http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/ The Naturalistic Vivarium Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMT Laurie Murphy http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11568 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11568 Sorry if this comes through twice - I've been looking for it and I haven't seen it come through yet. LM I want to use some lava rocks to build a hide for my Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:04:29 GMT Laurie Murphy http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11567 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11567 I want to use some lava rocks to build a hide for my filter . They aren't razor sharp, but are a little scratchy. Will newts be smart enough not to crawl on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:57:40 GMT Pollak, Edward http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11566 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11566 My tank is a 150 gallon. I don't remember the K values of the bulbs but most of them are the warmer, yellower light. But one of the may have been the bluer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:10:10 GMT Weimars and Labs http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11565 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11565 Thank you so much for the photos.  They are very inspiring. I will have to replace my hood. Presently the hood I have will only take the regular florescent Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:06:28 GMT jashark1 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11564 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11564 Hi Adam I am new to the group and would just like to say hello and say that your set up looks interesting. Let's see how it evolves with time. good luck! Juan Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:05:00 GMT Sherry http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11563 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11563 Linda, I just wrote out a detailed email as I've a background in art/sculpture and have worked with this and many other materials... (toxic so no longer for Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:01:03 GMT Pollak, Edward http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11562 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11562 My mistake. I don't use 10,000K. I just did a quick search for a pic of the type of bulb (i.e., long, CF instead of the spiral type). I didn't even notice the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:24:01 GMT Sherry http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11561 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11561 Adam,  You work like me - the drawings are stored in the "minds" eye.... I like to refer others to the many sites/links when they are starting out. Ok - again Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:08:51 GMT ADAM http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11560 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11560 Sherry Im afraid no i didnt have a schematic so to speak. I used my imagination of how i wanted it to look and worked from there lol. The filtration you speak Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:44:15 GMT Sherry http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11559 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11559 Adam, As a sculpture and (background in that plus science, music so  on)... I like building things, lol. I have a great many links of diy projects.   Did Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:11:39 GMT ADAM http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11558 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11558 Hello Sherry The butterflys i am getting are Heliconious charitonia or Heliconius meplomene , they are a very unique species as the butterflys feed on pollen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:34 GMT ADAM http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11557 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11557 Yes i agree the fluorescent tubes are alot better. I use the exo terra dessert one and the plant one they have developed. It means i get a wide variety of Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:34:23 GMT Brent L. Brock http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11556 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11556 I'm partial to this type of bulb: http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/10914/product.web You can see pix of my first viv incarnations on my web site at Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:33:12 GMT Sherry http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11555 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11555 Ed, Thanks for mentioning your LED experience, as when I was researching lighting a long while back (sick cat so put on hold for now - ($$$)  someone else Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:33:06 GMT Linda K http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11554 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNaturalisticVivarium/message/11554 I recently purchased a 90 gal aquarium for my juvinile chinise water dragon. It does have a crack on the bottem but I'm not using it to hold water. Never the