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    Yeah that's why I figured doing a screen at the bottom and at the top. So your saying I should do roughly 2 inch screen at the bottom and like 4 at the top

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    Yeah that's why I figured doing a screen at the bottom and at the top. So your saying I should do roughly 2 inch screen at the bottom and like 4 at the top
    Yes. Air flows in and out easier and if ever needed, a fan can be aimed at the top or bottom to cool or create more airflow.

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    After a night of drying its time to cover the walls.

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    Nice. If you have not began putting the silicone to it you can cut in some ledges and overhangs with a sharp knife. I cut in crevasses, ledges and such pretty dramatically since the silicone fills them in fast and they end up covered mostly if not exaggerated. I also like to cut out under some locations I made for plants on occasion.

    Doing this gives more depth and less interior space taken up by all the GS.

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    I did cut out some crevasses that I'm going to put some pond stones in to make it look like a cliff, but I was wondering what the best way and thing to use for a water dish and also should I use a feeding dish for my clowns or will they not use it.

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    I use the reptile water dishes that look like stones for my tree frogs. I have places to set them instead of permanently installed since they should be rinsed with every water change.

    I use the glass bowl method for feeding and my Red Eyes do fine so I don't see why the Clowns wouldn't mind it.
    1.0.0 Red Eyed Leaf/ Frog - Agalychnis callidryas
    1.1.1 Bumblebee Dart Frog - Dendrobates leucomelas
    1.1.0 Dendrobates truncatus - Yellow Striped
    1.1.1 Dendrobates tinctorius – Bakhuis Mountain
    1.1.0 - Dendrobates tinctorius - Powder Blue
    1.1.0 - Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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    If I wanted to make a small pool for them and grow bamboo how could I do that seeing how the only space I have left that is empty in the tank is what would be the side panel which is only 19 inches

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