@tropicok...While I understand that you are obviously frustrated at my overly wordy question, I would like to point out that you weren't really required to answer
or read it. I don't have much leisure time being the mother of 5, so, rather than track 50 threads I tried to get all into one. This saves me time. And I have no lighting or filtration questions. I am an advanced (extremely) aquarist. Simply put
I refuse to have any filter of any sort. As for 'jumping in' I have to disagree with that particular philosophy, simply because as with our reefs, frogs are over-hunted for the hobby trade. If I can avoid killing one or more through ignorance then I am being responsible, not annoying. Were I to have jumped in and just thrown together a hab, without any research, I would have killed one right off using bare gravel and sand, as I have tons of the stuff
