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    Hey Guys,

    My "baby" pacman will soon have to by moved to a larger tank, as he has out grown his 2.5 Gallon tank.

    So I'm making him a tropical set-up in 10 gallon. It is a 70-30 set-up.

    Hmm... I need some way of getting the 1/8" line out of the tank... these tabs look good...


    Cut out the tabs...


    Looks promising...


    Works perfect!


    Tank, empty and bare.


    False bottom supports, 2" ABS pipe couplers with holes cut in them for water drainage.


    Egg crate cut, testing how it will fit.


    70% land 30% water.


    Frame made, couplers siliconed in.


    1/4" Plexiglass divider cut, now just testing placement. This way there is room for only about 2" of substrate, and it makes the water section smaller, but it is on a nice gradual slope.


    This way there is room for almost 5" of substrate (good for a burrowing from like a horned frog) and the water section will be subsequently much bigger. The only issue is that the divider is now on a steep slope. No worries, just mave to make a proper shoreline.


    Rinsing the aquarium gravel.


    All clean.


    False bottom covered with plastic window screen mesh, sewed onto the frame (see yellow fishing line).


    Left about 1/2" distance between the false bottom and the tank on all three sides fo it could be consealed by gravel.


    Plexiglass divider siliconed in and drying, false bottom consealed, and my DIY misting system siliconed on.


    Holding the plexiglass in place to allow for 24 to 36 hours of silicone drying time.


    False bottom completed, just needs an extra layer of window screen so the horned frog can't accidently dig up any rocks.


    Thanks for looking, many more photos to come!

    Royce

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    I plan to use a Repti-Clear F150 to keep the water section clean, and the waterfall flowing at a good pace. I will make the background out of Exo-Terra Tree Fern Tropical Background panels, hopefully I can get some bromeliads and carpet moss growing on them!

    I plan to use crepping fig, ultra short strand, soft & moist, carpet moss as ground cover along with the very tough lucky bamboo, I can't see a pacman knocking one of those over... unless it somehow managed to climb on it... lol

    I am hoping the more naturalistic set-up and the water section with waterfall will encourage my pacman to call (is he is a male that is...), but alos feel more comfortable is his vivarium.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks

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    Default Re: 10 Gallon 70/30 Tropical Pacman Vivarium Build

    Really nice false bottom you've got there Royce! I like how it's looking so far. I didn't know that the Critter Keepers (that's what you have right?) came in size 10gal....thought they only came in 20gal and up. Nice work !
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    Quote Originally Posted by frogluver View Post
    Really nice false bottom you've got there Royce! I like how it's looking so far. I didn't know that the Critter Keepers (that's what you have right?) came in size 10gal....thought they only came in 20gal and up. Nice work !
    Thankyou Autumn! Apparently they come in 10 gallons!

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    Started work on the background, waterfall and water entry ramp.

    This is my Misting system, all set up.





    It will provide enough mist to civer the entire tank. I used roughly 2" of GE II clear silicone as the plug.


    Trying to roughly position the eggcare for the water entry ramp:



    Tie-wrapped together:


    Made an awesome little bench out of carbboard to apply the GS:



    After the GS was applied:








    Made a small wall:


    When applying the GS I made sure to make lots of gaps and small ridges so, for one; the pacman could easily climb out of the water, and two; there will be a lot of places to stuff the moss into to get it growing.

    Placement of the background and waterfall:




    Waterfall and stream:


    The wall I made will make a nice background piece!


    Whole shot of the tank how it is now:


    This was my first time working with GS, and I have to say... I love the stuff! Where you see open spaces in the glass of the tank, they will be covered with Exo-Terra Tree Fern Tropical Background pannels.

    More photos to come!

    Thanks for looking! Suggestions, comments?

    Royce

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    How deep are you planning to make the water section? Remember Royce Pacman frogs are not good swimmers and water level can be no deeper than up to the frogs chin no deeper. Also you'll have to find a way to make ease of access from land to water and water to land. Nothing slick or the frog will have trouble getting out of the water. Also don't want anything for your Pac to get trapped under in the water.

    It looks good, but it looks like once all substrate is in that youu be almost at the top of the tank correct me if I'm wrong. I'm trying to picture how its going to look


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    Quote Originally Posted by GrifTheGreat View Post
    How deep are you planning to make the water section? Remember Royce Pacman frogs are not good swimmers and water level can be no deeper than up to the frogs chin no deeper. Also you'll have to find a way to make ease of access from land to water and water to land. Nothing slick or the frog will have trouble getting out of the water. Also don't want anything for your Pac to get trapped under in the water.

    It looks good, but it looks like once all substrate is in that youu be almost at the top of the tank correct me if I'm wrong. I'm trying to picture how its going to look
    The water section will be very shallow, the empty area you see at the bottom of the entry ramp will be filled with large river stones (ones the Tank won't be able to accidently consume).

    The ramp will be coated with silicone and coco-fibre, so even though it is on an angle, Tank will have ample traction to exit the water. In the photos, it looks steeper than it really is.

    There is nothing he can get trapped under, but when going down to sit in the stoney "river bed" section (the water will be about 3/4" higher than the stones) he will cross under the waterfall, so I figured having it like this would make him feel more secure to soak.

    Also, there is a ledge extending about 2" into the substrate section which he will be able to burrow under, I thought this was another thing that will make him feel secure.

    Huh, now that you bring it to my attention, yes the substrate will be about 3/4 to the top of the tank, will this make the 6500K CFL in my Deep Dome light fixture too intense? I plan to have moss and a few broms growing on the tree fern pannels, and on the GS wall, and I'll be planting crepping fig for ground cover, so I need to use the 6500K light.

    Please let me know what you think!

    Thanks!

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    Looking good, Royce!
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    This is awesome! I agree with Kristen! Lovin' the ledge!

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