Here are some of the supplies I bought for the vertical tank. I made the screen frame for the ventilation part. It was easier than I ever imagined, though it took about an hour to make two of them.
Thats the kit I got at Home Depot, and the spline tool I got so I could put the spline in once I get the no see-um mosquito mesh netting.
And here is the name of the kit incase anyone ever wants to find one.
My biggest problem was knowing what to look for.
Ok, I pretty much want to follow the intructions given in Josh's Frogs's website on how to construct a vertical tank. However I want a bottom piece, the piece that opens, and then a third piece at the top that will be a ventilation screen. Then attach a small fan to suck out stagnant air, maybe I haven't decided yet.
And here are the tools I used, the hammer, the hack saw, the ruler, the china pencil (wax pencil), and the window frame itself. Also the kit comes with corners.
I cut the frame with the hack saw, and used the hammer to push in the corner pieces. I also used a file to smooth out the rough edges after cutting the frame.
I was pretty proud of myself for being so handy all of a sudden.
Here is what it will look like once I silicone it in place, again, imagine it with the screen on it.
I've also bought some latches and hinges so I can open the front without having to remove the glass evertime.
I went to a glass cutter and he will supply me with 4 pieces of glass, each 1/4" inch thick, 11 1/2" wide, 2 will be 6 inches tall(long), and 2 will be 19 1/4". The reason I chose 1/4" thick glass was so that it matches up to the thickness of the screen frames. Other wise you can easily use 1/8" thick, as this is the same thickness they use for standard glass tops. Maybe he will have them ready by today, maybe mondays. I hope measured everything right, wish me luck!
P.S., I'll be housing one green tree frog in one tank, and the other tank, hopefully some pumilio!!!!! Im still searching for some.