Acrylic sliding doors

yes and apparently they are a lot cheaper to run, but i was wondering whether they might be to bright for the snakes eyes or whether it wont effect them

I don't know about white, but I have red LEDs in the top of my snake's viv.
They were really bright when I installed them. They looked like spotlights where they shone on the sides of the viv and I didn't want that. I cut small pieces from a white plastic milk jug to cover each one and act as a diffuser.

AlexEarl, did you router the track for the glass? If so, you may want to router out another so that each pane is traveling it's own channel so that they don't grind against each other. If there's enough room, you could just stick on some furniture felt along the glass. Another option would be to install some glass track/runners. I found this supplier in the UK:



Also, when I built my cages I applied 3 coats of Varathane inside, sanded, then applied a final fourth coat for a smooth finish.

no i didnt, i thought about it but i didnt in the end. what i have done now is put some yellow tape on the end of each piece of acrylic so it doesnt scratch (and it actually doesnt make the tank look rubbish). the next one i make will have either sliders or dividers.

thanks for the link, ill definitely use them next time

Originally Posted by alan

I don't know about white, but I have red LEDs in the top of my snake's viv.
They were really bright when I installed them. They looked like spotlights where they shone on the sides of the viv and I didn't want that. I cut small pieces from a white plastic milk jug to cover each one and act as a diffuser.

An easy way to diffuse an LED is to sand it with some fine sandpaper.

Originally Posted by Marica

AlexEarl, did you router the track for the glass? If so, you may want to router out another so that each pane is traveling it's own channel so that they don't grind against each other. If there's enough room, you could just stick on some furniture felt along the glass. Another option would be to install some glass track/runners. I found this supplier in the UK:



Also, when I built my cages I applied 3 coats of Varathane inside, sanded, then applied a final fourth coat for a smooth finish.

This is cool! Does anybody know of a supplier in the states?

Rockler sells glass track.

Originally Posted by Marica

Rockler sells glass track.

Thanks I saved it in my favorites. I've looked around and those are hard to find. If you do find them they are usually expensive. That is a fair price.