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dch89
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 30/03/2011 : 16:07:22
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i have been told several different things.
things like the fish tank wont be able to contain heat, i wont be able to use a heat mat because they can catch fire easy.
can someone list the things that i would need to convert a fish tank please if it is possible :) |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/03/2011 : 18:10:11
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A decent and very secure lid
A thermostat (crucial regardless of viv type)
Polystyrene sheeting.
A couple of small fans (unless you have a glass drill)
A fish tank wont hold heat, but no viv will really, it's heat from the matt that is crucial.
I'd be equally impressed if a heatmat can set fire to a fish tank, I think the temp that glass catches fire is about 3000 degrees celcius or something equally daft.
I would use a heat mat in a fish tank conversion simply because I found it easier to regulate the heat in comparison to a heat lamp, obviously either should only be used with a suitable stat.
Without a stat a mat will overheat and risk cracking the glass as well as causing massive heat burns, the same goes with a lamp. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 00:06:00
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quote:
Originally posted by eeji
a very very very very secure lid!
That with extra locks, weights, welds and inside a secure vault.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7946200.stm
That was Trio a couple years back, he had his lid weighted in place with a small crate with half dozen phone books, wooden blocks and some strapping.
He still managed to force the lid. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 31/03/2011 : 07:53:55
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quote:
Originally posted by Kehhlyr
quote:
Originally posted by eeji
a very very very very secure lid!
That with extra locks, weights, welds and inside a secure vault.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7946200.stm
That was Trio a couple years back, he had his lid weighted in place with a small crate with half dozen phone books, wooden blocks and some strapping.
He still managed to force the lid.
 Naughty Trio! |
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Can i convert a fist tank to a viv?
