Enclosure of the month competition entries.

[Whistly]

Loving the tank Amy I've decided to turn my tank upright (you inspired me) as it will give my frogs more climbing space.

[LilyPad]

Loving the tank Amy I've decided to turn my tank upright (you inspired me) as it will give my frogs more climbing space.

They will love you for it. My frogs were nervous at first and hid a lot, but now they are out on all the branches all day long!

[Whistly]

BUMP come on everyone I know there are more than 2 people who have brilliant tanks out there.

[Whistly]

I've just heard from John that just like the photo of the month the winner of this competition will have their photo posted on the FF homepage.

[MikeM670]

Here is my entry for this months Enclosure of the month. It is one of my 10 Gallon verticals which is currently unoccupied. Hopefully next week it will have some new occupants. It is about a month and half old. Seems to be growing in nicely and I am seeing the start of moss on the clay background.

[John]

I like it Mike. What's your clay background recipe?

[Whistly]

That's brilliant Mike I hope to see some photos of the frogs when you get them

[MikeM670]

I like it Mike. What's your clay background recipe?

John,

I'm using Wal-Mart Special Kitty Litter, peat moss, coco fiber, sphagnum moss. I really don't have an exact mix. I start with getting the kittly litter all mashed up into a fairly wet mix. Then add the other stuff which tends to soak up a lot of the moisture in the clay. Depending how it goes I either have to add more water to make it a bit more sticky or add more kitty litter to stiffen the mix up. I then let it sit for a hour or so at this point. I then test it by applying a bunch to a tank wall. Then I sit the tank up and see if the clay slides down. I give it maybe 10 mins and if all is ok I finish applying the rest. I just stop at the level I wish the substrate to be at.

If I remember to I apply peat moss or coco fiber to the applied clay. That seems to stimulate faster moss growth.

After that I just mist once or twice a day to keep the clay damp.

On a side note I used clay in my 40 vert. The thing I did there was use some Great Stuff Foam for the plant locations and to make some horizontal supports for the clay. So far so good. I just have one crack in the clay where the top corner is. I just need to reach in and push it closed. So far nothing as dried up and fallen off.

I really like the clay backgrounds a lot!