Madagascar Mantella Paludarium

[deranged chipmunk]

Great thread! I was wondering how to block off the under land portions of the false bottom for critters. Did you totally wrap those sections, or just cover the submerged walls? What kind of weed blocker did you use and are you concerned about it clogging/stopping water flow under those areas??

i only wrapped the submerged walls. not sure what brand weed blocker i have. i bought it at home depot for like, $8 i think. it's a roll of like, a million yards....lol i actually would have preferred to use mosquito netting. but i didn't feel like trying to find it around here, and i had this stuff lying around. i am actually a bit concerned about stopping the flow, which is i why i said that i'll find out if it was a mistake when i do water testing this weekend. if it does stop flow, then i will probably double up some fiberglass screen to keep the juvenile shrimp out. and the fish i plan on putting in there breed very readily, so i don't want the fry to get behind it either, so i can remove them.

[RustyVegetables97]

Looks great.

[deranged chipmunk]

Looks great.

thanks but there's still plenty of time for me to muck it all up......LOL

[FriedrichsFrogs]

looks good so far, a lot of that stuff still seems to go over my head but i think im getting a bettr understanding of it the more setups you build...which means im bound to master it in no time lol. good luk!

[NatureLady]

I am such a visual person and this thread really helps me!!!! Thanks so much. Can't wait to see the finished product!!!!

[deranged chipmunk]

Thanks guys. jay, it will all start to make sense as it comes together. Remember, i am building this out of the vision in my defective brain....lol i normally sketch up some sort of diagram before i start so i can determine base structures and behind the scenes stuff, but i decided to wing this one. I don't recommend building one that way. And if you do, take a lot of pics for reference.

Amanda, stay tuned, because this weekend i start the terrestrial water feature and do the water testing. Sunday's update should have plenty of pics for you to follow along with. I'm going to try to take step by step pics of the water feature construction, since that is what i get asked about most often.