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  1. Water Feature Basics and Tips

    Quote Originally Posted by deranged chipmunk View Post
    This thread will be about something i get many questions on, water features. now, this isn't really a complicated thing to do, and there is not a single way to do it, but there are some things that need to be considered when designing and building one. and those are the things i will go over in this section.

    a water feature can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose to make it, but every water features have the same common parts. a water reservoir, a pump and some tubing. that
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  2. CA & Vitamin Dusting Schedules

    Here are my CA/D3 dusting schedules to help out those that are new to frog husbandry. Since baby, juvenile, and adult frogs have different needs according to their growth stage; several schedules are provided. Some experienced members do use one additional CA/D3 dusting per week and if you want to follow that rotation will have to modify the information provided. This schedule is provided as a guide. Feel free to move things a bit in order to accommodate your work, study, or life commitments ...
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  3. Environmental control questions

    John you sir are asking all the right questions and I can tell you it is a breath of fresh air for us to see someone so invested in making the tank right the first time. Bill taught me much of what I know about tanks and is a great person and a great tool to use to help guide you in making good choices.

    On my 40b vertical tank (it houses 4 Azureus) we use a standard aquarium top on it. No ventilation what so ever. Keeping the humidity around 90% isn't as hard as it seems. It does generate ...
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  4. Temp and Humidity

    Well, I don't know about all that "expert" talk lol
    Yes, for darts, a humidity of 90+% is required. Temps in the mid to lower 70's. You should never allow them to go over 80. That's a death knell for darts.


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  5. Environmental control questions

    Quote Originally Posted by deranged chipmunk View Post
    I had the same issue. I refuse to drill holes in my 125. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Lol So I just went with hidden tubing. Well, as much hiding as you can do in a 4 sided, viewable tank.
    Sponge under the drainage layer
    Tubing up and out of the tank.

    Valve at the end to prevent the
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