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!
keep us posted
Don’t forget to put in enough leaf litter as food and hiding place for the CuC. That normally need a month or two to fully establish themselves
