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how could i go about making a half and half cage? i want to make half land w/ a stream running through it. and i want around 1/2 water but im not sure how to go about setting up filtration(i need to to be kinda simple. and w/ the stream i would it being fed by a water fall but im not sure how to go about getting the water back to the water fall.

also this will be in a 75 gallon tank(4feet long 18wide and18 tall i think)
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all u really need is plexy glass, and aquarium silicone. cut 2 peaces to the length of the inside of the tank adn how ever high you want it. sand paper one side of each and then silicone them back to back let them dry for a day, put them in place in tank where u want the wall and then silicon the edges. make sure it drys b4 you put the water in it and slowly fill it up to make sure that you dont have a leak any where, if there is a leak drain the water and re silicone the leak. you can get the silicone at homedepot, i have a couple tanks done this way but i dont have any posted yet soon i hope tho

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i forgot the stream. get a pump filter or a filter for a turtle tank. most of them have nozzles that you can hook up a small tube to and make the water run any where you want.

I just finished puting one together last night. I used a small sized, ~ 20-120 GHP rated, powerhead at as my pump. This allows me to have water intake at the front corner of the water area and the output at the top of my waterfall. The waterfall is a peice of ceramic tile that I cut down to the shape I wanted and then used aquarium sealant to afix some rocks on to it. It just leans against the back wall and hides the powerhead without requiring me to completely take the tank apart to access any of the tubing.

I too have made these cages using plexi and silicone but they can be a bear to keep clean and leak free. I would suggest a all-water enclosure with a large removable "island"that will suffice you land needs. This is much easier to care for and the stream effect can be recreated by running a pump in the aquarium in 1 direction around the island...Further, if you make the island on stilts you can put fish in there as well! Good luck,Jeff