I keep frogs and treefrogs. I don't have an PDF's, so maybe someone that has a lot of experience with those can chime in here....
As far as enclosure is concerned anything would be fine as long as it doesn't leak. The trend seems to be a vivarium which is a terrarium with inhabitants.
If this is the what you want then I guess you could do it with an aquarium turned up on one end. The reason why it's done like that is to maximize useful space. PDF's don't need a large water area so most people find it useful to use the sides and bottom vertially as planting areas. The only problem I see with this is that you may want to put a misting system in. With an aquarium on it's side the "top" would be in glass (and therefore be sealed). The workaround for that is constructing a cover for your tank that becomes the front door / doors to the vivarium. The lower portion of the door is sealed to create a waterproof area to hold the substrate and water area (Some also create a port for drainage conduit). The top portion of the door would be either vented or have access ports for misting conduits or both depending on what you preferred.
60 gallons - that's something like 48" x 20" x 16" (L x W x H) - correct? The other thing with that is the tank is long and narrow so maybe the plants on the bottom will have some trouble with getting enough light if you have plantable areas on the 3 sides. The end surface of the aquarium (Now the top of your tank) tends to be a small surface area compared to the volume of the tank.
Personally I'm not a fan of turning an aquarium on it's side. I'd much rather make a custom shaped tank out of acrylic sheets. I've drilled glass, but it's much easier and quicker to drill holes in acrylic.
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