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Does anyone have any ideas on how to make your own mist system. I was looking at some kits and they seem pretty easy to make.

Unfortunatly much of what is in the kit can't be made yourself, you can however find local sources for things like T's, Elbows and tubing. Then purchase the Pump and Nozzles from the company that makes the kit. They are what is important after all.

I would check in to manufactures like Ecologic at cloudtop.com and check their prices on just pumps and nozzles.

Although I found that after pricing the pump and nozzles individually, it probally would save a lot of hassle by just going with one of their rainmaker kits.

You really can't beat there pumps, unless you have axcess to wholesale plumbing supplies.

Best of Luck
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Jeremy

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" July 16, 1945 Robert Oppenheimer

1.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow RTB's
1.1 Hypomelenistic RTB's
0.2 Pastel Hypo RTB's
2.0 Double Het Stripe Albino RTB's
0.1 Suriname RTB
0.1 Anerthrystic RTB
0.0.10 Red Bearded Dragons
1.1 Rhinoceros Iguana's
1.0 Green Iguana
1.0 Ball Python
1.1 Cream Golden Retrieviers
1.0 Pomeriaian
0.2 Catus Terribilis
0.1 Spouse
1.0 Child

If you are set on having a pump to drive the water, then your besst bet is to follow what bighurt explained and go with one of the online companies to get your pump.

On the other hand you could make the whole thing at a hardware store if you dont mind a little work once a week.
You could use a pump sprayer and cut off the wand. Using fittings in the plumbing section connect the hose that attached to the wand to a garden hose timer. Again using connections from the pumbing section connect the garden hose timer to your misting heads. I am almost positive that most home depots carry a porch misting system so you will have access to misting nozzels. If you want to go the pump sprayer method I highly suggest visiting barrs.com. They have plans on their site, and they sell all of the parts you need (not expensive) to make a system like this asside from the garden hose timer and the pump sprayer.

The difference between the two setups is two things ... price and automation. The pump driven system is significantly more expensive (usually around $300 ) but you only need to fill it up and thats it. The pump sprayer driven system is significantly cheaper (cost me about $60 for everything and I bought a good digital garden hose timer for $30) but you will need to pump the system to presurize it during the week.

I used a 1 gallon sprayer with 3 misting nozzels. I set the timer to go off three times a day for 1 min intervals. With this setting I had to fill the sprayer once a week and pump it an additional time in the middle of the week. To me this minimal amount more effot was worth the savings.
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- Jason F.

In retrospect I use a garden sprayer for all my misting needs Boas, Lizards, Crickets, Roaches. I just carry it with me, and spray as I go. Cost me $10!

Best of Luck
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Jeremy

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" July 16, 1945 Robert Oppenheimer

1.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow RTB's
1.1 Hypomelenistic RTB's
0.2 Pastel Hypo RTB's
2.0 Double Het Stripe Albino RTB's
0.1 Suriname RTB
0.1 Anerthrystic RTB
0.0.10 Red Bearded Dragons
1.1 Rhinoceros Iguana's
1.0 Green Iguana
1.0 Ball Python
1.1 Cream Golden Retrieviers
1.0 Pomeriaian
0.2 Catus Terribilis
0.1 Spouse
1.0 Child

Right, and another plus with the manual method is that you can eyeball the condition of the cage. If the supplemental cage heat hasn't been blasting away as much due to warmer ambients, then you'll have had less evaporation, and hence need to add less moisture.