Hello from Tarzana, CA

[Leefrogs]

well dispite it being a crash course, u are doing fine. Jumping into it just like a frog. I'm glad u posted Picts like I asked. This encourages people to go farther with their setup. Some get as far as u did and call it good. I haven't posted my Picts yet. I need a vote on if it's too crowded. The main thing is changes cause stress, got a new hide for mine and they get weird for a while. But u seem to have a real happy tame frog. He looks warm, full, and loved. Congratulations, froggie gods have smiled on u.

[atlanteum]

An engineering mishap occurred last night, as construction workers discovered a leak in the new dam this morning. "We're not sure what happened exactly, but a sliver of masking tape used to hold a form in place against the glass is suspected," the lead forefrog on the project commented.

The leak is very small, but would gradually allow water to soak from the pond to the hydroball side of the tank. "We could blast our way down and fill it from the inside. First, though, we'll try hot glue from the dry side to see if that will close it off. There's a good chance that will work."

Workers here at the site seem optimistic, and with some even expecting that repairs may be complete within a few hours.

[Leefrogs]

I finally got Picts up in alblum, and you've built a dam. LOL if ur hand are clean check my alblum, tell me what u think, to crowded. Looks it, exept runway shot with frog vision shows the room.

[atlanteum]

What a great set up you've got! That little home looks sweet, and you've made me realize how much I really need to pack mine [his] with more plants for privacy as well as aesthetics.

The dam repairs were [literally] a bust, so I had to go out and get some aquarium safe silicone to patch things up. Now he won't be in the temp tank for another day at least while the silicone cures.

grrrr...

one does learn patience with these things.

[Leefrogs]

ya, I can imagine. I might do some water feature in a few years. That's allot of work man!! I made mine kinda extra private because I have a loft and it's all open here. No quiet room to put them in. So I wanted alllot of hiding for my two verry shy frogs. Yours is green and hanging out in the open. Mine are more wild even though u got yours from the wild. Weird!

[atlanteum]

Well, as I said, those photos were outdated almost by the end of the same day I took them. The inclusion of the water filter/pump and heater render frog's tank a opaque cube of humidity which I can barely see inside of because of the condensation. The 29 also now has a nice big branch spanning the length of the tank that he can climb onto.

He has been snoozing on the leaf of a plant all day. The little submersible heater is, I think, proving to be insufficient to warm the entire tank - probably because there is so little water that heating the water does little to raise the overall ambient temperature. I'm guessing the low temperature is why he is so inactive, because he certainly perks up when I'm holding him. Back to the drawing board to figure out the heating solution.

The smaller tank is re-spray-foamed and now securely siliconed. It should have cured enough by tonight [Wednesday] that I can safely throw in the hydroballs and some substrate, then fill the little pond and transfer the pump and heater over. Hopefully, the smaller tank will heat more evenly -


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[Leefrogs]

ya u definately need a tank heater. I found I good tip u might find usefull for your situation. Get plexiglass the same size of heater and stick it to it. So u can move it around, or from tank to tank, without having to drop 100$ for two heaters. Cold winter up on side, summer on the bottom. It's hard to get temps right. I have like 4 thermometers in there, 1dial,3 sticker type. And 1 un-stuck so I can spot check. They like it 85 and stay in warm corner all day.