Re: Need help re-doing our FBT tank. Newbie here!
no problem, its a little upsetting when you have a forum like this and post a question or concern and nobody responds....
as far as the plexi glass goes, the home depot i went to in CT. wouldnt gut it. however i didnt use any special tool to cut the piece i got. i scored it with a razor blade then just snapped it. however my method of set up does require a way to get the water out and refill. thats why i use a transfer pump. i bought it at the automotive store (they sell them other places as well) it has two hoses that meet at a cylinder with a hand pump. one hose sucks the fluid (in this case water) up the other hose spits it out. cost like 8 bucks. before i upgraded to the twenty gallon i told you about, i simply had a water dish from the pet shop. i would change the water every day. not sure how much you know, but frogs water is highly important. they dont drink it through their mouth they absorb through their skin. thats why handling isnt to found of and nomatter what always wash your hands thoroughly! because they can/will absorb what ever is on your hand through their skin. chlorine is a big no no. it will surely kill the frogs. tap water has chlorine in it. i use spring water or let tap water sit out for 24 to 48 hrs. i also have s sloution you should pick up as well. (just incase there every comes a time you need to use tap water in a hurry, or to make the water you have sit out that much more safer) theirs no set solution its water treatment for chlorine. the sell it at the pet shops. as far as what i did to seal it in place, while i was at home depot i picked up some silicone, but you cant use just any silicone. if its ok to use it will state SAFE FOR AQUARIUMS on the product or package. i cut it the width of the tank and about two to three inches high. then i put the siliconealong both sides of the bottom and along both sides of both sides. lol if that makes sense. i know it sounds funny both sides of both sides. as for plants, you can put both water and land plants, real or fake. also a nice hiding spot is nice. when i just had urlacher and hester i got some nice size river rocks from out side that i thoroughly cleaned before putting in the tank due to bactaria in the wild. and i built them a hut. put one in the back corner then two on the sides of that and a nice flat one on the top. at one point i even had packed some eco earth (its a brand of coco husk ground substrate.) and used it as mortar to make a nice home. now i have a log hut its a log that was cut in half and hallowed out in like a half moon shape ( i bought it at the pet shop) i have a fake plant that i put in the water its nice they LOVE it!!! they sit under the leaves and even on the leaves. if theres anything else dont hesitate to ask.
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