I am new to this site. I have been making Vivariums for 25 years without the advent of computer aid, just by trial and error. I am just beginning a new tank for dendrobatus aurotus, it is custom made and is 53"L x 18"D x 23"H, I want to use live moss and plants, have a stream and waterfall and small shallow pool. I chose the aurotus due to the fact that once before I had a tank of a variety of dart poisons and they all got along beautifully, I had $$$$ invested. I introduced 2 aurotus tiny babies about 1/2" long and awoke to 9/11 in my den!!! These little guys murdered all of my dart poisons! I thought, what spunk so have decided to house nothing but these.
Now, I am getting ready to contruct the home. I do not choose to have backing on my tank, I prefer the use of a mirror attached to the back, to give the tank itself more dimension, I have always opted for this method. It allows one to find hiding creatures more readily.
I have always used tupperware containers to build up the hills and dales in my tanks, filling in the spacesbetween them with aquarium gravel, this way the tank is still light weight. I have always had waterfalls and have always used an Ehiem filter, I always have an undergravel filter as well, but now my quandry is...how to create a stream? I do not want to use Greatstuff and have found a flexible aluminum hose which is about 4" in diameter and plan to cut in half and roll the edges, postition it in the flow I prefer and apply aquarium sealant to the surface and dust it with aquarium gravel to give it a rock bed for the stream. My question is...is there a problem using aluminum with frogs? Also, I would like advice on the best fogger for the $$$$!
Last edited by acwray; 06-08-2010 at 11:10 PM..
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