building a 40 gall vivarium

[Isaac]

UPDATE!
(well that took a long time)
since i am still experimenting on a lime deposit free humidifying system it is not ready yet to recieve its first habitants.
i tried raining systems, well raining systems are good for plants.. but not good for the clean glass...
so i am now trying with a humidifying system based on a fogger, this with demineralized water for less lime deposit on windows or on the fogger.

since this is the only thing that needs to be tested and evaluated i was curious what species would be nice for this tank.
i was thinking about dart frogs.
since there are a lot of dart frog species i dont exactly know wich species to take since it is also a tank with much climbing possibilities .

changes:
doors are now sliding doors
lighting fixture changed to hallogen lights
glass lid complete cover (almost no ventilation (testing))
more plants like bromeliads
no waterfall/pond (= problem?) since troubles with pump
now humidifying with fogger system

notes:
some plants where thriving, others died fast
no moss added yet (is this necessary?)
springtails, fruit flies and other lower species are present without adding them

any thoughts?

[Mentat]

Hello Isaac! I really like how the tank looks now compared to initial planting and doors. Demineralized or distilled water is fine for foggers or spraying but would not use it on frog bath or water features.

Think Darts or Mantellas would do good on your vivarium. To help you decide which species, recommend visit the Dart & Mantella sub-forum. Also, if you go to Josh Frogs website, he has a few How-To pages to help you select among different Darts/Mantellas based on experience level and display. Good luck !

[Isaac]

i think i have a heating/lumen/watt problem with my current light fixture..
hallogen lights have to much watt's and heat for to few lumen.
so i would like to change the light fixture but i do not want to change the design since it looks good right now...
and if i do want to change it, it should be nice and finish and easy to access and mainaining humidity/ventilation/temps...

what would you recommend?