100 gallon PDF tank(WARNING, extremely picture heavy)

[canadian frog]

tank looks amazing, you did a great job, cant wait to see it with the future tenants in it.

[BCollie]

ive enjoyed following this build. its coming together so quick and its looking great. I have pothos taking over my HOUSE, but i think this is not the pothos you want. there "ok" but not when its hiding your driftwood. id start some small cuttings in some pots you can decide how and where you want them or just thin out what you got. i think youll change stuff around how you like it and itll look very vice when its all done.

I'm sure I will change things around

Adri,
You made a super enclosure
You have made a super choice on the frog species also! They will NEVER hide.

As you continue your build, and if you have made a final decision on the terribilis, they will want some open space right on the substrate floor.
They love to hang- out.

You might want to look into bean beetle cultures ( when they are adults - they love these as an occasional treat). There easy to culture. A great occasional food supplement. They are big eaters ! 8 is a lot though ?

Your "build instructor" has taught you to layer the bottom of your enclosure ( gravel > batting > screening ) they way I make all of mine as well. Once you get more water in there , and the batting is touching the water, you can give that entire front portion of the substrate a good press. Eventually the bating and screening will disappear.

It looks great !

How does that make the screen disappear?
& Josh's Frogs recommends about 10 gallons of space for each of these frogs, but if everyone thinks 8 is too many for this enclosure I can sell some after I have a pair formed. I don't want to buy just 4 but I want to take use of the 4-quantity discounts.

Doh! Sorry bout that..... it was early.... late... I was........ <runs away in shame>

Haha!!!

tank looks amazing, you did a great job, cant wait to see it with the future tenants in it.

Thank you, I can't wait, either!

[BCollie]

I emailed Roach Crossing about their Dwarf White Isopods, and asked how much shipping is...They said this:

"100 mixed T. tomentosa: $20
Shipping: $7
Total: $27

-Kyle"

Very affordable. Now I just need to make $25...somehow!

[Strider18]

Can't wait to see this tank grown in and full of frogs! I think that 8 frogs will be ok for that space since they will have more space then they technically need(good job with that!) I am sure you will find a way to make money

[DigitalPunk]

Can't wait to see this tank grown in and full of frogs! I think that 8 frogs will be ok for that space since they will have more space then they technically need(good job with that!) I am sure you will find a way to make money

That is a common misunderstanding. The 10 gallon per frog is the recommended minimum amount of space not the exact amount of space each frog requires to be happy. A frog that could be happy in a minimum amount of space would be ecstatic in 30g or 150g.

A few things to keep in mind and I will use this particular tank as an example. A 100g tank is roughly 72x18x19 Once you add a back ground, drainage layer, and Substrate you are left with 72x16x14. The remaining space is equal to 64-65gallons of space remaining. (That is assuming your frogs will use all the vertical space provided) So using the "Minimum Requirements" guide you could put 6.5 frogs in here, but assuming no one wants half a frog than you could put 6. BUT if you get frogs that are more terrestrial and less arboreal than you would need to do some different figuring. For Terrestrial frogs lets assume they would use 5" of vertical space (climbing over wood and such) your new tank dimensions as far as the frogs are conceded is 72x16x5 which equals 24-25gallons of space. Hopefully you can see how the choices we make not only in how we build our tanks, but also what frogs we decide to put in them will change the outcomes.


Adri - I would say that getting 4 frogs to start with in your tank would be a perfect amount. Maybe 5 if Josh or someone is doing a buy 4 get the 5th free. Or you could get really thrifty and let them keep the 5th free for free shipping


p.s. The formula to figure out the volume of a container for US Gallons is Length x Width x Height (divided by) 231.

Please consider the 10 gallon for what it is "A recommended Minimum" and NOT as the definitive amount of space each frog requires.

Paul