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You can use any synthetic aquarium micron filter pad that is sold in large enough pieces to cover your needs. Coralife, Dr. Foster and Smith and others makes them. The idea is to have a second layer on top of screen that will prevent the smaller substrate particles to fall through into the false bottom area.

Thanks You Carlos! I appreciate the response.

Heat pads used in frog tanks are highly inefficient since heat will escape to the air around them. Members do use them in combination with the light bulbs when a species require a warmer environment. For species requiring high 70s or low 80s you would look at other options like heat tape as well. Recommend first decide the species you plan to keep, they might not need supplemental heating at all .
Thanks! I will probably be keeping one of the Poison Dart frog colors for this tank, I assume since they all come from the same type of landscape in nature that their temperature settings should be pretty similar(within a few degrees). If the heat pads are placed against the side of the glass on one end of the tank does this make it more efficient? I will not buy one if it is not really needed for the above mentioned types. The pad seems like it would need to be replaced every so often since it would fill up with detritus pretty quickly just like in an aquarium. Is this such a good idea since I will not want to disturb the tank like that for several years(I have watched videos of others from professional shops that show them not needing to clean out a tank for very long periods of time).