New 25 gallon vivarium

[Jacob]

Loving the Tank! Also the Plexiglass Seperator is Perfectly Placed down, Very nice.

[JeffX]

I love the tank. It looks good. Good luck keeping the substrate from getting into the water. My FBT's are always dragging stuff into the water of their tanks.

[Username]

Loving It! how Much did it cost that is a very nice tank, Its also a creative one. And its perfect for FBT. Question, Is it a bother to clean it? It looks like it would be.

[Jace]

Thanks everyone for the nice compliments! The FBTs are loving it, but man do they ever drag everything in with them. I'm thinking of trying another substrate-anyone have any suggestions?

Username: I had the tank previously filled with fish, and it's been so long since I bought it, I can't remember the price. But to buy the plexiglass and the substrate to layer, it was around $25 dollars. The most expensive was the aquarium safe silicone.

Johnny, I am going to try some java moss...if you hear cursing, it is not going well!

[Jace]

Sorry, forgot to answer a question: cleaning it.

At first I was kind of stumped, but I then used a turkey baster (which reminds me, I have to buy another one now) and sucked 99% of the water out. Then I used a chemical free scrubbie, paper towel and then filled it back up. Took about 20 minutes from start to finish.

[Username]

Hmm, Turkey Baster, That's an Awesome and Unique way to clean it :B

[Jace]

Hmm, Turkey Baster, That's an Awesome and Unique way to clean it :B

Wish I could take credit for it, but truth be told, someone else mentioned using a baster in another thread and I slapped my forhead and thought "why didn't I think of that???". I'm not sure how to go about cleaning the substrate part without tearing it all up, but it should be good for a couple of months at least. I hope-that could be a big project!!

[Trohr]

Hmm, Turkey Baster, That's an Awesome and Unique way to clean it :B

I clean my frog's water dish by sucking out the water with one of those curved syringes you get from the dentist when they pull your wisdom teeth out :]

Awesome vivarium- everything looks nice, and soft for the critter bellies~

I'm not sure how to go about cleaning the substrate part without tearing it all up, but it should be good for a couple of months at least. I hope-that could be a big project!!

In my vivarium I use nothing but large wood chips, sphagum moss, river rocks, cork bark, and silk leaves/ plants. To get it all clean I built myself a chicken wire screen that's stapled to a sturdy 2X4 frame. When I'm ready to clean everything I pull the frogs out, dump the entire tank onto the screen, take it outside, and scrub/hose the hell out of it. Comes out smelling fresh, and clean.

Not sure if you would want to do that to your substrate, but it's an idea :]