Help with terrarium!!!

[paradoxa]

I need help building a terrarium. I have buildt one in he past for my tree frogs but now i want to make one that is truely worthy enough for my tree frogs to call home.

I want to make it like a true rainforest. I need help mostly thinking for the right desgn and this time i want to build a stream and a waterfall. PLease can anyone help me?

[Rainfrog]

I would look closely at the photo gallery and the construction pages. There are alot of good designs and even step by steps posted in there

[paradoxa]

where is the construction page??

[Rainfrog]

click on forums and under Terrerium there is one called construction issues. the same area this thread is filed under. There are 46 threads in that area. I know it seems daunting but scan throught them, at the least you will get ideas on specificaly what to ask and on what direction you would like to go in.

Ill see if I can help by getting some more info.

1. will you buy a premade tank or can you/do you want to build your own?

2. what type of tree frogs? How many? how large do you want thier home to be?

keep in mind the region your frogs come from and thier specific needs. also be honest with yourself on money Vs Maintenance, will you be installing drainage systems, timers, misters and digital gages? or will you be sucking water with a turkey baister afew times a week, tuning the lights on and off, and misting by hand 2 or 3 times a day? Digital Gages often have a memory feature (if limited) and can help keep track of environmental conditions. I use cheap gages and keep records by hand. on the exspensive end you can have a mostly automated environment, even as was recently posted an uplink to the internet.

I might be able to give you ideas or direct you to the proper threads with this info.

[paradoxa]

yeh i'm going to build my own it's going to be 3.5'l x 2.5'w x 2.5'h

i'm taking care of dumpys i know they need heavy plants but i have smaller plants for fire bellies to chill out on. i want to install a waterfall/ stream/ pond system but i'm stumped. and i already have gauges for temp and humidity

[Rainfrog]

go to the search feature and type "waterfall" there are afew to go through but you will find alot of good stuff. patients and research will realy pay off for this. do you want a false bottom or just a drainage layer?

[paradoxa]

false bottom??? not sure but i would probly have a drainage layer of like terra lite

[memnoch1970]

go to a site called dendroboard they have hundreds of pictures to give you ideas and direction. look under constuction journels and gallerys. Dendroboard - Your source for dart frog information.