Well, here we go...100 gallons. Walk me through it?!

[deranged chipmunk]

Not sure if the epoxy will react poorly with the Styrofoam or not.

you should google that

[UncleChester]

A low temp hot glue gun works great for styrofoam, no long cure time or bad smells unless you happen to melt the styrofoam (then it's awful and something you should run away from). This takes some effort with a low temp gun and the solid insulation type of foam, like pressing the tip up against the foam for a few seconds. The lack of a curing time may work against you if you want time to re-position things. Either way, it can be used to 'tack' pieces in place if you plan on siliconing.

I may have missed it, but what are covering the background with?

[BCollie]

A low temp hot glue gun works great for styrofoam, no long cure time or bad smells unless you happen to melt the styrofoam (then it's awful and something you should run away from). This takes some effort with a low temp gun and the solid insulation type of foam, like pressing the tip up against the foam for a few seconds. The lack of a curing time may work against you if you want time to re-position things. Either way, it can be used to 'tack' pieces in place if you plan on siliconing.

I may have missed it, but what are covering the background with?

I believe we don't have a hot glue gun, so I'll just pick up some aquarium-safe silicone from the store.
And I'm not sure what I'm covering it with yet. I was first trying to figure out what to use lol!

[UncleChester]

Sorry my response have been kind of suckish for the last 2 hours!! For an hour and a half I've been picking up acorns out of my parents front yard so that they don't have baby oak trees sprouting up everywhere. I get paid $10/hour for working for them, so I've earned $15 to put towards my vivarium budget.

Umm, I thought that was a union job, squirrels and chipmunks only.

I believe we don't have a hot glue gun, so I'll just pick up some aquarium-safe silicone from the store.

Check the dollar store. Even if not for your tank construction, they're great things to have.

And your Pothos will be great. A general tip though- if it came from a big box store, the staff likely have no idea what chemicals were on it. Rinsing as Heather suggested and the ample time frame should be good though

[BCollie]

Wow! I think you are well on your way on being a great business person! Nice!

if I were you I'd pick up hot glue gun and bunch of hot glue sticks from a dollar store, sillicone is smelly, tacky thing, and it is gonna stink for a long time.

I didn't realize they were so cheap. I'll have to pick one up, there's a dollar store right down the street from me. You're right that silicone is smelly, I used to use it quite a bit when I was in the fish keeping hobby(so weird saying that, it was such a big part of my life for so long!)

Umm, I thought that was a union job, squirrels and chipmunks only.

Check the dollar store. Even if not for your tank construction, they're great things to have.

And your Pothos will be great. A general tip though- if it came from a big box store, the staff likely have no idea what chemicals were on it. Rinsing as Heather suggested and the ample time frame should be good though

Hehe, well I'm not a chipmunk or a squirrel....

No worries about it being from a big box store. I thought about that when I was at Walmart so I didn't even bother looking at their plants. I got it from a place called Orchard Supply Hardware. They seemed pretty sure that no chemicals were used on the plant, but if it was closer to the time when I got the frogs I wouldn't risk it. When I do get all my plants it will be closer to the time that I get frogs, and since that will be the case I will only buy from places like Josh's Frogs, etc. that have plants that are verified chemical free. Don't want my little froggies getting sick!! I'm very careful about that, I asked several people if Miracle Grow Orchid Mix had fertilizers in it before I got a definite answer. It was a yes, so I passed on it and got Orchid Bark from Orchard Supply Hardware instead.

[jarteta97]

Looks like you're getting a nice pile of supplies going

[BCollie]

Looks like you're getting a nice pile of supplies going

Yes!!
Which reminds me, if someone could look at it and tell me if it's all okay that'd be great...you can find the picture on the last page. The Sphagnum moss doesn't say "milled" on it, but it's the kind from Home Depot...as is the Peat Moss.

EDIT: I'm back to scraping the algae and hard water off of the tank, so my responses may be a bit slow.