Terrarium and Table

[awelcome]

I know you're set on a different background, but I had one more thought that might make this one work for you if you didn't want to buy another..... when I was trimming mine I got a little sloppy on the sides at one point, so there was just a very small gap. I wasn't worried about my frog getting back there, but my goal was to make it FF proof. I took some of the moss and just plugged that crack up and it completely fixed the issue and kind of looks nice too. I really think that's a cool background you have, but I think a tree look would be good too of course. Just offering up suggestions to make that work for you, or anyone else who might read this and have that issue.

[ColleenT]

thank you. i already ordered my forest background, but i will keep this one in storage and maybe someday i'll get bored and put this one back in. i don't hate it, but i don't love it, either. i do worry about crickets hiding behind this one, bc it has the channels for wiring. not sure about the new background, but i may or may not have to tweak it for cricket prevention.

[awelcome]

yeah, if you don't want the spot for wires on the back you can just trim it to be flat on the back. That's what I did, because I wanted to make it fly proof, but also wanted it as thin as possible in my small tank.

[DigitalPunk]

ColleenT,

If you are getting the thing I think you ordered it is actually real cork bark that has been glues to a manufactured cork backing. I used the same think in my Mantella and Red Eye tanks. Just a heads up. All of the ones we got had a sort of natural arch to them so they didn't sit flat. I took some silicone and smeared it all over the glass and then laid the panel on the glass and weighted it down so it layer flat. I let it sit like that for for 24 hours. This not only flattened it out, but ensures Flies, Crickets, or frogs can not get in behind it.

Can't wait to see how this turns out!

[ColleenT]

ColleenT,

If you are getting the thing I think you ordered it is actually real cork bark that has been glues to a manufactured cork backing. I used the same think in my Mantella and Red Eye tanks. Just a heads up. All of the ones we got had a sort of natural arch to them so they didn't sit flat. I took some silicone and smeared it all over the glass and then laid the panel on the glass and weighted it down so it layer flat. I let it sit like that for for 24 hours. This not only flattened it out, but ensures Flies, Crickets, or frogs can not get in behind it.

Can't wait to see how this turns out!

which silicone did you use, and how much?? how would you have to get it off in the future? scrape it off with a paint scraper?

[LilyPad]

Razor blade cleans silicone right off. My grey tree frog tank has a background siliconed in. I went around all the edges carefully and made sure there were no holes or crevices that crickets could get into. I do not intend on taking out the background anytime in the near future though, so I'm not overly concerned about needing to scrap out silicone.

[DigitalPunk]

Just use a razor blade to scrap away the silicone. Clean the area with an alcohol base cleaner and let it air dry for an hour or so. Then use aquarium safe silicone (or 100% silicone from the hardware store). Just make sure the silicone doesn't have any anti mold properties and it will be frog safe.

Apply a generous bead back to the area you scraped and with a gloved hand (latex, rubber.... anything you don't mind ruining) press your finger into the corner and smooth out the silicone (but don't remove all of the silicone). Let the silicone cure for 24 hours minimum. Add water back in and let the tank sit for a couple days. Look for leaks. If no leaks than you are good If you see a leak you have to repeat the whole process until the leak is fixed.