Redid an old tank

[MAli]

This old Exo has served me well over the past few years. It started to leak a while back and went from a showpiece to a storage unit.

Resealed it with silicone and I'm attempting to bring it back to it's days of glory.

Regards

[wintergirl]

Looking good.

[MrHappyRotter]

Looks good. I've considered using my lizard's exoterra to grow some orchids, but thus far, I've only put in some basic houseplants and a Tillandsia (bromeliad).

[MAli]

Thanks guys

I'm contemplating what critters to add in the water section. It's significant enough where I can have a school of some sort of fish with some shrimp and snails to compliment them. This won't be for a few months though to let the tank mature a bit.

Regards

[wintergirl]

Won't the snails eat your plants?

[MAli]

There are a few options for aquatic snails that wont harm my plants. I don't mind snails nearly as much as I do slugs.

Regards

[RosieC]

Looks really good, great work!

[Optimist]

Although pricy to the tune of 30$ each, I would think that orchid mantis' in a terrarium would be great!
sadly they don't live long either. I still think with this sort of set up a chamillion would be awesome.

[Leafmite]

Really nice!
When I had a pond, we had good snails (no idea what they were, any more) and they ate the algae but left the plants alone. They were really a nice addition.

[Paul]

Chameleons require excellent air circulation which might be difficult. Also, Exoterras are not typically "sealed" tight enough to prevent the smaller prey items a smaller cham would eat from escaping.

Lovely terr! Btw, concerning the chids held to their mounts with what looks like green twist ties -- if you wish to have a less noticeable binding, you can use clear fishing line or even brown thread.