Habitat - Indoor :: building a basking area

[painted patience]

I am upgrading my two RES to a 55 gallon tank - which is all the room I have right now. I would like to build a basking area outside of the tank with a ramp leading up to it ( I have seen pictures of this in some members setups but I forget where ). Does anyone have a picture of theirs with instructions I can look at ? Thank you - it would give so much more room for Lady and tramp.

[missibsu]

Try this link, and the pics you want are in the second and third sets
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewt ... sking+area

[painted patience]

thank you so much ! This is exactly what I wanted( The one for the 90 gallon ) . Now to get my handyman brother-in-law to design it !. How do you clean it ? Does it just lift off and you rinse it out?
Thanks again !

[missibsu]

That isn't my design, you'd have to go to that post and ask that person. I would think it could be hosed.

[Spookster]

thank you so much ! This is exactly what I wanted( The one for the 90 gallon ) . Now to get my handyman brother-in-law to design it !. How do you clean it ? Does it just lift off and you rinse it out?
Thanks again !

Yes it lifts right off. I designed it so that it fits the inside lip of the top of the tank. I have made a few design changes to that one since then. I replaced the wooden ramp with a longer plexiglass one because the wood was starting to erode even though I sealed it. I also siliconed the shelving liner to the plexiglass. I also added a third bracket in the middle because our turtle loves to sit on the ramp and she is about 9 inches now. She really loves it.

And i've never had to clean it. It doesn't get dirty.

And here is some additional information that I provided to others on how I built it
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3504

[steve]

Spookster, I'm gonna need some of your pics when the new content of the site goes up

[cprcheetah]

My hubby is going to make a hood for the lights, and then a basking spot on top, sort of...it's kind of complicated, but I will definately post pictures once it's all done.

[Kallistos]

Spookster if you made those in bulk there'd be lines of people wanting to buy it. You should think about it make a few extra buck here and there

[Spookster]

Spookster, I'm gonna need some of your pics when the new content of the site goes up

No problem. I'll take some newer ones with the latest enhancements. I'm out of town on a business trip right now but i'll be back home in a couple of weeks.

[Spookster]

Spookster if you made those in bulk there'd be lines of people wanting to buy it. You should think about it make a few extra buck here and there

lol I don't know about that now.

[painted patience]

ok I have all the materials and Brother-in-law to help build it, will post pictures when done. This is so needed,, Lady and Tramp wiegh down the large size ramp ( that you suction onto the glass ) and practically are falling into the water when basking.

[Shavannah]

Good luck!
It's kind of fun building your own! Can't wait to see the pics!

[SpotsMama]

I am in awe of the talented people that build such useful things!