Pic of my Vivarium

[Bdimas]

I'm new here. Just wanted to post a picture of my 150
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[Sunshine]

Wow! That is awesome! How do you keep the humidity in?

[Bdimas]

Thanks a bunch! It has a glass top that completely covers it.

[Sunshine]

Welcome Where did you get your supplies? And what is the background made of?

[killerecho]

Very nice work. What are you going to put in there?

[Sunshine]

Very nice work. What are you going to put in there?

Darts! Not sure what kind though...

[Heatheranne]

Very nice!

[Striped marsh]

Looking good wish mine looked like that

[Bdimas]

Thank you guys. It took me about 3 months to build. The background consists of great stuff, tight bond 3, and peat. I made vines from different sized ropes and string, tight bond 3 and peat. The long branch I made from PVC , great stuff, and peat.

I plan on putting Citronella dart frogs in there, but that's not set in stone.

[Heatheranne]

They'll love it in there .

[Bdimas]

Thank you!

[deranged chipmunk]

Very cool build. I think i saw the build thread on another board? I love working with big tanks, so much more room to play with allows for stuff you ordinarily wouldn't try otherwise. How long has it been up and running?

[Bdimas]

Hi Bill. Yes I am on another forum for dart frogs.
I came here because I have other frogs too.

[Bdimas]

The viv has been going good for a couple months. Its ready for frogs now, but I'm not ready yet. I'm in recovery from foot surgery and I have to get on a step stool to access my tank.

[deranged chipmunk]

I thought the tank looked familiar sorry to hear about the foot. Hope you feel better soon. those little tincs are gonna look lost in that huge tank, but they are gonna be happy froggies!!

[Bdimas]

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

[tinkgirl77]

Wow your tank looks awesome!! I'm in initial building phase of mine and I'm scoping ideas. That is so freaking cool dude! How will cleanup work? Did you use a false bottom?

[Bdimas]

Thank you. Yes there is a false bottom. The substrate doesn't need to be cleaned out like with other frogs. Dart frog tanks are basically self sustaining. Most folks have springtails and other micro fauna that do the cleaning

[tinkgirl77]

I'm building a RETF tank. Im thinking I'm probably going to go with the false bottom idea but I am still unclear on how to do it and what type of filtration system to use. What substrate would you suggest?

[Bdimas]

For your false bottom you will need
Light diffuser also called egg crate
PVC for spacers to go under your egg crate.
Zip ties to tie spacers to egg crate
Fiberglass screen to go on top of your egg crate.

For substrate I bought materials to make ABG mix. Atlanta botanical garden mix. Its great for drainage and plants.
You will want to have access to either siphon or drain excess water build up from under your false bottom. My tank is drilled so it drains into a bucket under my stand.

You don't need a water pump unless you plan to have a water feature. I use a small pump made by zoo med for my water fall.
Hope that helps.