New Summer Project - 50G Build

[mrzoggs]

springtails would be great janitors for your viv! im selling a ton right now

[Pluke]

Ohhhh can't wait to see the final product.

[ApxWingman]

springtails would be great janitors for your viv! im selling a ton right now

Really? I would be interested in them, but I don't think you can ship those across the border. I might have to find someone around my area that is selling them.

[mrzoggs]

oh **** hehe. your probably right. i would do a google search or something and find some. glad to see your back!

[ApxWingman]

Thanks...I plan on being a little more active on here, especially after the wedding. I will have all the time in the world for this . I am also planning on getting a mistking for this setup, and a fogger. More updates to come!

[ApxWingman]

I got a little bit more done over the last couple days. Carved out a pool that will overlow into a waterfall and a path for the toads to get in and out of the water without struggling to climb over the edges. Also carved up the back ground to make it look a bit more natural. Today I I put the silicone over the GS. For the waterfall I used aquarium pebbles to create a rock mall, and used coco fiber and soil on the background. Once it is cured and dried up, I will be adding soil and plants. I am still looking around to see what I want at Walmart and Home depot. I will be getting a fern that will be planted in the pot closest to the waterfall. Any thoughts?

Here are some pics of the progress:

[ApxWingman]

So the background is done, I have the tank now off the table and on its stand. So heavy, but managed to get it done. So far I am really happy with the way it turned out. There are a couple spots that I missed when putting the rocks on the background, but will fix that. I have added rocks to the bottom of the tank. I am going to need to go out and get some more as it is a little thin layer on the bottom. I should be getting plants within the week (probably on the weekend), along with a Fluval filter. Once I am done this, I just need to put the pump in the tank for the waterfall and fill up the tank and add my FBTs and fish. Still looking to see what kind of fish I am going to add. I want something colourful. Right now I was thinking guppies, minnows, or tetras. I have heard lots of good luck with the tetras living well with the FBTs.

I don't have any new pictures at the moment, but will take a couple shots of it tonight or tomorrow to post up here. I am hoping that I will be done this in the next couple weeks, assuming all goes smooth for me.

[ApxWingman]

So I know I promised more pictures, but I must say that after my wedding last Friday we have been busy with getting some new furniture and straightening things out. I will get a picture tomorrow though since I will have the day off. Today I managed to make my way over to petsmart to get some crickets and picked up another bag of aquarium rocks and a fluval u2 filter. I have installed the filter and put the rocks in. I also got some riverside rocks (they were going to be used for center pieces, but we ended up not using them. They look different, so it will add a little different colour to the picture). This week, maybe even tomorrow, I will be going to pick up some plants. I have decided on a fern maybe 2, and something else that is a little more colourful still undecided. I think I will just see what home depot has and pick from there. I only have room for 3 plants, but I will be putting lots of water plants.

Does anyone know where I can get plexiglass cut to a specific size? The lid for my tank right now is 2 different pieces of plexi glass and it still leaves about 1/3 of the top open. I can't have this, as the crickets and my FBTs will definitely escape.