Quote Originally Posted by bshmerlie View Post
First it would help to know what kind of frogs you will be putting in the tank. Some frogs need more ventilation than others and covering up the screen would not be a good idea. Dart frogs need extremely high humidity which you would probably not be able to maintain with a sceen lid. Either way you can leave the screen lid in place and cut pieces of glass to fit into the slot depending on what your frogs needs are. I have two Exo Terras and both of them are water proof at the base and it should be considered a defect if it leaks and I would exchange it. Of course it is always best to check with water before you do you build to make sure it doesn't have a leak before you get started. I do this when I first wash out the tank before use. I would silicone the background to the back glass just to make sure there is no way the frogs can get behind it. Any silicone that is 100% silicone will work. You don't have to buy the expensive stuff at the petstore. The glass and the screen do cut down on the effenciency of the light but I personally have never had it be an issue with plant growth. But I guess that would depend on how sensative the plants are that you've chosen to use. I think that covered your questions. What kind of frogs are you putting in there?
I'm always amazed at the knowledge base here. Thanks once more. Now I can get that part out of the way and start working on the fun stuff.

I am putting darts in but not sure what yet. Probably imitators if my new buddy Phil has any. I have 8 tanks to do after this one which will have tincts and leucs to start but since this one will be my show tank in the living room, I'm nervous about screwing it up. Probably the safest thing would be to buy a cork bark background and use a lot of the stuff at black jungle. But I can't wait t make my own backgrounds with Great Stuff, branches, cork slabs and coconut coir. Where do you get the film canisters for thumbs anyway? Is it mandatory? Everyone I know uses digital cameras.