New Viv! Need YOUR Opinion!!!

[rudd03]

I posted this thread in the dart frogs forum but thought I would put it here too for anyone who may not care to look there.

I'm still in the early planning stage but here's what I've got so far. The tanks gona be a 65 gal tall 48 x 18 x17. The background is gona have a large peice of ghost wood surrounded by coco for planting. I'm gona try make some places there for a couple pilea aluminum and some type of small fern, and run some Wandering Jewel Bolivian up threw there too. I haven't decied yet if I'm gona cover the sides to. I like the look and it gives more room for plants. (any imput there would be great.) The land scaping will be based off black jungle tutorial but with a few more plants and color. I'm gona use cypress wood for the creek bed just like them. I'm thinking of a mixture of pin cushion spike moss and some type of softer moss but not sure if one will take over the other. Some plants I'm thinking of are/but not limited too: ruby starlite, episcia silver skies, Gynura aurantiaca, Neoregelia fireball, a few of the Thai Caladium, Austral Gem, some type of Begonia, and some type of Orchid. I plan on a Mistking with 4 nozels. Lastly I want to keep about 4 mantellas. Not sure what type yet becouse if I choose one I won't be able to find it when I'm ready to add them. Well thats a general idea, you'll have to use your imagination to picture it. Any plant suggestions would be awsome, maybe even a small tree that I can fit it there. I.m open for any suggestions. So don't be shy! Thanks

[rudd03]

Um.... Thanks for all the help!

[Jason]

Ommph!. sorry bro. when i read a post and get lost in the first 5 seconds of reading i hit the back button. Never heard of the plants you mention, dunno what ghost wood looks like.seen a picture of a mist king once. other then that i had nothing usefull to offer for ya.. thats my excuse

[rudd03]

Thanks anyway. Most of the plants I got off black jungle website. I like what they looked like in the picture so wrote them on the list.

[Waterkeeper]

check the full grown size of those plants first... make sure they won't get too large for your setup. I'm not very familiar with plants at all, but 17" of height(minus the false bottom) is not very tall to a plant.

It sounds like you have a good take on where you want to go with the setup, cant wait to see your progress..

-Chris

[rudd03]

Most of the plants I'm cosidering get 6"-12" tall max. Except for the ivy types.