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I just built a double decker tank stand for my two snapping turtles. Each one has a 75 gallon at the moment. I used the simpson strong tie kit for a workbench with some minor changes. The kits are awesome. Well with some coats of valspar its done.
The questions...
I want to keep this on my 2nd floor balcony, which isn't in direct sun, but is not screened in. What precautions should I take? Bugs, pest, birds, etc. I know these guys are used to swampy conditions, and here in So Fla they get it.
But I don't want them catching anything.

I also built a cabinet to house the canister filters in so I won't have a huge algae problem.
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Coastal Carpet Python 0.1 (Lillith)
Albino Burm 0.1 (Kimba RIP 10/23/04)
Columbian RedTail 0.1 (Squishy)
Kenyan Sand Boa 1.0 (Shai'hulud) MIA
Brown Water Snake 0.1 (Fang)MIA
Common Snapping Turtle 1.1 (Sherman and Tiger)
(RIP Abrahms)
RES 1.0 (speedy)
African Rock Python (Mongo) 0.0.1
Rosy Hair Tarantula (Shelob) 0.1.0

>>I just built a double decker tank stand for my two snapping turtles. Each one has a 75 gallon at the moment. I used the simpson strong tie kit for a workbench with some minor changes. The kits are awesome. Well with some coats of valspar its done.
>> The questions...
>> I want to keep this on my 2nd floor balcony, which isn't in direct sun, but is not screened in. What precautions should I take?

Well, the first precaution is not to stand underneath the balcony.

Seriously, 75 gallon x 2 is 1200 lbs. That's a lot a weight to put on a balcony.

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well, each tank is about half full. And with the stand, I say no more than 800 lbs. And the balcony has to be rated for more than that...
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Coastal Carpet Python 0.1 (Lillith)
Albino Burm 0.1 (Kimba RIP 10/23/04)
Columbian RedTail 0.1 (Squishy)
Kenyan Sand Boa 1.0 (Shai'hulud) MIA
Brown Water Snake 0.1 (Fang)MIA
Common Snapping Turtle 1.1 (Sherman and Tiger)
(RIP Abrahms)
RES 1.0 (speedy)
African Rock Python (Mongo) 0.0.1
Rosy Hair Tarantula (Shelob) 0.1.0