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Pictures of Formicariums and Outworlds

Started By Crystals , Sep 26 2013 9:06 AM
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#281 Offline Crystals - Posted January 1 2017 - 6:24 PM

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How did you make the last one?  The queens chamber!?


 

 

It was just two glass coasters with strips never-dry clay between. I put it in an outworld in case she chewed her way out, but she never attempted. Worked quite well until all of the workers eclosed - then I just moved them into an actual formicarium.


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#282 Offline T.C. - Posted January 30 2017 - 10:55 PM

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Sparked a few ideas looking through others creations. Super helpful thread.


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#283 Offline soulsynapse - Posted February 18 2017 - 8:07 PM

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I took all the pictures in this thread and made an album

 

http://imgur.com/gallery/NB5fj

 

maybe an admin can add this to the 1st post? This is up through page 15


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#284 Offline Goldsystem - Posted February 22 2017 - 1:20 PM

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I took all the pictures in this thread and made an album

http://imgur.com/gallery/NB5fj

maybe an admin can add this to the 1st post? This is up through page 15

That must have been a lot of work, good job! This thread needed it :D

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#285 Offline Jamie_Garrison - Posted February 22 2017 - 1:39 PM

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i can't wait to start mine...


 

 

#286 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 20 2017 - 9:28 PM

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#287 Offline dermy - Posted March 20 2017 - 11:30 PM

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Is this the Dirt Shake 3.0? Looks really clean.


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#288 Offline xTNxANTMANx - Posted April 6 2017 - 8:50 PM

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So, in a recent post I told a few that I made my own test tube portals for less than $1.00. Ok, the containers I use I by at Walmart where you find the rulers and stuff for $0.88. Then I used my test tubes and the caps they come with and a hot glue gun I also purchased at Walmart for like $5 I believe. But here goes...
Here is what it looks like...
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Then I drill a hole in the side so that the cap of my test tube will fit snug...(excuse the bits of clay on the side :) )
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Then I drill a whole in the cap itself of the test tube...
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Use hot glue to make sure the cap and its "contents" will stay put :-)...
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And there ya go...the cap is there and can interchange test tubes as you please...(end result is more straight and level lol)
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Oh, I also used the smallest bit for my wood burner to do the lid...
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I also have some that have sections of tubing glued in place for easy connections to other tubes and/or more test tubes as needed. I hope this helps anyone looking for a cheaper yet effective solution. Oh yeah, and the blue stuff is non-dry clay I use to make a good seal just in case the Fluon has a defect so to speak but here is the end result...
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Really hope everyone enjoys :-)
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#289 Offline HongKongAnter - Posted April 16 2017 - 10:26 PM

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Great Job xTNxAntMANx!

   

#290 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 17 2017 - 6:51 PM

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#291 Offline FSTP - Posted April 17 2017 - 7:06 PM

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Drew can I buy it?


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#292 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 17 2017 - 7:25 PM

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Drew can I buy it?

 

The white one?


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#293 Offline SoySauce - Posted April 17 2017 - 7:45 PM

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Drew can I buy it?

 
The white one?

Yeah, I wouldn't mind buying one or two too Drew. It looks really nice.

#294 Offline PTAntFan - Posted April 18 2017 - 6:37 AM

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Do those support expansion Drew?
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#295 Offline sgheaton - Posted April 18 2017 - 6:44 AM

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^ Asking the very important question there! 


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#296 Offline SoySauce - Posted April 18 2017 - 6:46 AM

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They look like plastic containers.  I wouldn't think it'd be very hard to drill an expansion hole in them.


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#297 Offline sgheaton - Posted April 18 2017 - 6:50 AM

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He normally does that with a plug. These don't have it yet, so I'm curious as to his approach this time around. Why they don't have it? What was the intent of these? Temp-boxes or perma-dirt set ups?


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#298 Offline FSTP - Posted April 18 2017 - 11:08 AM

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The white one?

 

 

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#299 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 18 2017 - 3:34 PM

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Actually these do have a little plug at the bottom. I just keep it in the back now.

 

You can see it on the front of one of these I messed up on.

 

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I haven't made any tubing adapters or anything like that for these. I usually just set them in the out world and pull that plug out. If you wanted to give them a larger out world, or extended nest, I would have to design something for that.


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#300 Offline sgheaton - Posted April 19 2017 - 5:09 AM

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Are these your "dirt" set ups? The.. ....oh....3d printed mega water reservoir'd set up isn't going away is it?


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