Habitat - Indoor :: Upgrade!

[octpusgirl8]

I'm on spring break this week, so i thought i'd use some of my free time to upgrade Turtley's tank. I made a glass wall to go around half of the top of the tank so that i could raise the water level without him escaping, and i replaced his acrylic dock with corkbark. I made a background for the tank out of pictures from national geographic, and i got him a sweet fake tree root to rest on.

Here's what the tank looked like before:


And here's what it looks like now:


And here's a view of the new basking area:


No basking yet, but he went up a couple of times and checked it out. He seems really excited to have so much more water to swim around in, and i really like the way the background looks. Everybody's happy!

[grey goose]

Sweet! It looks like it fits perfectly. That's one way to fill the tank without having to build something on top......

[Wipeout]

That's cool! Is the cork bark just wedged in place, or did you use something else to have it stay in one spot?

[donchewliano]

Thats awesome. You have a very cool looking clean, natural setup.

[octpusgirl8]

Thanks guys! I cut the corkbark sothat it would fit in snugly and stay in place. I'm liking the "natural" look, the old setup seemed so sterile and boring.

[steve]

That looks great... so much for those above tank basking area thingys

Keep in mind that the cork might expand a little over time. Or if it wears out a bit, you can use magnets or suction cups for support.

I'll need some higher-res pics from you too

[BullDog]

Looks great! I love the look of cork bark!
You'll have to post a close up of that tree root! It looks awsome!

[Chrisbarnett]

Looks very nice!

[evlock]

That looks great! I'll bet Turtley loves all that extra room and new resting area!

[turboturtle8]

Whoa!that is so awesome!
I wish i had a basking area like that
the tree root looks cool too.

[Rottie_mom]

Wow that looks great! Can you take some closer pics so we can see the details of the tank a bit better!! Love the above basking area!!

[octpusgirl8]

I'll take a few more pictures when i get back this weekend. Turtley has been basking like a champ all day, i think he likes it. He's also started using his tree root to rest on a lot, so i think i have his full approval on the renovation.

[joker]

Nice

[Oshynlover]

WOW! I am loving it! I too like the natural look - but natural can be expensive. I hope to get there in time!!!

[RESnTX]

I am so glad you made that basking area, observation thingy! I saw somethinkg like that at another site and had a hard time trying to get my dad to see my "vision". I showed him your new setup and he went right to work calling his friend about cutting glass for us to do this. Yours looks great and I can hardly wait to see pics of Turtley using his new basking area.