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[Manchas]

1)Merge an aquarium or convert an aquarium? I'm assuming you mean convert and this video is a 4 part video I believe and it shows the basic process for doing so (Even though the video is for dart frogs).

Hi Manchas again, first off thanks for the advice!
But.. when i said 'merge' the two I did not mean to convert the aquarium in to a vertical tank i meant to put one on top of the other...
also I had forgotten to add that I ment to put a water feature in hopefuly including a pond and water fall, again advice is welcomed
Finally if i did have a false bottom and water feature what kind of cleaning would i be looking at?
Thanks for the help!

[Kreamcheese]

Don't really know if that's possible unless you actually take one of the tanks apart and then silicone it how you want it. Don't recommend doing this though. What size are the tanks? Just get something like a 29 gal and then convert it to a tall.
I have a waterfall in mine but I don't even run it. Only thing it does it add a bit of humidity and the rest is just for looks. Pump issues are usually a problem and depending how you set up your false bottom it can be hard to do pump maintenance.
Regardless if you wanted a waterfall you would still need to have something that the frog can soak in, so the pond would be good. And I clean my tank about once a week, taking all the plants, water bowl, vines out and then rinsing them all with treated water. Make sure you use treated water as tap water is bad for them. Also only use distilled/reverse osmosis water for misting. Let me know if there is anything else you need and I will try to help.

[Manchas]

ok so heres an idea...
and i saw it some where but i cant remember right now, any way how a a screen box (having a perimeter about the size of the rim of the ten gallon aquarium and tall enough so it can have a door that opens down for ease of access) then sized to have a my tall tank (also 10 gallons i think) upside down so the screen top can be removed thus connecting the 2 tanks also giving more room for the frog. The reason i would like to merrge my two tanks is because im hopeing it will be cheaper than buying a new tank because i already have them and it might also look cool... I'm a noob with big ideas
also what is and how excatly does a 'sump' work? does it help with filtering the water? and would it be best just to stay away from water features in general and stick with a water bowl?
thanks for all the help and sorry about any typos im typing with a pear in my hand... not my greatest idea...

[Manchas]

Here is some pics of manchas and his current home

[BG]

Welcome to the forum. Great choice in picking a frog. I love my wtf . They love to hang out and i have a croaker.he croaks when the tv is on. Manchas could use a branch or vine to hang out on.

[Kreamcheese]

Nice looking frog! Honestly I have no idea about merging two different tank because I've never tried but if you can make it work then go for it and save the money instead of buying a new tank. And a sump? Not exactly sure what you mean. I just have a water bowl and an automatic mister that goes three times a day. I do think you should have a false bottom regardless of having a water feature or not because it will keep the substrate from getting saturated and nasty.

[Manchas]

ok so i may try the screen box idea and so you plant your plants in the substrate or do you have them in pots? if they are in the substrate do i still need to take every thing apart and clean it once a week?
also here is a link to info on a 'sump' you have to scroll down a bit
http://ww.amphibiancare.com/frogs/ar...waterfall.html

[Kreamcheese]

ok so i may try the screen box idea and so you plant your plants in the substrate or do you have them in pots? if they are in the substrate do i still need to take every thing apart and clean it once a week?
also here is a link to info on a 'sump' you have to scroll down a bit
http://ww.amphibiancare.com/frogs/ar...waterfall.html

Link didn't work. I plant my bottom plants into the substrate. But I built in pots into my background of great stuff like the video link i posted. So the plants in the background are in pots and the bottom plants are just in the substrate. And I clean mine once a week mainly because my frogs poop a ton...