Drainage on reptarium cage

[volcom137z]

Anyone got any good ideas for drainage on a mesh reptarium cage. Thinking maybe put the cage on top of a really big rubbermaid bin with a bucket inside. Put four holes in the reptarium liner and hot glue tubes so it can drain down to one central bucket that the tubes will be routed too . Then probably cut a big square out of the front of the bin so I have access to get the bucket out. Let me know what you guys think. Seems like it would be simple and effective.

 

[okiroo]

Anyone got any good ideas for drainage on a mesh reptarium cage. Thinking maybe put the cage on top of a really big rubbermaid bin with a bucket inside. Put four holes in the reptarium liner and hot glue tubes so it can drain down to one central bucket that the tubes will be routed too . Then probably cut a big square out of the front of the bin so I have access to get the bucket out. Let me know what you guys think. Seems like it would be simple and effective.

they have drainage trays you can buy with them cut a hole in both use pvc pipe or whatever and lead tit to a bucket? i've never done anything like that but i thought it might help you.

 

[volcom137z]

Really? All I saw were the soft trays for the reptariums when I bought the cage.

 

[Echoezra]

My half-ass flexariums drainage

I have flexariums too. I messed around with a few ideas with various bins inside and outside. What I ended up with (now have) is this - I bought the softrays, I have one on the OUTside of the whole back (to catch spray from hitting wall) and then I have another one on the OUTside of the bottom.
The reason I have them on the OUTsides rather than the inside is so that there is still mesh available for a) chameleon but especially b) insects to climb up from the bottom and the back, as opposed to if softrays or plastic bin was on the INside of mesh.
So anyway, the bottom edge of the back one is tucked inside the bottom one, so that if water spray runs down it goes inside bottom tray. Then I just poked a hole in the bottom soft tray.
I have the cages up on a plastic shelf. The shelf has spaces, slots, grids, whatever. I just positioned the hole over one of the slot spaces in the shelf do it drips down freely to the plastic bin I placed underneath on the bottom shelf.
The only issue with the softrays being on the outside rather than the inside of the mesh being opening the zipper up all the way. I almost never do though. I usually am just zipping half to 3/4 of the way down, then all across the top, so it makes a big triangle. I almost never get down far enough to notice any interference by the softray.
Kind of ghetto, I suppose, lol. But it was EASY and it works a lot better than my earlier attempts. No building, no tools, lol. I think I literally used like scissors and then stabbed the snip hole with a pen! Hahaha that's about as crafty as I get.

 

[Whatcamo]

I have the same set up with the soft tray I got a cheap plastic 4 shelving unit from Walmart only set it up to be one level high and put a bucket under it and did like you are saying hot glued a 3/4" pipe into it in drains right into the bucket I also have enough room under it for a 16g water storage tank for my misting system! Works great!

 

[creddjobs]

Pics would be great! Im looking to do this as well!

 

[Whatcamo]

Here's the best I could do for pics
This is the shelving unit I used
http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Plano-4-Shelf-Storage-Unit-Light-Taupe/8251818
But what I did was put the hole towards the back so I could fit my bucket and water storage tank underneath the stand my mister goes off 4 times a day for five minutes each time and I only need to drain the bucket once a month but once on float switches get here for my reef controller it will empty itself once it reaches a certain point as will the water storage tank automatically be refilled once it gets so low by the controller flipping open a solenoid allowing roDi water to replenish the tank and will shut it off once it's full

 

[volcom137z]

I scrapped the other idea for now. I bought this tray at lowes cut a square out big enough to cover the drainage holes in the pot and put a bin underneath. It also raises the plant a good foot off the ground and fills the cage out nicely. It now stays nice and dry at the bottom now.