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[Heatheranne]

You can remove silicone with a razor blade.

[Heatheranne]

Yes. Best thing to do is to empty the tank and dry it thoroughly before installing anything new.

All wood should be rinsed and baked at 250'F for at least a half hour, bake until dry. This will kill and bugs, eggs, or pests in the wood. I also do a 10% bleach dip, then neutralize the bleach with dechlorinated water at 4x the usual amount of dechlor in the water. It is not necessary to do both though.

[rjm2653]

In that case I might just do the cork board. I just made this take a few days ago and it took hours. Not sure if I feel like starting over again

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[Heatheranne]

Petco is having a $1 per gallon sale right now.

[Heatheranne]

Great time to pick up one much cheaper for trial tank.

[rjm2653]

Nice. I just bought a 29 gallon with a 200w heater for $25 so I got a great deal

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[Heatheranne]

That's awesome!

[Heatheranne]

Make sure you rough-up the back of the cork before you silicone or foam it in. It will stick better.

Maybe you should have a second tank for more frogs, hehe!

[Heatheranne]

I still really love the look of your paludarium. It's so pretty. I love the clear glass effect. I'd love to etch the corners with scrolls.

[rjm2653]

I like the clear Effect 2 but I wanted to look more natural and I don't want the blinding Sun light to bother them if I open the window

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[Heatheranne]

Ah, yes.

[rjm2653]

So should I silicone my vines to the board or is there an easier way

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[Heatheranne]

You can silicone or hot glue them. I like silicone better.

[Heatheranne]

You can get brown silicone. Bill is my master builder friend. He builds even more than I so I will ask if he knows of any other options.

[rjm2653]

You guys are great here! I turned the old tank into a semi aggressive aquarium. Gonna add catfish and stuff to it. Still working on it

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[deranged chipmunk]

Silicone may pull away from the cork, and it would look a bit unslightly. If I were doing it, I would most likely use a clear 2 part epoxy.

[Heatheranne]

Thanks Bill! I knew you'd know .

[Heatheranne]

You should check out a pick of Bill's old mantella tank.

[Heatheranne]

He'll have you doing fancy fish tanks too, with live plants .

[rjm2653]

But isn't that permanent?

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