"Source" - Mantella Ebenaui Vivarium ver. 3.0

[DigitalPunk]

If you are also following along in the frog groom overhaul thread you will know I moved all my tanks. The other part of that is the Source must weigh 300 - 400 pounds and was impossible for me to carry up out of the basement. I was left with no other choice than to take the tank all the way apart and haul it upstairs and then put it back together. It did allow me do a bit of changing to the design. Over the week the Mantella were in there I saw things they seemed to like about the tank and things they didn't. So I took the opportunity to add more of the things they liked and remove the things they didn't. Here are some pictures of the tank.


Changes of note -

1. Right Side Cork Panel was bowing out a little. One Mantella was hiding up behind it so I removed it from the tank

2. Made the stream deeper

3. Removed some of the rounded large river rocks

4. Laid the slate pieces out differently so they overhand some lower land areas to add more hides the Mantella seem to love

[Tobiascole]

Looks amazing Paul!

[LisaGarcia]

Looks great!!

[DigitalPunk]

Cant wait for the Orchid to bloom! Assuming I don't kill it lol. Also very excited to see how this looks once all that beautiful moss grows in.

I have had the moss for a month or more. It has been in a ziplock bag under some grow lights while I was waiting to start the build. I misted it every 2 to 3 days and after misting would blow air into the back until it was full and then sealed it back up. It did pretty good living like this!

[LilyPad]

You should be able to get the orchid to blossom without a big frog to trample it. It looks really great, Paul! I love how some of the ferns grow new leaves, the way they start curled up. That's a good picture.

[DigitalPunk]

I am more worried about me killing it because of over watering or under watering or because plants seem to hate me from time to time lol.

Thanks for the compliments everyone! Means a lot to me