MrZoggs first RETF tank build (pic heavy)

[mrzoggs]

been bust for a couple days. but not its time to get back to work. made this for the frogs to live in for a while. i honestly think they liked it better than what they were in before.............

the lid was a pain in the butt to cut. it just cracked and looked horrible. but i threw some tape and screen over it. then put my metal screen from the tank over top so the lamp wouldnt melt the plastic

then my uncle calls me and asks if i want another tank. (i figured itd be a 10 gallon or something since it was free)
this is what he comes home with

lucky me same exact tank that i already have. any ideas anyone?
oh and i grabbed this. only ingredient is "western fir bark" this stuff is ok right?

[mrzoggs]

went to the pet store and the dollar tree to see if i could pick up a few things to help me out. between the frogs and making this, its been a pain in the butt i grabbed a cork bark background that im going to cut in half then caddy corner it over my plumbing so it blocks it all. also bought a bunch of different size cups and stuff to put into the GS foam to pot my plants. and i heard GS doesnt stick too well to just glass so i silicones the back wall and now im waiting on that to dry. once that is finished i will start the background.






grabbed this too....just incase the pump dont work

caddy corner this after i cut it in half







back side

front side

[J Teezy]

you know if you have a hydroponics store around they should have 2 and 3" net pots for sale for like 25 cents a piece

[mrzoggs]

wish i would of tried. i looked everywhere. even been to a hydroponics store. no biggie though. covering up everything anyways.

[mrzoggs]

ok so this was my first attempt at anything like this...and its not as easy as it looks. but i gave it my best. i have a feeling next time im gonna just silicone some net pots to the back and use hydroton on the bottom....anyways. cant stop now....so heres what its coming out to look like. no criticism please rofl
girlfriend did these

they can suction cup to the front and side.





i will be using rocks and stuff to cover up a lot of the other stuff. i have some big nice ones that will look great.
just going to let it dry now and vacuum it tomorrow

[mrzoggs]

snuck these pictures of my babies sleeping when i changed their water this morning. still trying out the feeding dish. cant tell if theyve eaten because i dont see poop yet. but they seem pretty happy. the dish doesnt have as many crickets in it but i know one got out...i just think the ones that got out may be hiding under the paper towels somewhere. i hope to find some feces soon. (as gross as that may sound)
this is my first one. ive had him for about 7 months.

this is my newest one. had her about 1 month. shes still kinda iffy sometimes.

tipped the tank over to see how much substrate fell off and a lot did. one of my pots didnt stay in either. i think its because it was plastic. so im going to let it dry some more and buy some more silicone. it seems to stick a lot better to the black silicone. i had ran out and used some clear and thats where it fell off at.

you can see where the pot fell out also

[Yusil]

Gee, I wish I knew how to do all of that... I had a hard time just growing vines in my enclose[the current one, which is 2-3gallons tall], though my frogs are partly to blame, cause they kept sitting on the new growth. In retrospect, I probably should've put them[my frogs] in after they grew some more, but oh well, it's growing fine now.

It's looking pretty good so far. I think I want Pothos now after seeing how nice yours looked... or maybe even elephant ears[if I can fit them in a 10gallon] .