First frog tank ever. Probably need help

[DigitalPunk]

Ive seen people use fishing line to type it, Glue it, Silicone it. Sky's really the limit as long as it isn't toxic. You could also use rocks to sit on the edge of it at the waterline.

Short answer, Siliconing it there would.

I don't have your mental vision of how it all will look, but I am assuming you want it to hide the egg crate as well as filter the water that flows under the crate?

[Colorblizzle]

Yes. I will also have stones built up around it and that may help hold it up...but not right to the eggcrate. But as long as I can silicone it I'm good. I just wasn't sure if it would adhere to whatever material weedblocker is (burlap?)

[DigitalPunk]

I siliconed a piece of screen to a whole i cut in a Rubbermaid tub for a cricket keeper. It holds it well enough. I think as long as the silicon can embed itself in it or to it it will hold to one degree or another. The crickets can't escape but the dog could get in if she so chose

[Colorblizzle]

lol and I bet your dog has tried huh?

[DigitalPunk]

She has indeed. She eat anything she can fit in her mouth. For a MinPin that is a surprising amount of things. lol

Keep the updates coming on the Terrarium!

[Colorblizzle]

I will definitely keep this updated as I go

[Colorblizzle]

If I decide to go with a "great stuff" background with the little planting cups like I see so many people do....where would I get the cups? And if I need to online what do I call them?

[Mentat]

If I decide to go with a "great stuff" background with the little planting cups like I see so many people do....where would I get the cups? And if I need to online what do I call them?

You can get them at a local Hydroponics shop and they are called "Slotted Net Pots" or similar. If none are available locally, can also order from Amazon. Good luck !

[Colorblizzle]

Thanks mentat!

[deranged chipmunk]

If you still can't find them, let me know, I have a lot of extras and I can ship them to you, just cover the shipping ($6)

[Colorblizzle]

Cool thanks chipmunk. So if I go this route I'm told you also use silicone with this application? I've looked at a few setups and read but still confused as to which order things happen in. And on the sides where I have the sides meet the water how do I go about that? Is the grey stuff waterproof?

[deranged chipmunk]

Silicone for planters? Or with foam in general?

No need to silicone the pots in, the foam will hold them, you just need to make sure you have drainage for them. Some people tie in coffee stirrers to crate drainage, I prefer poking at the foam after it cures fully with bamboo BBQ skewers.

[Colorblizzle]

I'm talking with the foam in general. People say I need great stuff and silicone. So do I spread silicone on the glass and after that apply foam? Or vice versa? Or do I not really need silicone?

[deranged chipmunk]

Silicone isn't really necessary. The foam will stick to the glass. As far as covering the foam, you can use silicone, titebond 3 wood glue, non sanded tile grout, mortar, concrete, ect. It's all personal taste and design.

[Colorblizzle]

So with the silicone or tote bond can that be tinted? Or can I stick miss to it? I have an unopened bag of flickers green moss that I bought for my original idea which was to just cover try glass in silicone and stick moss to it...

[Colorblizzle]

I really need spell check lol. Srry for all of the errors so far.

So anyways I've received almost everything in the mail now. I got a 20" 25UVB T8 fixture and bulb, a small critter cage for crickets, a fluval nano filter, and the flukers green moss.

I ordered weedblocker on amazon and according to my tracking #, it was delivered 2 days ago...so I've got to contact the post office and get that figured out.

Other than that still waiting in substrate. I was planning on using soil because I want live plants. Will they grow just as good in ecoearth? I only ask because where I am at this time of the year nobody has soil

[Colorblizzle]

Also my woman saw how much I've spent already and has informed me I'm not buying the great stuff to make the background "cooler" do moss and silicone it is

[deranged chipmunk]

You don't want to use straight soil, it doesn't drain as well. You'll have a muddy mess on your hands.

Yes, titebond can be tinted using acrylic craft paints.

[Colorblizzle]

Ok so Eco earth is a better option? It will grow plants

[deranged chipmunk]

Yes, they will grow. The frog's waste should be enough to fertilize them. Or you can use a very diluted solution of seachem's flourish. ;-)