Exo terra 24x18x24 Project

[thadmy]

If you run the GS all the way to the bottom of the tank I would cover it with small rocks so that the dirt doesn't wash off the wall into the water. And yes once the GS cures and dries it is waterproof. It is used to seal cracks in basement walls to keep water out.

[eric048]

alright I think i can do of get what to do, it is still a little confusing but I hope to start building it sometime next week, also where is a good place to buy plants, places that don't use fertilizer and other nasty things, only places by my house are the usual home improvement stores and an ACE. Any ideas?

[thadmy]

There are TONS of places you can order from only, but I buy most of my plants from Lowes. I just come home rinse off the dirt real well then plant them in substrate outside the tank for a week so that any fertilizers in the plant can come out.

[DonLisk]

Below are a few helpful link to build logs, misting systems, and false bottoms that I have posted over my time here, hope some of them help you.
Oh, and one note on GS and Silicone: GS can be sprayed right to the glass and I do this often. But if using other than black the unsightly white and yellowing GS is visible so some will use black silicone the glass where they want to put the GS first.
GE Silicone II window and door has been the standard for doing vivs my many keepers and it is not advisable to use the kitchen and bath version due to the Bio Seal used in kitchen and bath versions of the GE II.

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...d-journal.html

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...se-bottom.html

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

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...valuation.html

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

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...pic-heavy.html

[eric048]

thanks, also what can i mix into the coco fiber to make it have more nutrients for the plants without harming my frog? so Don I can spray the black gs on the back end with no worries? and then coat it with silicone and add the coco fiber or whatever to the silicone?

[eric048]

I found out that Great Stuff has an expanding foam made for ponds and outdoors, is this safe? what type of GS is safe there are like 6 or 7 types?

[DonLisk]

Yes it is safe. Just remember that it expands up to 50 percent or more larger than what you sprayed in :-)

[eric048]

which is safe, are all of them safe

[DonLisk]

The Great Stuff brand expanding foam products are all the same and the only differences are some versions spray thicker than others for the designed application or spray a different color foam.