CryptKeeper
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Started this awhile ago but never have much time so do like 2 hours at a time when I get the chance to work on it. Built the base out of 2x3s and made cabinet doors all out of pvc board and trim. The bottom was just 1/2” pvc board screwed together with silicone on the joints then spray painted black and drylok on the inside it’s hard to see the doors with the lighting in these pics. I also have a drain system underneath with a 1/2” slip bulkhead and a pvc valve.
The background is 1/2” foam insulation board. Just used a blow torch on the main piece for some texture and cut the tree out of another piece and used a wire brush wheel on a drill to add some of the detail. Used silicone to adhere it to each other. Painted with like 3 coats of drylok then used acrylic paints to add the color and attached the whole piece to the back of a reptibreeze xl with silicone. Also had a dragon ledge on the back for more support and a strip of silicone through the screen onto the back of dragon ledge and put heavy things on top of the foam and let dry overnight. Then sealed the sides/top/bottom with more silicone.
I’ll be adding the clay balls and substrate, CUC tomorrow hopefully. I lost the valve for the drain lol so waiting for it to arrive from Amazon tm before adding substrate just in case it starts to drain any water. I also have a ton of drift wood I got on Etsy that I’ll be spray foaming in and lots of plants I have to figure on how ima place them.
Hope everyone likes it and would love some feedback! Really enjoy doing this and would love to make it a side hustle if there’s a market near me since shipping something like this wouldn’t be feasible lol.
Also any recommendations on what to add etc feel free!
The background is 1/2” foam insulation board. Just used a blow torch on the main piece for some texture and cut the tree out of another piece and used a wire brush wheel on a drill to add some of the detail. Used silicone to adhere it to each other. Painted with like 3 coats of drylok then used acrylic paints to add the color and attached the whole piece to the back of a reptibreeze xl with silicone. Also had a dragon ledge on the back for more support and a strip of silicone through the screen onto the back of dragon ledge and put heavy things on top of the foam and let dry overnight. Then sealed the sides/top/bottom with more silicone.
I’ll be adding the clay balls and substrate, CUC tomorrow hopefully. I lost the valve for the drain lol so waiting for it to arrive from Amazon tm before adding substrate just in case it starts to drain any water. I also have a ton of drift wood I got on Etsy that I’ll be spray foaming in and lots of plants I have to figure on how ima place them.
Hope everyone likes it and would love some feedback! Really enjoy doing this and would love to make it a side hustle if there’s a market near me since shipping something like this wouldn’t be feasible lol.
Also any recommendations on what to add etc feel free!