Some help with potential design

[Mecal]

hey all, I posted a question in our fellow tropical forum here and am looking for some more answers.

My own creativity can only take me so far (which is quite far indeed! ) - but I'm looking for some more ideas

thanks

[Jupiter]

That's such an awesome idea! I've seen some cow-skull type decor at a LFS, you could try to look for that too.

[Mecal]

I definitely had a skeleton in mind :)

[puppyrjjkm]

Hmmm I know at my Petsmart they have the backgrounds. One is just like a desert scene. I think it's mostly used behind reptile cages but I still think it would look neat. I think the skull idea is cool, maybe a dinosaur skull or something? To make it look extinct/deserted (sorry for my lack of synonyms) haha

[Mecal]

I don't think I'll be getting a background, not really a fan - unless it's a solid color :)

I have seen the triceratops skull before - it may be too large for the 5.5 gallon though

[doggyhog]

SAND!!! As a substrate. :) Would complete it.

[Mecal]

Yes, I was planning on putting sand substrate as a base, and putting some little gravel rocks onto the surface of it - very lightly of course, to make it look a bit more natural

do you know if I can buy a small amount of sand? lol