gbb terrarium work in progress

[Kungfujoe]

Well this is my first display give me some feed back.

first pic is the gbb going in when it gets bigger.

first stage of the back drop..

second stage after an hour...

Back drop is done..

---------- Post added 11-11-2011 at 08:11 PM ----------

ill post more soon.. couldnt figure out the best cauking to use to glue coco fiber to the back drop; any suggestions?

 

[le-thomas]

Looks very good so far. The backdrop looks like it took a lot of effort.

 

[Kungfujoe]

=] thanks for the kind words.. And yeah it took a decent amount of planning

 

[fartbreath]

Looks like a pro made it! Nice job!

 

[ArachnoAddic808]

That looks like its gonna b ill. Can't wait to see the update pics!

 

[SEB]

I haven't glued a back drop to plexi glass before, but I don't see why aquarium grade silicone would not work. I am also curious as to what other people have successfully used.

 

[Hornets inverts]

to glue the coco peat to the background use a brown silicone, doesnt have to be aquarium grade, i use roofing silicone, just make sure you let it cure properly before adding the inhabitants

 

[Kungfujoe]

Thanks this is actually my first T back drop.. But I got a little experience with salt water reefs..

---------- Post added 11-13-2011 at 01:06 AM ----------

to glue the coco peat to the background use a brown silicone, doesnt have to be aquarium grade, i use roofing silicone, just make sure you let it cure properly before adding the inhabitants

Thanks for the advice, I used clear acrylic but I think I missed some spots with glue because of the clear silicon. I may have to redo it with black silicon. Haha

 

[Hornets inverts]

yea the color isnt overly important, just means if you miss a spot with the coco peat alll that shows it the brown silicone which isnt all that noticable

 

[Kungfujoe]

haha yeah figured.. oh well we live and learn.. ill probably get some more pics after i get home from work...

 

[Kungfujoe]

well almost done.... got the dirt on the back drop but havent glued it to the back yet.. also havent set the ADA drift wood in yet... just trying to figure out their placement.. Enjoy..

 

[tarantulagirl10]

It looks great, but I think an Avic may be more suited to it than a GBB

 

[Kungfujoe]

Yeah that's what I was thinking... But I did some reading and they said some gbb's act as arboreal ts.. Correct me if I'm wrong....

 

[tarantulagirl10]

Yeah that's what I was thinking... But I did some reading and they said some gbb's act as arboreal ts.. Correct me if I'm wrong....

Well, they are considered semi arboreal. They need the same floor space as any terrestrial in my opinion and can take some height maybe more so than the heavier terrestrials. They like stuff to anchor their webbing to. It is a beautiful terrarium; you did a fantastic job. I just think it's suited more to a true arboreal. Again, just my opinion.

 

[Kungfujoe]

I appreciate your opinion, this is my first GBB and any input will help me out.. =)

 

[catfishrod69]

i havent owned any GBB yet, but from what i have read, it will most likely web up every inch of it...so most likely it will work fine.

 

[Kungfujoe]

yeah that's what i hear, will be interesting to put one in an aboreal set up and see what happens.

 

[Kungfujoe]

Here is the FTS of my terrarium so far.. its almost done aside from decore..

here is another shot just closer up....

For some reason it still smells like funny after 2 days. how long does this usually take to subside.

 

[pwilson5]

just place it on its back and youll be golden.. lol

 

[jayefbe]

For some reason it still smells like funny after 2 days. how long does this usually take to subside.

Did you end up using silicone? GE1 or GE2? In my experience, it can take a while for the smell to completely subside. I generally like to leave the enclosure open and without an inhabitant for at least a couple of weeks for any fumes to completely dissipate. I'm sure that's overkill, but I like to be on the safe side.