Quote Originally Posted by Poly View Post
The water section will be very shallow, the empty area you see at the bottom of the entry ramp will be filled with large river stones (ones the Tank won't be able to accidently consume).

The ramp will be coated with silicone and coco-fibre, so even though it is on an angle, Tank will have ample traction to exit the water. In the photos, it looks steeper than it really is.

There is nothing he can get trapped under, but when going down to sit in the stoney "river bed" section (the water will be about 3/4" higher than the stones) he will cross under the waterfall, so I figured having it like this would make him feel more secure to soak.

Also, there is a ledge extending about 2" into the substrate section which he will be able to burrow under, I thought this was another thing that will make him feel secure.

Huh, now that you bring it to my attention, yes the substrate will be about 3/4 to the top of the tank, will this make the 6500K CFL in my Deep Dome light fixture too intense? I plan to have moss and a few broms growing on the tree fern pannels, and on the GS wall, and I'll be planting crepping fig for ground cover, so I need to use the 6500K light.

Please let me know what you think!

Thanks!
It may be to strong at that diatance. Its really close to where tank will be and the full brightness of the light my harm his eyes. Even with your plant cover you plan to place within. I'm wondering if you will even have room for the bromiliads since they do get around 5 inches tall. You may have to rethink some ideas. He doesn't actually need 5" of substrate depth to burrow. 3" 0r 3 1/2" is plenty even for an adult. I'm not sure how much root depth you may need for the Brom since Don says that they don't even need soil to grow. A taller tank may have been easier to build on.

I'm pretty sure that you can get 10 gallon tanks with a height greater than the usual 12".