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Old 10-06-12, 09:15 PM   #1
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It is awesome....
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Hi Susan!!! Great enclosure!
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Good looking setup!
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Very nice setup, looks like you got a happy varanid
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I thank all the members of various reptile forums for that mainly Wayne. Raptor deserves to be happy and seeing her happy and content makes me very happy
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Re: Monitor enclosure discussion thread

For ages I wanted to get some acanthurus but just before I got them I realized it was probably unwise to jump from Crested geckos to varanus so I'm currently concentrating on Thamnophis instead.After reading through this thread I really have the urge for some varanus again . have some questions.
What ratio of sand and dirt works best?
Do you have to treat the dirt to make it safer?
What do you guys do for night time heat?
Could a pair or trio of acanthurus be housed in a 120X60X60cm vivarium?
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For ages I wanted to get some acanthurus but just before I got them I realized it was probably unwise to jump from Crested geckos to varanus so I'm currently concentrating on Thamnophis instead.After reading through this thread I really have the urge for some varanus again . have some questions.
What ratio of sand and dirt works best?
Do you have to treat the dirt to make it safer?
What do you guys do for night time heat?
Could a pair or trio of acanthurus be housed in a 120X60X60cm vivarium?
1) That depends on the soil and sand you're using. It's usually around a 50/50 or 75/25 ratio of soil/sand.
2) No, in fact it's often advised not to. Having bacteria and such in the dirt helps waste break down on it's own. It can be a good idea to change it out every so often though.
3) You either don't do anything, or you can leave the basking lights on 24/7. This is what many successful breeders choose to do.
4) Yes, though they will use all the space you give them, and larger is always better.
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Hi Danimal,

I have a savannah monitor and she has a 20 gallon pool with 40 gallons of water in the system. I'm using a filter and a freshwater sump and the same principles could be applied to a 100+ gallon system. Have you looked into sumps?
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I have a savannah monitor and she has a 20 gallon pool with 40 gallons of water in the system. I'm using a filter and a freshwater sump and the same principles could be applied to a 100+ gallon system. Have you looked into sumps?

Do you just use the sump to drain it or pull it through your filter? I have sumps and I use them but only to move water out of places.
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I know someone with a water monitor, I'll ask him.

Aja knows who I am talking about.. If I remember correctly he recently commented on his filtration system.
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The 20 gallon pool in the enclosure drains into a 20 gallon sump via a gravity siphon. Then water is pumped out of the sump and filtered on its way back to the pool.

And he did recently comment on his filtration system. I believe it's a Fluval. The photos and explanation are on the water monitor thread, I think.
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I see if I can find it, this forum search doesn't work well for me. I always try a search before I ask. Anyway I looked at the fluval 306 when I was doing my homework.
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I see if I can find it, this forum search doesn't work well for me. I always try a search before I ask. Anyway I looked at the fluval 306 when I was doing my homework.
Stefan is not a member here. so searching for his posts will be futile.

Anyway, I dont think he will mind, so I will copy and paste...

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You must make a plastic bracket to hold the inlet pipe in place so the monitor doesn`t push it out of the water, which if left for any length of time would damage the motor. It`s held in place with two self-tapping screws just above the water level.
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Stefan is not a member here. so searching for his posts will be futile.

Anyway, I dont think he will mind, so I will copy and paste...
You're a mod here? =o
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You're a mod here? =o
I guess you could say that..

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