New Drainage set up!!!!!

[Glen the Jackson's]

So, before tonight when i made this awesome drainage system for glens cage i was consistently wiping excess water with a towel every day from the bottom of the cage (I hated this, and I think glen did as well, this is his space after all). Tonight is a new night for the both of us!!! I bought a wrack/table thing to put the cage on, and removed the plastic square base thing that came with the cage. I then glue gunned in screen purchased from home depot to the bottom of the cage so crickets and so on can not escape. Then i placed 2 large plastic totes under the enclosure to catch all the water as it drained through the bottom screen! So excited about this haha!!! I also uploaded a pic from the side just so u can see the inside of the cage better.

 

[Jared910]

So, before tonight when i made this awesome drainage system for glens cage i was consistently wiping excess water with a towel every day from the bottom of the cage (I hated this, and I think glen did as well, this is his space after all). Tonight is a new night for the both of us!!! I bought a wrack/table thing to put the cage on, and removed the plastic square base thing that came with the cage. I then glue gunned in screen purchased from home depot to the bottom of the cage so crickets and so on can not escape. Then i placed 2 large plastic totes under the enclosure to catch all the water as it drained through the bottom screen! So excited about this haha!!!

Looks great, I'm gonna have to do this one of these days ...

 

[Glen the Jackson's]

Looks great, I'm gonna have to do this one of these days ...

Very cheap also-
Roll of screen- 8$ home depot
Wrack table- 29$ on sale at target
Two totes- 8$ each target

 

[ChameleonClem]

Ive been looking for a cheap and functional drainage system diy idea, this is fantastic! Great work

 

[Sloppysponge]

They also have cement mixing buckets available in that measurement, you may only need one bucket. Looks great! I don't mean to be a critique about it. For mine I use a 20L pail.

 

[Glen the Jackson's]

They also have cement mixing buckets available in that measurement, you may only need one bucket. Looks great! I don't mean to be a critique about it. For mine I use a 20L pail.

Haha it's funny you say that. I was at target and all of the bins were literally 1 or 2 inches too small in either direction so I had to buy 2. Good to know though thanks!

 

[Glen the Jackson's]

Ive been looking for a cheap and functional drainage system diy idea, this is fantastic! Great work

Thanks! By the way- I bought the glue gun at marshalls and if you see the comment below mine @Sloppysponge mentioned a larger bucket you can get. But If you do end up getting the 2 totes like I did, you can put clear scotch storage tape in between the 2 boxes so it doesn't leak through the crack.

 

[Monta]

Looks great, I'm gonna have to do this one of these days ...

Good job Jared! I need to do this too. Getting tiered of sponging up exsess water

 

[ChameleonClem]

Thanks! By the way- I bought the glue gun at marshalls and if you see the comment below mine @Sloppysponge mentioned a larger bucket you can get. But If you do end up getting the 2 totes like I did, you can put clear scotch storage tape in between the 2 boxes so it doesn't leak through the crack.

Ill prob get one tub Dont want to take a chance on a mess lol exelent thinking though!

 

[JacksJill]

you can put clear scotch storage tape in between the 2 boxes so it doesn't leak through the crack.

I wondered how you handled that.

 

[Kboz1991]

Next time you can get the screen rubber and put it in like the rest of the panels and save some time with the glue. But I say if it works hell yea.