3 more to go! 🌿
The final three backgrounds are going up, now to attach the sides and make sure it’s all completely water sealed. #bioactiveterrarium #ChameleonShop #naturalisticgarden #breedingroom #bioactive #livingart #naturalistic #furciferpardalis #art #reptiles
Had to put another coat over the silicon after all 12 coats deep all together now 😅 #bioactiveterrarium #ChameleonShop #naturalisticgarden #breedingroom #reptiles # #reptileshop #bioactiveterrarium #ChameleonShop #bioactive #naturalistic #furciferpardalis #art #livingart
Playing with some rope
Figuring out how I’m going to fill in the gaps with some good ol hemp rope #bioactiveterrarium #ChameleonShop #naturalisticgarden #breedingroom #bioactive #chameleonsetup #naturalistic #furciferpardalis #pantherchameleon #chameleonzoo
Rinsing the backgrounds in the rain 🌧️
To ensure your plants get off to a healthy start don’t forget to rinse until the water is clear. #bioactiveterrarium #naturalisticgarden #ChameleonShop #breedingroom #bioactive #naturalistic #furciferpardalis #art #chameleonzoo #chameleonsetup #pantherchameleon
Dry brushing these back to life ✨
When you add 10 + coats of drylock you lose all of the details from the carving. To avoid everything looking like a blob, dry brushing techniques as well as water mixed with black acrylic non toxic paint are used to highlight the features that would be getting sunlight as well as the shadows of the rocks crevices. #bioactiveterrarium #ChameleonShop #naturalisticgarden #breedingroom #bioactive #chameleonsetup #furciferpardalis #naturalistic #chameleonzoo #art
Naturalistic Chameleon Keeping 🌿✨ at Nature’s Van Gogh
My goal has been to have the backgrounds 100 percent complete today (adjusted goal a few times since the original whole project done by Halloween) that way I can bring in the new year installing the bulkheads/drain system/pump, adding soil/planting, and re running all the misting tubing, as well as the automated self filling R/O reservoirs. So close!! Then I can tie it all off by adding the stained wood panels to cover the bottom section of the habitats and wrap hemp rope all along the gaps/doors. #bioactiveterrarium #naturalisticgarden #bioactive #bioactivevivarium #naturalistic #furciferpardalis #pantherchameleon #reptilezoo #art #chameleonroom #chameleonzoo #ChameleonShop #breedingroom #chameleonsetup
Sealed as humanly possible
I wanted to add an extra layer of silicone to ensure no water drips through to protect all the hard work.
Bioactive/Automated Chameleon Room at Nature’s Van Gogh 🌿✨
The “last” coat was too dark, silver lining is the panels for the top level of habitats get an extra coat. I added liquid rubber to the joints where the foam extends over the pond liner just to ensure there is no chance of any tiny holes water can escape. This stuff is paintable so now the shininess is hidden and will look more natural when it dries. Next step dry brush the highlights and details then take the panels outside and give a few really good rinses before silicone and foaming them in place. #bioactive #naturalistic #bioactivevivarium #bioactiveterrarium #naturalisticgarden #naturalisticplanting #reptileroom #reptilezoo #chameleonroom #pantherchameleon #reptile #furciferpardalis #reptileart #art
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This side of the rack is complete and ready for the bulkheads. Now to do the final coat on the last 3 backgrounds before dry brushing. Then I can seal the bottoms where the fake rock backgrounds meet the pond liner for extra protection. #BioActive #bioactiveterrarium #bioactivevivarium #naturalistic #naturalisticgarden #chameleon #pantherchameleon #reptileroom #chameleonroom
Final cuts!
Backgrounds for the last 3 Habitats! #BioActive #bioactivevivarium #bioactiveterrarium #pantherchameleon #chameleon #reptiles #reptilestore #reptileshop #reptileroom
Bioactive Cham Room
An extra layer of pond foam and silicon + soil because I got paranoid. Definitely not going to leak! 💪 #reptileroom #reptileshop #reptilestore #reptilezoo #chameleon #pantherchameleon #pantherchameleonsofinstagram #reptiles #art #bioactive #bioactivevivarium #bioactiveterrarium
