Seal everything with silicon (mainly at the bottom) and you should be good to go
Interesting-Copy-657
Would always have a light source
Test how water proof it is with out it plugged into the power
keiliana
Yes, I did it but here are the problems I encountered. The lights needed to be on more often than I was in that space, if the lights were off a whole day or even a couple if I was out of two, it was damaging to the terrarium. I had mine in my bedroom and another issue was, I had my lamp on more often than my partner had his lamp on, so the terrarium on his side looked worst off. Also you want a brighter light than a regular bulb but, it can also be annoyingly bright if you do a better light in it. I tried that and hated the brightness coming out of the lamp.
I eventually took the terrariums apart and redid it all in New containers.
keiliana
Also, I used the target lamps that are meant to have items put inside and do not have power to the base. All the power was to the top where the bulb was. I don’t know how having the metal in the middle with the wiring inside of it would affect anything. You definitely don’t want it to rust into the metal one day and cause an electrical issue.
ArabiLaw
Not worth the risk in my opinion.
You’d need to seal it so moisture and water vapor don’t get to the electronics. That’s not as simple as it sounds.
And if moisture did get to the electronics, you’re looking at risk of fire or death.
It is possible though!
Dry-Equipment4715
I know nothing about terrariums, nor electricity, but I’m going to give you my advise anyway hehe.To me is doable if you check a couple of things: first, that metal tube going from bottom to top must be closed on the sides, sometimes those things are not really “pipes”, so check that the only to openings are at the top and bottom. If it is not perfectly closed on the side, don’t risk it. Second thing, in that pipe and in the base there should be only an electrical cable passing, no electronics at all. If there is some electronics, you should think at moving it on top: a good cable, with no damage nor cuts nor openings, will survive some water if leaks. Some electronics won’t. This applies to switches as well, no switches below the terrarium and possibly use a very long cable (that means, the plug is away from a possible leak). The ideal il my opinion would be to use a plug above the terrarium and the cable should remain sealed until it opens for the bulb. Glue the base to the case with some epoxy resin, and To be sure, seal the vase to the pipe from inside as well, after sealing the vase to that metal base, pouring inside enough epoxy to cover the hole. In my opinion, this should be fine. The you have to do a lot of stress test to check for leaks. As an example, after doing all the sealing, fill it completely with water (clearly no electricity should be involved) and check that all the water stays there, the pressure should be much more than what you will have in the terrarium so if does not leak completely water filled, it won’t leak mostly empty. Clearly, any “shock” or modification should make you restart the testing to be safe, because as Pokemon taught us, electric is super effective on water and you, my friend, you are the water type
Dratini1
What I would do is, put one of these bulbs that charge with battery, that way you would not have to have it plugged
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Seal everything with silicon (mainly at the bottom) and you should be good to go
Would always have a light source
Test how water proof it is with out it plugged into the power
Yes, I did it but here are the problems I encountered.
The lights needed to be on more often than I was in that space, if the lights were off a whole day or even a couple if I was out of two, it was damaging to the terrarium. I had mine in my bedroom and another issue was, I had my lamp on more often than my partner had his lamp on, so the terrarium on his side looked worst off. Also you want a brighter light than a regular bulb but, it can also be annoyingly bright if you do a better light in it. I tried that and hated the brightness coming out of the lamp.
I eventually took the terrariums apart and redid it all in New containers.
Also, I used the target lamps that are meant to have items put inside and do not have power to the base. All the power was to the top where the bulb was. I don’t know how having the metal in the middle with the wiring inside of it would affect anything. You definitely don’t want it to rust into the metal one day and cause an electrical issue.
Not worth the risk in my opinion.
You’d need to seal it so moisture and water vapor don’t get to the electronics. That’s not as simple as it sounds.
And if moisture did get to the electronics, you’re looking at risk of fire or death.
It is possible though!
I know nothing about terrariums, nor electricity, but I’m going to give you my advise anyway hehe.To me is doable if you check a couple of things: first, that metal tube going from bottom to top must be closed on the sides, sometimes those things are not really “pipes”, so check that the only to openings are at the top and bottom. If it is not perfectly closed on the side, don’t risk it. Second thing, in that pipe and in the base there should be only an electrical cable passing, no electronics at all. If there is some electronics, you should think at moving it on top: a good cable, with no damage nor cuts nor openings, will survive some water if leaks. Some electronics won’t. This applies to switches as well, no switches below the terrarium and possibly use a very long cable (that means, the plug is away from a possible leak). The ideal il my opinion would be to use a plug above the terrarium and the cable should remain sealed until it opens for the bulb. Glue the base to the case with some epoxy resin, and To be sure, seal the vase to the pipe from inside as well, after sealing the vase to that metal base, pouring inside enough epoxy to cover the hole. In my opinion, this should be fine. The you have to do a lot of stress test to check for leaks. As an example, after doing all the sealing, fill it completely with water (clearly no electricity should be involved) and check that all the water stays there, the pressure should be much more than what you will have in the terrarium so if does not leak completely water filled, it won’t leak mostly empty. Clearly, any “shock” or modification should make you restart the testing to be safe, because as Pokemon taught us, electric is super effective on water and you, my friend, you are the water type
What I would do is, put one of these bulbs that charge with battery, that way you would not have to have it plugged