First attempt at building a fake background.

[DonLisk]

Basicly you would have to make a glass or plexi-glass front and door.
there are kits to do it or you can measure out and have the glass or plexi cut for you. Then silicone the bottom in and use an aquarium glass top piano hinge to use for attaching the door.

Here is a link to one of my builds showing the front glass installation. Just use good glass or even better, nice plexi so you don't have the sharp edges.
At the end you will see how I added the top ventilation using window screen frame and screen material.

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...cal-build.html


As for lighting you would just have it enter through the top.

There are some good youtube videos of the installation of AAAFrogs front kits for some ideas on making a front too. AAAFrogs is not open currently but their fronts are nicely done.

[DonLisk]

Here is a pic of mine with lighting coming in from the top.

Note: these are for dart frogs but you just design so you have more tree frog related plants and such up high for their perches, places to sleep, and travels.

[thadmy]

So when I go to place the middle section of glass in I stick it to the bottom piece with an aquarium hinge and then the top of that glass piece sticks to the tank by using magnetic strips is there any other way to stick the top part of the glass to the tank. Also for the screen at the top all I do is silicon a small mesh screen across the gap.

[DonLisk]

You make a frame with window screen frame material, about 4 bucks at a hardware store. The screen is pushed into the grove of the frame with a rubber strip holding it in tightly. For tree frogs you would want more screen at the top than I used for the darts. You can be creative and even add in a screen section at the bottom for better air flow.

Here is a link to acrylic door parts for making lids and front. Other places sell this but Joshs is the first place I thought of.
Terrarium's Acrylic Lid Supplies | Josh's Frogs

Now, you don't have to go all out like this and just do the tank as you were going to originally but I like height over width for tree frogs.

[DonLisk]

Oh, forgot, you can use window screen fasteners to use a lock downs for the top of the door. You can see one in the top left corner or the below pic.

[thadmy]

How do those screen clips clip onto the tank

[DonLisk]

Screwed into the screens frame. I silicone the screen frame to the tank then add the clips afterwards.
They turn with to latch and unlatch the top of the door. You can use very short screws or use a nylon screw with a nut on the inside.

[DonLisk]

If you use the clips there is no need for the magnetic strips. Just have a clip on each side. My Geckos cage has the clips all the way around the tanks frame and then no hinge is used so the glass comes out with ease for cleaning.