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12-14-11, 05:03 AM
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Wandering Cricket
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knocked one up
Hey guys,
I consolidated three free standing enclosures around the house to give the wife some of her space back. Put this one together over a few weekends, still need to get the glass for the front but apart from that it's all done.
Single peice stack three enclosures in one
Measurements
Total: 100cm x 60cm 168cm LWH
Top enclosure 100cm x 60cm x 70cm
Middle and bottom 100cm x 60cm x 45cm
(the white boxes on the back walls are wall mounted analouge thermostats that are connected to a light mount which will control my CHEs for night time ambient air temps)
I also revised my heating and lighting system. I installed 35w halogens in there for heating and light to cut down the power bills as hologens give off a lot of heat at very little power use.
Cheers
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12-14-11, 05:07 AM
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Re: knocked one up
That looks ace... nice job.
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12-14-11, 06:04 AM
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Re: knocked one up
Wow. Very nice looking indeed.
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12-14-11, 09:41 AM
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Re: knocked one up
That looks great! Easy on the eye  I really like the background paper in those enclosures too
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12-14-11, 09:43 AM
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Re: knocked one up
They look great, nicely crafted. What reptiles are you housing in each one?
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12-14-11, 11:01 AM
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Re: knocked one up
great job mate,looks ver proffesional
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12-14-11, 11:03 AM
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Re: knocked one up
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12-14-11, 02:04 PM
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Re: knocked one up
goodjob2.gif Looks very nice.
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12-14-11, 02:23 PM
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Re: knocked one up
Looks great man, what thermostat do you use?
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12-14-11, 04:11 PM
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Re: knocked one up
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Originally Posted by millertime89
Looks great man, what thermostat do you use?
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Thanks for all the comments guys
The thermostats are wall mounted thermostats just like the ones you find in old houses, they measure air temps (IMIT ta3 thermostats if you want to look them up).
Jacrich
Top for a a bearded dragon
Middle for a spotted python
Bottom for a shingleback skink
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12-15-11, 07:44 PM
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Re: knocked one up
red ink,
Where did you get your bulb protectors? Nice!
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12-15-11, 08:10 PM
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Re: knocked one up
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Originally Posted by lepidus 61
red ink,
Where did you get your bulb protectors? Nice!
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Ebay Clark...
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12-15-11, 09:16 PM
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Re: knocked one up
Thanks for the info.
Clark
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12-30-11, 11:45 AM
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Re: knocked one up
The halogen lights look great! And they're functional? By that I mean, do they provide adequate heat? If so, adequate for how large of a space? How do you choose the proper bulbs for the size cage you are constructing?
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12-30-11, 05:06 PM
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Wandering Cricket
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Re: knocked one up
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Originally Posted by strutter769
The halogen lights look great! And they're functional? By that I mean, do they provide adequate heat? If so, adequate for how large of a space? How do you choose the proper bulbs for the size cage you are constructing?
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Yep halogens are great and actually pump out more heat than regular bulbs at lower wattages.
That enclosure is up and running now.... the top is heated by a 50w bulb for a BD and it gives a basking spot of 42C at a distance of 12 inches.
The other bulbs in the enclosures are running 35w bulbs and reach 35C at the same distance of 12 inches.
Halogens also provide a heck of a lot of ambient air heat so their perfect IMO.
As for the space question I would be aiming for the correct basking temp V wattage so that's a trial and error thing with different watttage bulbs. In saying that though I would not use them in anything smaller than a 3 foot tank as they do pump out a lot of heat.
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