After we had planned our new aqua-terrarium in detail and ordered the glass body accordingly, the first thing we had to do was wait. But of course we didn’t just sit around doing nothing! <\/p>\n\n
Instead, we tackled the \u201cbase cabinet project\u201d: Because in the meantime, we had also planned a heavy-duty base cabinet that was ideal for our needs. Not only should it offer sufficient storage space and bring the paludarium to an optimum height, but it also had to be \u201cstrongly built\u201d enough to support the weight of our rainforest terrarium, which was ultimately quite considerable. In addition, the base cabinet should not simply be stationary, but should be transportable using castors. <\/p>\n\n
This article is part of a series. Here is an overview of all episodes published so far: <\/strong> For this terrarium base, we first drew up a precise cutting list and then had all the boards cut to size at the DIY store. Once prepared, all we had to do was screw the individual parts together – similar to the method used by the well-known Swedish furniture store… <\/p>\n\nHow the construction of the heavy-duty base cabinet proceeded<\/h2>\n\n