Newbie First Palidarium - Page 2

CLennerton · #11 10-11-2010, 02:59 PM

please criticize if you think there should be changes or and ideas....I am thinking of getting some kind of tree frog, or some reptile, like an anole to start out with. I was thinking of making the substrate with moss and underneath have a soil mixture for live plants to grow and underneath that pebbles to help with the drainage of the water in the substrate. Also considering getting a couple small fish and an algae eater to clean the water

beckdg · #12 10-11-2010, 03:48 PM

everything sounds fine so far. BUT... pick your land critter BEFORE settling on a final design. this way any tweaking you have to do to meet their needs can be done on paper.

CLennerton · #13 10-11-2010, 04:06 PM

I am REALLY considering a tree frog to be honest and I am pretty sure that's what I will start with. Can tree frogs live with other creatures or lizards without any issues?

CLennerton · #14 10-14-2010, 03:16 PM

with the water...I am seeing here that people are adding drains to the bottom of their tanks....is this neccessary? Is there a way that I can leave the water in the tank but do something to make sure it stays clean?

beckdg · #15 10-14-2010, 03:39 PM

drains aren't absolutely necessary, although replacing old water with fresh water from time to time will be necessary anyway. you can add a filter to prolong the useful time between w/c's (water changes).

CLennerton · #16 10-14-2010, 03:47 PM

how often should one replace the water? I will def be adding a filter with a pump to create a waterfall

beckdg · #17 10-14-2010, 04:52 PM

hard to say. it would be different for each setup. a safe suggestion would be a little every week but there's circumstances where it would not need to be done more than yearly.

CLennerton · #18 11-11-2010, 03:01 PM

SO after so long of waiting to get the tank the time is coming closer. Just found out that my girlfriends uncle FINALLY got rid of the fish and has the tank ready for me. So I should have it hopefully by next week, and the construction will begin. I am pretty sure now that I am going to get African Tree Frog first and maybe some tetra for the water portion. Start out with that and see how well it goes, if all goes well I am hoping to get some other friendly critters in there with them