At wits end: First PDF leucs tank false bottom and substrate questions!

[Heatheranne]

It's an easier way to keep excess water drained. It allows the substrate to get rinsed and drained, rather than having stagnant water, and bacteria and ammonia overload.

Some people have a hole drained in the glass bottom by a glass cutter to allow drainage. This cannot be done with tempered glass, but can with regular glass. Then you would have a collection device such as a bucket under the hole that you could empty.

I mist enough to keep the humidity at the proper settings for the particular frog living in the vivarium.

[DartfrogDan]

I agree with heather as siphoning is not the nicest thing in the world

[Mentat]

...So having that eggcrate false bottom isn't completely necessary just an easier way to handle the tank? Also i heard that when you mist the water will build up in the bottom, is there a certain amount I should mist, and how often?

The eggcrate provides a drainage area from where to remove excess enclosure water. If not using either the eggcrate (small write up how to build here) or standard sized aquarium undergravel filter plates (like one's made by Lee's), recommend get a small flat aquarium foam filter (made by Lee's and couple other companies). You can bury the filter in agregate lecca clay balls out of the way and use it's tube for drainage access if required. Tube holes can be covered with bottle caps or chair tips from hardware store so crickets or feeders do not crawl in.

I agree with heather as siphoning is not the nicest thing in the world

Always use a clear hose equipped with a starting bulb. You do not want a mouthful of false bottom juice !

[Mariah Ingram]

...recommend get a small flat aquarium foam filter (made by Lee's and couple other companies). You can bury the filter in agregate lecca clay balls out of the way and use it's tube for drainage access if required. Tube holes can be covered with bottle caps or chair tips from hardware store so crickets or feeders do not crawl in.

Always use a clear hose equipped with a starting bulb. You do not want a mouthful of false bottom juice !

Carlos! This is also something I've done, I have it buried in the back with the foam covering the end of the tube- that is clear- it runs out of the tank. I hadn't thought of the starter bulb though so I'll have to pick one of those up in the near future as I get my set up going on a schedule. I also just made a fogger out of a humidifier so I'll be testing that out as well! Excited for that to be a thing for my little guys

Thank you to everyone who's been replying and giving advice I love it and appreciate it all.