First Paludarium Build: 10g FBT setup with pics.

[porp]

This is my first paludarium. I built it for my 3 year old son as the reward for a reward chart, he earned it! Thanks to everyone on this forum, I learned a lot from you guys.

[MtuPup]

that's def one of the sweatest rewards I've seen. When I was three, I'd get a lollipop and stuck in front of a cheesey disney movie.

Nice work.

[porp]

We didn't make it easy, we set about 10 rules (that directly dealt with some of the area's he needs work in) like finishing all of his food on his plate, sharing with his little sister and so on. We wrote all the rules on a piece of paper with plenty of empty space at the bottom and posted it on the fridge. Whenever he behaved in the correct manner (I.E. ate all of his food) without being directed he would receive a sticker, his goal that he had to reach in order to get the toads was that he needed 30 stickers. Took him about 2 weeks. Little does he know that the real reward will show up later in life when he becomes a well rounded responsible adult . Thanks for the compliment. I have to admit that I'm a tinkerer and this was also a reward for me as I love to build things. Now i'm hooked.

[MtuPup]

i know, I'm on my fourth viv in less then 6 months. my new favor is for dart frogs. anywho, how'd you hide the water pump for the cascade?

[porp]

I built a box with eggcrate and GS'd over it. I have a whisper 10i in there that I coated with vasoline before GS'ing. once the GS cured I pulled out the pump and carved the rock like formations using a steak knife, razor blade and Dremel tool. Once that was done I covered it in pickled (soaked in vinegar) thinset mortar. The mortar is the only thing I would do differently if I could start over, it's too thin and it chipped in a couple spots. After the mortar cured I coated the bed of the waterfall with black silicone and sprinkled it with small stones. I would LOVE to make a PDF viv, but being a single income family makes it kinda tough especially when the herps cost $50+.

[froggsong]

Wow, how'd I miss this one? This is a lovely tank!

[porp]

Thanks Frogsong! I learned that it's hard to fulfill all of my desires for a viv in such a small tank. I'm keeping an eye on craigslist for a larger one, I would like more room for plants and other features. But I'm happy with how this one turned out, the toads sure love it, the male is calling like crazy and the female is being very receptive. When I bought them at petco they were in a tank ~20g with only a small water dish.

[jgoose5]

That is a gorgeous tank!!!!

[Tiamat]

yep, very nice job.

[Torin]

Wow well done. Looks very nice.