Oak toad "biotope"

[9darlingcalvi]

I am searching for Florida plants that can handle sandy soil like over 50% sand and come from centers or northern Florida. I am only thinking 2 or 3 species and one of the species HAS to be a grass of some sorts. I'm going to look for seeds to start and establish the tank before I get a lot of 5 or 6 in my 10 gallon. I have a grow light available too.

[9darlingcalvi]

Update: added loamy sand to finish the substrate. I will sprinkle white sand over the substrate to give it the flat woods look. I also added a half bark hide that I found and disinfected. Leaves (live oak/beech) were added as well as pine needles. Bark shavings were also added for boiling and a forest look, Lastly the water bowl was put in. I have a t8 uvb slim bulb and canopy on the tank with a metal screen. The layout is sloping and has a minimum of 1/2" to a deepest area of 3". My plants will be Poverty Oat Grass (Danthonia spicata), Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum), and Slender Bush Clover (Lespedeza Virginia). I will be planting seeds in the upcoming week, or might just buy the bush clover and rue as plants and order the grass seeds.

[privet01]

Sounds like an interesting build. However will a small 10 gallon tank be able to handle your plants without looking overgrown? Grasses of any kind seem to stump me when I consider them for my 10 gallon viv.

[9darlingcalvi]

Sounds like an interesting build. However will a small 10 gallon tank be able to handle your plants without looking overgrown? Grasses of any kind seem to stump me when I consider them for my 10 gallon viv.

I will trim or let them grow out if the tank, the tank has a wide screen top