15 Gallon Vertical Build

[nos187]

Great choice don, i have heard really good things about them.

Cant wait to see some frogs in there =)

-Kevin

[clownonfire]

Don, I'm out of superlatives for your work. And this step by step should be made permanent for others to see...

E.

[DonLisk]

Don, I'm out of superlatives for your work. And this step by step should be made permanent for others to see...

E.

Thanks Eric.

Now if I can see how much Cheri likes the LED lighting from AAAFrogs.
The 20 Long top they have should fit perfectly.

The magnetic tape seem to being working fine but I did have to replace the magnets tape since it wasn't adhering to the glass well.

I will hopefully soon add the run down on the glass drilling for misting nozzle installation too.

[DonLisk]

Great choice don, i have heard really good things about them.

Cant wait to see some frogs in there =)

-Kevin

I'll have to build a net around the tank for these since they are great escape artist and will leap out of the tank at random as some here have experienced.

[Leefrogs]

Awsome Don!!

[artes]

I wouldn't mind living in that myself. How much is rent?

[DonLisk]

I decided the top screen section just wasn't doing it for me. I also decided to add the Mist King nozzle in through the screen section.

I used screen frame purchased at Lowes (under 2 dollars) and the bought the corners (also under 2 dollars) and cut and built the follow addition.

I then trimmed the screen to fit the nozzle and tightened in the nozzle.
Added a stop valve on the incoming water line and then connected a "T" Connection to the output line on the Mist King pump.

Looks cleaner, except for the gray corners on the screen frame, but that is all they carried for color besides white.

[Grrrit]

Great job! Don you really did a good job walking through that. And the explanation of the door was good too. I will be making 8 doors for my 10gallon tanks im working on. If you decide to redo your screen/upper section please fill me in on how you did it. That's the only thing I'm lost on for mine lol. I dig the ledge and foam scaping as well. Really cool.

Oh and, are those the monkey pods BJ has to offer? I ordered a bunch of all of the other kinds and am curious about them.

[DonLisk]

They are the Monkey Pods from Black Jungle. Its hit or miss on them holding water but they do make nice hides and accents. The ones embedded in the foam hold water well since the foam seals them off.

Now for some of my thoughts on this viv.
I am probably going to order the AAAFrogs LED lighting for this viv, but I did come across locally a Saltwater Tank LED lighting system that would fit across two tanks if I did a sister tank to match. Price was sweet but not sure if the color spectrum would be best for a viv. We know the AAAFrogs one are.


Next I'm thinking about additional plants for this viv since its going to need some coverage and vines.
I'm looking at the following as options (Suggestions/Comments?):
Neoregelia "Blushing Tiger
Orthophytum saxicola
Cryptanthus 'Cafe au lait'
Korean Rock Fern
Biophytum sp
Adiantum caudatum - Trailing Maidenhair