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Stand, Sand, XP3, and ATBA

PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:39 am
by Jaysea
I got my RES Cody on the 1st of Sept. and we've gone through quite a bit of changes to his habitat, just thought i'd share them. Aquarium is a 40 Breeder.

This was how it was with Cody's new stand for his tank.

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This is with the new sand added Cody with his moss ball and turtle statue

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Rena XP3 filter

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How we put the electrical track inside...using 3M double sided tape


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The ATBA made out of plexiglass (Cody splashing around in this one lol) We'll be drilling some holes in the 3 front sides of the ATBA to help it vent some of the heat and humidity that accumulates in there.

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Using this ramp for now, once Cody gets bigger we'll remove the suction cup part and attach it to a piece of plexiglass to make a larger area for basking. (Cody popping in the bottom of this one)

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Cody being a happy turtle with the extra 20 or so gallons of water to swim in since adding the atba

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Thanks for looking

Re: Stand, Sand, XP3, and ATBA

PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:46 am
by AllTheCandies
I love the background! It really makes the tank look full and awesome. The basking area you built looks great too!

Re: Stand, Sand, XP3, and ATBA

PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:14 pm
by Jaysea
Thanks, Cody loves the basking area. He went up it right away and basks for hours lol. Here's a pic of what he's doing right now :lol:

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Re: Stand, Sand, XP3, and ATBA

PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:18 pm
by AllTheCandies
aww! yay!
lookit him...being cute, doing pilates.

Re: Stand, Sand, XP3, and ATBA

PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:11 pm
by steve
Very nice! I like these types of ATBAs more than those large full-size pieces.

Re: Stand, Sand, XP3, and ATBA

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:58 am
by Jaysea
Thanks :)

Gonna vent it a bit today with some holes in the side panels. Then its time to work on getting his new driftwood to sink and think about what kind of other deco i want in there.