drain? Right now water pools around the potted ficus I have, so I think it might work...
But here is a photo with the corn plant and some branches! Any ideas on how to add more horizontal branches? How/where would I attach them?
If you use the great stuff pond foam it is black and you do not have to seal it.
I would put in wood dowels all along the sides then you can attach horizontally across the enclosure. Are you sealing all the exposed wood?Experiencing some issues with the floor. We’re going to have to slope it somehow because the water currently runs to the back of the enclosure and down the backside of the cabinet.
Along the sides? Like from one glass side to the other glass side? Would you wedge them in there? The cabinet has been sealed and I sealed a few of the branches. Some of the branches I didn't seal. I have unsealed branches in his current enclosure and they've been fine.
You do not need to seal his branches. Just the wood surfaces in the cabinet. Not wedge them cut them to size. I was talking about mounting them to the frame front to back pre drill holes and screw them in. Then mount all horizontal branches back and forth from side to side using zip ties. What portion of the enclosure is screen?
@absolutbill did this with hers. I believe she did a plastic egg crate to build it out attaching to the dragon ledges. Came out looking awesome. This was what I wanted to do with mine but at the time we had no outdoor space to do it in and you need ventilation. I have tagged her so she can link to her thread.
The front doors and the top will be screen. I'll look at the cabinet again tonight and see how I might go about screwing in the dowel rods. I think I know what you're describing. (I'm a very visual person so I'm struggling to visualize what you're describing.)
Okey dokey so this is the way I see it. I am very visual too. Sorry my drawing is horrible. Use a dowel size that is small enough to center on the frame but still give you space on the side with the glass this way you can use zip ties to secure horizontal branches. You will be able to do them straight across and in a zig zag pattern moving down through the enclosure. With the highest dowel on the side panels being about 8 inches from the top. Pre drill both the frame and the dowels so you don't split the wood and it will make it much easier to get them in.
Wish I’d jumped on the MistKing bandwagon sooner.
Soooo exciting!Update:
Overall, I’m very pleased with how this is turning out. I can’t wait for Leo to come home and explore his new enclosure!!!
- Top screen is installed! The edges are jagged though so I’m trying to figure out how to cover them. But installing the screen allowed me to...
- INSTALL THE MISTKING! After more than a week of having it, I finally installed the MistKing and was able to test it. It works and it’s so awesome!
- My three little air plants arrived today. They fit perfectly into the tiny pots I put in the faux rock wall. All the live plants are in the cage now, minus the ficus which will remain in Leo’s current enclosure until I bring him home.
- Fogger is bought and has arrived. We’re going to cut holes to install it this weekend.
- Still need to do the screen on the doors and fix the floor.
- Still need to add more branches. @Beman - thank you for the drawing! I’m going to see if I can do something like that!
