Red Eye tree Frog - 24 x 18 x 24

[DigitalPunk]

Still waiting on some items to be delivered at the end of this coming week. I will update this once we have some forward movement. Right now it is sitting on the build table just begging for work to be done

[DigitalPunk]

Ok the work on this tank started tonight.

I played around with some things while I waited for the wife to get home from work (this is her build I am just the guy putting her idea together) and snapped this picture. I am sure this isn't how it will end up, but I thought it looked cool lol.



This tank will have the cork panel walls like the new mantella tank does, I just took them out so I could play with the Magnatural ledges lol.

My Wife got home and spent a long long time moving things around in the tank. She settled on only using one of the ledges and the other will be saved for another build. We put the piece of cork panel in the tank on the wall the ledge will be on and traced the outline of the ledge onto the cork. I then took a Dremel tool and went to work cutting out the shape.





I tried to be as close to right as possible with the cuts, but we did end up with a few gaps around the ledge. No Worries though, we will hide those gaps with moss lol

I stuck the ledge into the hole for it on the panel and then siliconed the panel to the back wall of the tank. I left the ledge in the hole so the silicone would cure with the hole the right shape and I wouldn't end up with a disaster on my hands later.

Here si the ledge and panel in the tank waiting for the silicone to cure.



Paint cans are just being used to push the cork panel onto the glass nice and snug.

Over the next 3 days I will be watching silicone dry. I will add more photos once we have everything siliconed in and are moving forward.

[LilyPad]

Looking really awesome so far, Paul! I think I need a man and some power tools in my house LOL

[DigitalPunk]

LoL to funny Amy

These poor reds have been moved far to many times since Dec. Hoping this tank is a long long term setup. We just keep not liking the tanks so far after a while lol.

[AppleWoo]

This is so addictive, I could build three more, but I think my husband would have an issue with that. Lol, I think I will allot myself a frog fund.

[DigitalPunk]

It is incredibly addictive. I have been telling myself I am going to pause on builds after these current 2 are done, but then I think.... I am going to have an empty 18x18x24 and an empty 36x18x16.... I really really really want to turn the 36x18x16 into a vertical tank (18x16x36). I have a piece of dead fall wood I found in the park a couple months ago that would be perfect for it..... and that 18x18x24 is just SCREAMING to be setup for another Mantella group of for some Auratus (which the wife has wanted for a while now).

Though in all actually I will probably convert the 40b (36x18x16) into a mini green house for plant grow out. I am setting up a 10 gallon tank to start growing and propagating aquatic plants. Ugh this is never ending lol. When the $1 per gallon tank sale starts at petco I am going to be so screwed lol.