First frog tank ever. Probably need help

[Colorblizzle]

How diluted? I already have flourish...

[deranged chipmunk]

For a standard spray bottle, I normally only put about 10 drops.

[Colorblizzle]

Sounds good, and once daily misting is probably standard?

[deranged chipmunk]

Yup. Depends on your setup. If it holds the humidity with one misting, you're good. Some need to most more

[Colorblizzle]

Ok sounds good. I have a humidity gauge so all set on that

[deranged chipmunk]

Make sure you get a digital one. The analogs are garbage and can't be trusted.

[DigitalPunk]

I love my Zoo Med HydroTherm! You can search for it on Amazon. I don't use it to control my misting system, but the digital readings for humidity are excellent!

[Colorblizzle]

I have a digital thermometer but haven't even come across a digital hygrometer. Where do I look other than amazon or eBay?

[Colorblizzle]

Thanks digital punk, I'll look. Hope it's cheap tho. Wasn't planning on digital so I have no money for it. If I can't find something for less than $10 it will have to wait

[deranged chipmunk]

Petsmart and petco sell the combo for about $30 or so.

[Colorblizzle]

Combo? I already have a digital thermometer. A coralife digital thermometer, use it in all my fishtanks and trust me completely. I'll look around

[deranged chipmunk]

The combo has one probe, does temp and humidity together. It's a sweet little setup.

[Colorblizzle]

This is the cheapest digital one I could find. Not a huge fan of fluker but like I said this isn't something I can spend good money in right now. I can get this for less than $10 shipped. Is this garbage?

http://amzn.com/B0009YJWW4

[SqUaReJeLLy]

If you don't mind that it doesn't have a probe so the whole thing would have to be in the tank there is this one, Purchase the AcuRite Digital Humidity and Temperature Monitor for less at Walmart.com. Save money. Live better. I know a lot of people who use that for their hermit crab tanks.

Either way which ever one you get make sure to calibrate them before you use them and it's also a good idea to check at least once or twice a year. To calibrate a thermometer just put it near your houses thermostat. To calibrate a hygrometer get a bottle cap, like from a water bottle, fill it with salt and add a few drops of water. Not enough to soak it but just enough to get it damp. Then place the cap and the hygrometer in something air tight. I use a zip lock bag inside a plastic container just to be extra sure no air is escaping. Let it sit for a few hours, I wait over night, and it should read 75%. If not then it's off. Some you can recalibrate so it reads correctly but I have only seen that on analog ones, it's a little screw on the back. But even if you can't just remember what it's off by. So if it reads 70 then you know you have to add 5 to whatever it says to get the correct humidity level.

I have used the same thermometer that you use, the coralife digital thermometer and ended up exchanging a heater 3 times thinking the heater was wrong when it was just the thermometer. I only had it for about a year but it was off by about 6 degrees since I had gotten it. So make sure you check those too.

[Colorblizzle]

I don't mind if the unit is in the tank

[Colorblizzle]

That one from Walmart looks good enough for me

[Colorblizzle]

Got my weedblocker today, got one of the three pieces wrapped in it before work. Took a long time but I forgot I have a 3 year old that always wants to "help" should finish tomorrow before work

[Colorblizzle]

Going slower than I would like, but I wrapped the rest of eggcrate in the weedblocker and painted the outside if the tank, also bought some plantation soil. Now I just need to piece everything together and build a stand, but idk how soon I'll be able to build a stand so this may be my last post until it's finished, I will try to add pictures still tho.

Not much water and very hallow, but could I add something like shrimp to this tank? Or will it just end up an expensive snack?

[Colorblizzle]

So above is my tank after I painted it, only got one coat since I was at work and my boss didn't want me doing it, even tho I was on break. I don't think he liked the fumes.





Above is he tank after I put the false bottom in.





And lastly for now above is with the gravel added.

I have taken the flukers frog moss band broken it all up and tossed awY sticks and such them I rinsed it, now I'm letting it dry for 24 hours then I'll begin siliconing it to the walls.

[Mentat]

...Not much water and very hallow, but could I add something like shrimp to this tank? Or will it just end up an expensive snack?

Probably !