my water dragon enclosure (pic)
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MrBredli
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Wow, how much did that rock/ledge set you back? Looks great.
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MrBredli
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Hehe.. i'll give you $50 to make one for me :wink: What did you use to make it. The colour look great.. very realistic. Well done.
Thanks Mr B 
easy as to make I got a huge piece of polystyrene block ($4 from the local reverse garbage store in petersham) tub of tile adhesive, tub of powdered wood filler and paint and sand.
first cut the polystyrene into chunks and glue them together reinforced with bamboo stakes and attack it with a soldering iron to give it texture and layered effect then coat it with the tile adhesive leave for a few days then give it another coat. after that dries coat with the wood filler mix ( quite thick consistency) about 3 coats all up. then paint 2 coats sprinkling sand as you go and render with a darker shade once finished. Voila artificial rock east to spot clean and very durable
easy as to make I got a huge piece of polystyrene block ($4 from the local reverse garbage store in petersham) tub of tile adhesive, tub of powdered wood filler and paint and sand. first cut the polystyrene into chunks and glue them together reinforced with bamboo stakes and attack it with a soldering iron to give it texture and layered effect then coat it with the tile adhesive leave for a few days then give it another coat. after that dries coat with the wood filler mix ( quite thick consistency) about 3 coats all up. then paint 2 coats sprinkling sand as you go and render with a darker shade once finished. Voila artificial rock
east to spot clean and very durable 
NaughtyByNature
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Wow, I just love the way you have it set out. Congratulations very nice indeed
peterescue
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Jeez, thats the worst looking homemade looking enclosure Ive seen in a long time Ben. Dont know how you could have the gall to post it. must be so embarrassing.
Obviously you need a lot more practice so a group of us are going to let you practice on our enclosures. I know, dont thank me. just send a materials list and we'll have it all ready for you to start practicing.
Mate, get good at it and there may be a second water dragon in it for you. :wink:
Obviously you need a lot more practice so a group of us are going to let you practice on our enclosures. I know, dont thank me. just send a materials list and we'll have it all ready for you to start practicing.
Mate, get good at it and there may be a second water dragon in it for you. :wink:
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MrBredli
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What is wood filler (never heard the term before)? What coloured sand did you use? What do you mean by "render with a darker shade"?
$20 materials.. that's nuts! I'm really impressed dude.
$20 materials.. that's nuts! I'm really impressed dude.
wood filler comes in a powdered form and you mix it to whatever consistency you like. it drys rock hard you can pick up a small bucket from bunnings for about 10 bucks. i used a fine washed sand mixed with a little bit of red reptile sand. rendering with a darker shade means using a darker colour of paint to give the rock depth and highlights its as easy as using a brush with little paint and roughly running it along ledges and crevices. I just used left over paint and i usually pick up "test pots" for a couple of dollars. buying the materials all up would cost approx $40 new but that would be enough to make a few rock walls ect
heheeh yeah i should of aye
seriously its easy as to make if you need any pointers or have any questions feel free to ask. the great thing about this is its light as and i can remove it from the enclosure without too much difficulty to spot clean, water dragons are great as mine only defecates in his water bowl good little dragon all up it would be about 4 hours work. with the materials left over from this one i also made a waterfall. next time i make one i'll do a step by step - Status
