Hi!
This is my first journal in here but this is not my first viv. I currently have a few tree frogs (RETF and Milk frog) and a few mantellas as well.
This time I wanna go big and elaborate. This one is gonna be for dart frogs.
Right now I am choosing all my equipment (mostly online). I live in Quebec and we don't have a lot of specialized shops in here. The shipping is gonna be long and expensive, so I'm trying to get everything right the first time.
The planning is going well. The background will be on one of the small sides, so 24" by 30". I want a 3 sides display. This means that I need a lot of wood and rocks in the tank to mount some broms and vines. I'll make a little pond, I still dont know where. The tank will be drilled and I'll use a sump (I'm thinking eshopps wet/dry one right now). I am also thinking about the herpkeeper. It's expensive but I like gadgets and this controll center looks great to me.
I really like rocks and wood, so I think I'll purchase some fake rocks (big ones) to make the hardscape. I may also buy a fake stump if I can't find a real one. Do you know if plants do well on this? Like broms? Custom Vines/Vivarium Items For Sale - The Green Oasis
For the background I want to put some corkbark and rocks in there, held by GS, which will be covered with the silicone/peat method.
The flase bottom will be done with eggcrate, but I want to put some substrate (from joshsfrogs) to get biofiltration down there.
The most difficult choice I'm facing is lights. What I know is I want to use led, and I would prefer a nice looking fixture to a DIY one. Also my tank will be 72" so I don't have a lot of options, since I'd prefer a 72" fixture rather than 2 X 36" fixtures. Right now I am looking at buildmyled.com, where they do sell 72" fixtures. I think I'd need 2 to get all my tank covered with a sufficient amount of light. Have any of you guys tried these fixtures? Any review for terrarium use of these would be appreciated.
The second difficulty I'm facing is with driftwood. The only great aquarium store I found here is for reefs, so they don't have any wood. I've been looking online for a great store in Canada, but I've had no luck. Any recommandation here?
That's enough for now, I'll keep you posted. Still a lot to figure out before I actually start the build. Tell me what you think!
Gabrielle
This is my first journal in here but this is not my first viv. I currently have a few tree frogs (RETF and Milk frog) and a few mantellas as well.
This time I wanna go big and elaborate. This one is gonna be for dart frogs.
Right now I am choosing all my equipment (mostly online). I live in Quebec and we don't have a lot of specialized shops in here. The shipping is gonna be long and expensive, so I'm trying to get everything right the first time.
The planning is going well. The background will be on one of the small sides, so 24" by 30". I want a 3 sides display. This means that I need a lot of wood and rocks in the tank to mount some broms and vines. I'll make a little pond, I still dont know where. The tank will be drilled and I'll use a sump (I'm thinking eshopps wet/dry one right now). I am also thinking about the herpkeeper. It's expensive but I like gadgets and this controll center looks great to me.
I really like rocks and wood, so I think I'll purchase some fake rocks (big ones) to make the hardscape. I may also buy a fake stump if I can't find a real one. Do you know if plants do well on this? Like broms? Custom Vines/Vivarium Items For Sale - The Green Oasis
For the background I want to put some corkbark and rocks in there, held by GS, which will be covered with the silicone/peat method.
The flase bottom will be done with eggcrate, but I want to put some substrate (from joshsfrogs) to get biofiltration down there.
The most difficult choice I'm facing is lights. What I know is I want to use led, and I would prefer a nice looking fixture to a DIY one. Also my tank will be 72" so I don't have a lot of options, since I'd prefer a 72" fixture rather than 2 X 36" fixtures. Right now I am looking at buildmyled.com, where they do sell 72" fixtures. I think I'd need 2 to get all my tank covered with a sufficient amount of light. Have any of you guys tried these fixtures? Any review for terrarium use of these would be appreciated.
The second difficulty I'm facing is with driftwood. The only great aquarium store I found here is for reefs, so they don't have any wood. I've been looking online for a great store in Canada, but I've had no luck. Any recommandation here?
That's enough for now, I'll keep you posted. Still a lot to figure out before I actually start the build. Tell me what you think!
Gabrielle