Mossy Frog build

[NatureLady]

Hi guys! Thanks for checking on me and the build.

Christmas for two very amazing little girls is over and I can start back on this project. No, I didn't build while on break for Christmas. Memories with the kids needed to be made. I am only one person so it takes a lot to make Christmas magic. I am much more dedicated to parenting then this project. I also had other personal issues to deal with that were not needed, but happened all the same.

Things are going, but as I have stated before living in small town America is a real pain sometimes. I wasn't able to buy everything that I needed and will have to make a trip to a better store before it is all said and done. (I will probably just order the rest online...but I need an excuse for big town retail therapy...) Ummm...let's see what else...OH! I already knew that I suck at drawing a straight line, well with the use of my father’s power tools I cut the pvc, and I also learned I can't cut in a straight line. So that gave me more work than it should have. But everything is planned out in my head and the majority of it is drawn onto paper/tank sides. Egg crate is cut and sitting in its place. The waterfall part is still playing out in my head and I am working on that today.


So question time...GE II Silicone has a mold/mildew inhibitor...I thought that this was unsafe for builds?

[deranged chipmunk]

Glad to hear everything is good yes, kids are more important that anything at christmas time. After all, it's their holiday

I can't cut a straight line either, that's why i use a chop saw......lol sounds like you're making progress though. And yes, the stuff with with the mold inhibitors is bad. There are several versions of silicone ii. I like the brown, but it's a personal preference.

Any thoughts on what plants you want to go with? I have several ferns you can use, a ridiculous amount of ficus pumilia, some large leafed creeping charlie, some fittonias, some pileas species, angelwing begonia, shall i go on? Lol

[NatureLady]

I sent you a pm Bill. As for plants...I would love the ferns, anything creeping that will over take the wall, any moss, marginal, or aquatic....

Oh what do you use as your aquatic substrate? Flourite or eco-complete is what I have researched as possibilities...yes I have been browsing planted tank forums

Back to the plants...you might want to pm me a list of what you have so I can search for photo's of them for my visual aid.

[deranged chipmunk]

I got you covered have you been stalking me on another forum? Because that would be cool.....lol i use different substrates for different purposes. Flourite is a good substrate, but it is a pain in the butt!! Eco is good, but it is light, almost to the point of floating....lol currently, my top 3 are red sea flora base, floramax (i think, it's sold at petsmart), and kitty litter
I'll pm you a list tonight with pics