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Old 12-05-2007, 03:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Rooks tank is finally done! PICS

now here is what we started with when we didnt have all the supplies yet. its was ok, but Rook didnt like it much because she cound move around much with cover, she had to go out in the open to attain any other cover lol


here is her tank now, the plants are real: 2 ground covers, a vine type and a bush type, they are just babys now so they will grow and will just be kept trimmed back, and the vine one will be trained to wrap around stuff. she LOVES it, she is comming out a ton more now cus with the plants she can move around while always have some cover near by. the slate is now set up over that one half as that is where the heat mat is and the heat wasnt penitrating the peat, so it was much to cold before.






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Old 12-05-2007, 04:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
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It sure looks interesting. What kind of soil are those plants growing in? Can they stand the peat's low pH? How easy would you say it is to clean?
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Old 12-05-2007, 04:05 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Looking very pretty, Shayna. I hope you don't find the live planting too labour intensive.
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Old 12-05-2007, 04:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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the plant thing was studied carefully, and we went to an actuall greehouse told them what we wanted and what it was for, and they gave us the plants that would be ok in this enviroment. plus my dad is a horticulturalist, so I always have plant help at my fingertips lol

the plants are in potting soil, which is under the peat. under the water dish is also a hide, so the stuff under there is just peat as well.
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Old 12-05-2007, 04:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Excellent work, then.
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Old 12-05-2007, 04:58 PM   #6 (permalink)
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very nice set up i like the mix of stones and plants you have given me a few ideas
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Old 12-05-2007, 05:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Rooks tank is finally done! PICS

very beautiful
I'm curious as to how your maintenance will go
and also how the plants will develop
please keep us posted
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Old 12-05-2007, 05:51 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Rooks tank is finally done! PICS

It looks lovely Shayna! I am also curious as to how the live plants work, especially when it comes to cleaning. I tried doing that with the toad's tank, but they just kept digging up the dirt and uprooting all my plants!
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That's a really attractive setup. I like it
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Very pretty!!
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