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iv seen a couple of arborial herps in tanks and cages with cork bark stuck to the inside bak of them. i think this is absolutly beautiful. i would like to do this to the tank i hav now and wen my gtp is bigger im goin to build one for it out of wood. my prob is i donno how to get the bark on the back. how do i get it on the back of the tank and on the back of a wooden cage. some one please let me kno how acmplish this. there were a couple of ppl with this done that had there tanks displayed in the cage gallaries but no instructions so if ne of yous kno how to do it or ne one has it done please post a fallow up or email me--

grimreaper11998844@msn.com

thanx very much to ne one that can help me

Attaching it to a wood cage is simple, just use a couple screws on each piece of cork. This has the advantage of easily removing cork for cleaning or re-using. Attaching to glass is a little more involved. I aould lay the cage on its side so the back wall is the surface laying flat on the ground. Then apply several dabs of aquarium silicone to each piece of cork, then press in place. When you have thewhole area covered, lay a single piece of plywood over all bark pieces, and put some weight on the plywood to keep pressure on the cork as the silicone cures.

Hope this helps,
Paul Kemes