40b Dart tank - Natural style build Journal

[DigitalPunk]

Another Brief update - I returned the excess rocks I purchased (136 pounds worth of excess). I took the money to Home Depot and bought some Blocks and MDF and set up a cheap stand for it. I decided to set it up low to allow the vertically challenged peoples in the house access to feed and trim and such without any difficulty. I decided to set this one up down in the basement of my 1850 era home. It looks rough, but it is heated and stays daily humid on its own which will be nice during the winter months. As time progresses I will clean this space up more and make it into a proper frog room. I have access to the water lines to the outside faucets from here and plan to "T" one off to a faucet in the basement for the tanks (so i don't have to haul water form upstairs down here to dechlorinate.





Decided to go ahead and get a sheet of egg crate while I was there and cut it to fit. This will help with spreading the load out. I opted for this route over the yoga matt because it was cheaper



I have begun pricing and planning on the purchases for the Aquatic section. Once I have that all setup and running I will turn my focus onto the land masses.


PS - Hauling the blocks, rocks, and tank down into the basement today sucked. lol

[DigitalPunk]

Big order placed this week for supplies.

Aquatic heater
Small water filter
Ultra Sonic Fogger
Moss
Drift wood
A large cork round
Aquatic soil
Sprintails (starting a breeding culture)
Isopods (starting a breeding culture)
Hinge for the glass top
Handle for the glass top
Glass top

Will ultimately try to heat the tank using the Aquatic heater, but won't know if that will work until I try it out. It was working in a 10Gallon tank. If this doesn't work I will either use a CHE or Heat cord.