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Ill have to check it out, I don't wanna be waiting months however tho.

Thanks Joe, that's kinda been my method so far (over build) and the tank is very heavy because of it lol. The front with the glass window is going to bolt on to the rest of the tank once its moved down to the basement,no way ill lift it all bolted together ,then ill just have to seal the seams with the liquid rubber.I think I'm going to fibre glass the window area because silicone won't stick to the zavlar. I do have another question as well, if anyone knows please let me know. I am going to use a pressurized pond filter but would like to also use an external bio filter and was wondering how or if it would work to suck out of the aquarium through the external then into the pressurized and back into the aquarium. I want to do this because she is a very large lizard and will get even bigger (4-5 ft) and she has gigantic craps lol. Thanks for the help.

Thank you for the help and this looks like a pretty cool forum. The liquid rubber is safe for aquariums, it's actually pretty cool stuff, just roll it on and your done. Google ruberizeit.com. I am using the same stuff just a different brand(zavlar) from home hardware as this stuff on ruberizeit will cost $86 to ship to canada.

Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum and to building aquariums. I am actually more of a reptile guy but my favourite pet is a caiman lizard and they are highly aquatic so I am in the middle of building her a new enclosure as she is quickly out growing hers ,and i am in need of some helpful advice. Her enclosure is basically a " dry land/ climbing and basking area atop of a big aquarium. I have been doing quite a bit of research before and during the build but some first hand experience would be nice. The aquarium area is 8' long x 3.5' high and just over 2.5' deep. The viewing window will be 5.5' x about 3' high. The other walls are 3/4 inch plywood on a 2x4 frame and the wood will be covered with liquid rubber. Ive talked to a couple people but am still just making sure and wondering if 1/2" glass will be thick enough or if I need to use 3/4" ? I will be using glass and not acrylic because she will scratch up the acrylic to easy. Any info on the build will sure be appreciated. Thank you very much.