-- Bufo Alvarius Habitat Question --

[xtheanon]

think I'm going to mimic your build but use a custom water bowl made at a pottery place to my dimensions and level it with the substrate instead of filtering it, I gotta switch the look up their home is too mundane

[traveler]

Don't forget about ammonia and nitrite level in the water. Maybe I'm wrong buy in my opinion You need to change water every day if you are not going to use water filtration where good bacteria can develop and brake it down. I'm using API test kit they are ok

[xtheanon]

how goes their new home ?

[traveler]

Hmm... pain in ... with ammonia but it's normal until new filter will be stable.
5-10l water change every day doing the job. I'm thinking to put 25l barrel in to the cycle to increase water in the cycle to 40l This will help as well but it's an option if nothing change during next 2-3 weeks.The toads behavior did change completely. They are walking around during day and night looks really happy.
ps.
Day before yesterday when I was changing water. I have little pipe 0.5cm with 4x4cm pump under gravel. It's working slow like 5l /5min. I did left small gap on size of pipe in the doors where the pipe was going out to the waste collection barrel. I went out of that place and comeback after some time and did top up fresh water feed them and close everything. It was afternoon. At the evening we come back to home. My girlfriend want to see them. Staying on front of viv spot one toad jumping to her and across her feet from side of room !!! We quick count them and another is missing !!!! Two toads escape from viv when I was out for 5-10 min !!! They spot 0.5mm gap where the pipe was going out and why not use it when I was back I did not spot any differences .... Now I have to be more carefully. Yesterday the some toads was hiding next to open door in the water part and I'm sure they was want to repeat travel...

[nepkire]

Wow this is a great topic. I have been thinking about changing my toads set up so that it is less maintenance. Like setting up water filtration to reduce how often I need to clean and change water. How often do you need to clean the water with the filter setup like this?

[traveler]

Wow this is a great topic. I have been thinking about changing my toads set up so that it is less maintenance. Like setting up water filtration to reduce how often I need to clean and change water. How often do you need to clean the water with the filter setup like this?

Thank you. Once a week or two I'm vacuuming all rubbish using medical suction pump something like that : connected to
20 liters barrel not to 2 Liter tank as on photo and I do top up terrarium by fresh water and ammo-bacteria . When bacteria settled in the filter ammonia and all things on ''0'' good to have one or two plants in the water.

[nepkire]

I have 6 toads in a 75 gallon tank but am thinking about getting a 40 gallon tank and building a wetdry filtration system for the tank. I would also build an extension to put onto the top of the take so they dont hit their head when they jump up.