60 Gallon Cubed Dart Frog Sanctuary

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Paul is a big fan of cork. I like the look of it. It holds up well and epiphytes love growing on it.


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[EMCookjb]

I have an 18x24 inch piece coming. I got some aquarium safe silicone to attach it to the back. Thank you for support, its been fun going through the research and making this project happen. I am going to look locally for some of the plants and maybe get some suggestions.

[EMCookjb]

Update: I got an 18 in by 24 in background on Friday. I applied a couple of 3/8 inch scrap strips to the back of the cork. This will allow me to run 3/8 inch tubing up the back unseen. I unfortunately wasn't paying attention and the cork shifted at some point. Best laid plans of mice and men. Oh well, can't be perfect. I took the opportunity to strip the tank and redo things. Here are the pictures of the new look to the tank and how I installed the background.

Back of background picture:

Top down picture of new tank design:

View from the Front

View from the left:

View from the right:

I was trying to figure out how to install Mistiking mist heads. I don't want to drill through glass. While walking through the hardware store for inspiration, I found the "locking" suction cups. The question then become how to "attach" the head to the to the hook, that narrows. Then the answer came to me. Hose washers. They can be compressed in some ways while still maintaining rigidity to withstand tensions and pressures. The cost for 2 packs of 2 medium suction cups and a pack of 10 washers was about $5.00 USD.

The Mistkind head attached to a locking suction cup using two garden hose washers:



Let me know what you think. I am hoping to get the misting system up and running by the end of Monday. Later this week I will add one or two bags of ABG.