Jandre2k3's Cardboard Flower Box - Test 4: ScrOG

[jandre2k3]

Wow, it took me a minute just to figure out what the heck was going on here. Kinda reminds me of an old Saturday Night Live skit,......you grow your weeeeeed in it! Very inventive, but do the poison arrow frogs make your week neurotoxic?

Actually, captive bred poison dart frogs do not have access to the certain type of ant they eat that makes them toxic in the wild, therefore, they are completely safe to touch. However, because they absorb many things transdermaly including oxygen, handling amphibians often can actually case *them* harm due to the various pathogens present on our skin.

And, no... this is just a side project to fill in for veg time for my breeding project, and this project. I will not be growing cannabis in this particular enclosure.

 

[jandre2k3]

Got the rock wall painted, and I decided to disguise my pump access door as a tree trunk/branch. Also dug out my beloved's "Pretty Rocks and Crystals" collection and she was happy that they'd finally be displayed- in running water, no less. So river bed, tree, and waterfall are painted.

All shiny parts are still a bit wet. Will also be sealing this with a matte sealer to dull some of that shine.

Also, that green thing sticking out of the tree part is so I can easily pull it out to gain access to the pump. I wrapped pipe cleaner around a chopstick like a twist tie, and drilled a hole through which to pass the ends. then I painted them green on the other side. this way, when I pull on the pipe cleaner handle, it applies pressure to the whole right side, rather than just one point of a piece of Styrofoam I'll be doing something more than just painted pipe cleaner. Maybe some fake ficus leaves, or something... I haven't decided yet.

Also, that ashy white, is really a darker grey... flash washes things out like that.

That ver top ledge that looks unfinished will have mosses growing up top.

 

[CronicHempHog]

nice whens the ribbon cutting?

 

[jandre2k3]

Not for a while, still. I have to coat the moss walls with coco after I seal the whole thing which will take days, and still have to get the vines in and all the plants, and substrate, and let it all grow in and stabilize before I get the frogs... It's over a month out, still.

 

[CronicHempHog]

nah im just talking asbout when the pumps are gonna be on and the plants growing vines moss etc...

 

[jandre2k3]

ordering the door hardware and mosses right now, actually! so within the next week I'll get the moss in, and let it start, and then I'll get the substrate and other plants after that. I still have to get the door, and top on before I bring in the really high humidity lovin' plants.

 

[CronicHempHog]

cool cant wait to see it all come together

 

[jandre2k3]

Just got and opened up my lights for the Vivarium!

Daytime


Night/Moonlight

 

[jandre2k3]

More progress on the vivarium

Painted, sealed, "Repti Vine" in, substrate is in, and moss walls are bedded ready for the moss to come in.

All that's left to do is let it cure for 48 hours, and then scrape the glass clean, put the pump in for the waterfall, attach the top, and the door, and put the lights in for the plants...



It's come a long way from the Styrofoam blank, huh?

 

[CronicHempHog]

surely it has come such a long way in a short time
looks like its coming together nicely
you got some artistic talent and some mechanical skills in you

 

[jandre2k3]

You are too kind

 

[jandre2k3]

I actually caught myself humming a happy little tune while painting it yesterday; Almost Bob Ross style... And I find that while trying to lie down for the night, I'm thinking about the next step, and how exactly I will execute it. The order for the door hardware left the seller today via FedEx home delivery, so it should be here before Friday, next week.

 

[CronicHempHog]

lol
its like a kid on christmas eve cant wait to wake up and open presents
cant sleep because of all the excitement
and it seems like your having fun with it

 

[jandre2k3]

So FedEx can't be careful with a box marked fragile. It looks like it'll be another fucking week until I get the package, because Corey has to ship new.
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Department number:	740
Shipment ID:	740
Ship (P/U) date:	Feb 18, 2013
Estimated delivery:	Feb 22, 2013
Service type:	FedEx Home Delivery
Packaging type:	Package
Number of pieces:	1
Weight:	4.00 lb.

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[Xlr8]

Sorry to hear about the shipping f-up. You are making excellent progress on the vivarium.

 

[jandre2k3]

Sorry to hear about the shipping f-up. You are making excellent progress on the vivarium.

 

[BigIrishDoode]

wow!!!! J this is coming along fantastically the bpn delay sucks wet skunk fur! but im gonna say this vivarium build is the coolest thing i have seen in a long time! i cant wait to See it test running! im excited, makes me wanna build something cool, but alas i have a house in need of all my building time, gotta build a bathroom,kitchen,from the bare ground up, install insulation,sheetroc,roofing pretty much build a whole house on disability pay lol and said disability make me about 80% slower than normal, but i'll just live out my "build something fun n cool" vicariously thru you!!

 

[CronicHempHog]

sucks on the shipment
ok im blank i guess thats it for now

 

[OldMedMan]

Bummer Buddy!

 

[jandre2k3]

So! I got the pump in. 70gph is WAY too high for this little fountain. Luckily it has an adjustment. I turned it down...WAY down... almost all the way. Anyway, it runs just fine. I knew it would.

Pics?






Now I'm just waiting for the clear door hardware to come in. I guess, I could cut the hole in the top, silicone that on, and place the lights...

I think I'll do that right now.