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07-03-2009, 05:40 PM
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Catching the Bug
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are darts ok with a vive that is mainly a background?
this example is built totally on the BG with lots of pieces of driftwood and plants and the bottom of the tank is gravel and water: Large Front Opening Terrarium
i was wondering if dart frogs would be alright in this type of vive if i had some larger rocks in the water in the bottom of the tank. thanks for any advice  |
07-04-2009, 11:01 AM
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Chasing Crickets
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: South Africa and the rest of Africa
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i dont keep Darts, but i dont see why it would not be appropriate. as long as they can get out of the water and not drown, or pehaps slope the gravel in the bottom so you have a pool or two and some "land" they can walk around on. as far as i know they are not purely vertical climbers so they need some horizontal surfaces
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07-04-2009, 12:17 PM
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does not look to be a good layout for them... the best i've seen imo is the link in my sig labeled my favorite link!
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0.1.0 cocker spaniel - patches! TANK 1: 1.0.0 columbian red-tail boa - p.j.! TANK 2: 0.0.3 nerite snails, ??.???.?? fancy guppies - mostly female TANK 3: (display planted) 26.0.0 fancy guppies, 0.1.0 betta, 0.0.2 sae, 1?.1?.0 upside-down catfish, 0.0.6 nerite snails, 1?.0.0 ottocinclus, 2.6.2 yamato shrimp, 0.0.1 wood shrimp, 1?.0.0 farlowella ... MY FAVORITE LINK shipping reptiles... thanks johnedove
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07-04-2009, 12:31 PM
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Catching the Bug
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that is a nice looking vive beck... and it kinda fits the idea i had just with some low land and a water feature at the bottom. i like it
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07-04-2009, 12:36 PM
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oh yeah... that b/g would be an awesome... correction F***ING AWESOME start and creating the land/marsh portion afterward would be somewhat easy as the b/g poses it's own dificulties.
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0.1.0 cocker spaniel - patches! TANK 1: 1.0.0 columbian red-tail boa - p.j.! TANK 2: 0.0.3 nerite snails, ??.???.?? fancy guppies - mostly female TANK 3: (display planted) 26.0.0 fancy guppies, 0.1.0 betta, 0.0.2 sae, 1?.1?.0 upside-down catfish, 0.0.6 nerite snails, 1?.0.0 ottocinclus, 2.6.2 yamato shrimp, 0.0.1 wood shrimp, 1?.0.0 farlowella ... MY FAVORITE LINK shipping reptiles... thanks johnedove
"some dumb*** tells um to feed it dog food! " - mrcarabao 2009
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07-05-2009, 02:27 PM
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Catching the Bug
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what kind of difficulties do you envision with the BG?
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07-05-2009, 02:45 PM
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it really depends on each build. there are so many things that theoretically COULD go wrong. anything from not leaching the concrete to acrylic paint flaking to having a bad can of gs bubble your whole viv up to not preparing/properly to make equipment accessible. the list goes on and on really. there are many things that one could do wrong, but you got us on your side so you should be ok if you go step by step and keep photo records and get feedback by posting them. even still things can go wrong. look up mustachematt and check out his builds. that should give you an idea of how things can go bad even with help.
note: remember you asked... i did not want to spoil it for you. it is not that hard but everyone has 20/20 hindsight. it's whether or not we have to use it or not in the long run. most builds go fine with a few minor set backs that are easily overcome. some just don't. that's the nature of the beast.
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0.1.0 cocker spaniel - patches! TANK 1: 1.0.0 columbian red-tail boa - p.j.! TANK 2: 0.0.3 nerite snails, ??.???.?? fancy guppies - mostly female TANK 3: (display planted) 26.0.0 fancy guppies, 0.1.0 betta, 0.0.2 sae, 1?.1?.0 upside-down catfish, 0.0.6 nerite snails, 1?.0.0 ottocinclus, 2.6.2 yamato shrimp, 0.0.1 wood shrimp, 1?.0.0 farlowella ... MY FAVORITE LINK shipping reptiles... thanks johnedove
"some dumb*** tells um to feed it dog food! " - mrcarabao 2009
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07-05-2009, 05:34 PM
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Catching the Bug
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you haven't spoiled anything... i appreciate all the feedback and input i can get |
07-05-2009, 05:44 PM
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well that's a good thing.  lol
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0.1.0 cocker spaniel - patches! TANK 1: 1.0.0 columbian red-tail boa - p.j.! TANK 2: 0.0.3 nerite snails, ??.???.?? fancy guppies - mostly female TANK 3: (display planted) 26.0.0 fancy guppies, 0.1.0 betta, 0.0.2 sae, 1?.1?.0 upside-down catfish, 0.0.6 nerite snails, 1?.0.0 ottocinclus, 2.6.2 yamato shrimp, 0.0.1 wood shrimp, 1?.0.0 farlowella ... MY FAVORITE LINK shipping reptiles... thanks johnedove
"some dumb*** tells um to feed it dog food! " - mrcarabao 2009
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