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[zig3y]

Hey Don,
Thanks for replying, I have to say you have some amazing guides and yes they were very inspirational. I am starting my project hopefully in the next week and I will for sure be using some of your tips and tricks. I have to say I have never seen some one do a false bottom like that but it seems so simple and great! hope it works for me thanks a lot.

[DonLisk]

I like to use false bottoms with tanks that don't seem to have the water evaporate quickly. It make it easier to drain off either with a pump or a siphon hose. It also allows for a pump and the water collected to be used for a water feature and that water has been filtered somewhat by the soil it drained through.

Have fun with your buil and look through more of the builds in the Vivarium, Terrarium & Enclosure Discussion area and other members photo albums for some ideas. Just keep in mind that your landscape and design should be for what the frogs would use and not just the ascetics. :-)

[zig3y]

Hey don, quick question. where can I find some of that moss you show in your false bottom thread? I have some moss from zoo-med called frog moss but I am not sure if that will work, will it?

[DonLisk]

The moss in that thread is Sphagnum Moss and can be bought in a brick form just like Eco-Earth comes.
You don't want this or most loose moss as a top layer because it is an impaction hazard. Easy for a frog to swallow and have turn to a knot in its stomach. i do like to use it as a layer below the soil to retain moisture.

Sheet moss/Tropical moss is a small moss that many use as a top cover layer. It is bought as a sheet and the whole sheet can be laid out on top of the soil. I used this but always had trouble with it living and growing. Mostly it turned brown over time and the I tossed it and replaced.