FrogFevers 55g Display Tank Build...

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I usually don't use black foam because its harder to come by and more expensive but I had to go with it this time. Luckily I found this brand on Amazon for $10 each. I bought 3.


Alright so I forgot to take a picture of the initial session of the waterfall construction, but here are some pictures of the second session.

I started by using quite a bit of black pond foam on top of the eggcrate. That allowed for the slate to have something to stick to.

I found that after the foam had cured the slate was not really stuck (from being sticky) but instead, the force of the expanding foam wedged the pieces in place. About half of the pieces fell out upon touching them so basically this pond foam isn't as gooey as regular great stuff and it cured very fast so we also encountered the problem of not working fast enough to get the pieces in place. (The tank was laying on its back unlike how its pictured.)

(The first session had A LOT more tape to hold the slate pieces in place.)
So for the second session we used brown silicone to stick the remaining pieces in place so they'd stay put this time.

In my opinion I think the brown ruined the look to it so I planned on covering that all up with more foam.


So far so good but you can see all the big gaps where slate is missing.

Water test shows that I've got a pretty powerful stream going so I'll have to turn it down a notch.

3rd foam construction session - 2 cans of black pond foam worth in tank

Tubing and fan housing concealed, pots, film canisters, and water bowl all set in place...


Right side of tank


Left side

I decided to incorporate more slate pieces in other parts of tank to tie it all together, so its not "just a waterfall"

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The foam expanded much more than I anticipated the second time around. BUT it did get rid or the brown silicone look.
I have some SERIOUS sculpting/carving to do to clean it up. I really enjoy that step though.

So does anyone know which types of darts would most appreciate and utilize perches for calling? Any recommendations on which species would most enjoy this setup? :0