HELP!!! Have some questins

[Shaggy2061]

Hello new to this trying to get a Paludarium set up
But as the title indicated have some questions
1 Faux Rocks
Wanting to make my own have the basics down but have one vital question. Curing How long and in what solution when making rocks out of Quickcrete. Please be exact on the vinegar to water to sugar ration???

2. Want to have many species of frogs in the tank and some fish what would be my options in a 36x36x18 with 6 inches for the water table and pond.

Ok thought i would have some more but i have been researching this for many years just. Needs those answered before i start laying out lots of mola!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated

[aquariumreef]

Don't do more than 1 type of frogs in that size of a tank.

[Shaggy2061]

so a ground dweller and a tree dweller are not going to work well in a tank this tall?

[Shaggy2061]

ok so i am still trying to find out what ratio of vinegar to water is needed to soak quickcrete after it dries to leech the PH out of it ??? Or is there a ratio is it best guess?
not comfortable with best guess having had Marine tank for many years best guess is scary when it comes to envroment varibles such as PH !

[beckdg]

it's actually not that critical. worst comes to worse, you use too much and have to re-cure your concrete and then soak it with water.

[raymondsmindjob]

Iheard you should use HCL to cure concrete. I tried using the concrete and am not a fan of it personally. I don't like having to mix more a little bit at a time every 5 minutes so I made up my own paint/sealant which is completely neutral in PH.
Here is the recipe:

Drylok paint (the kind for your basement) 4 parts
1.5 parts non toxic acrylic clear sealant (x-clear is the brand)
Concrete color or the colored acrylic paint of your choice (make sure paint is AP non-toxic)

Obviously, let it dry for about 2-3 days before adding water or putting under water

Note that if you use colored acrylic paint instead of concrete color you should add a little more of the sealant to the mix.

This mix has been tested for a few months now without any issues to test fish, snails, etc. Tested PH and water parameters and they are absolutely fine. Saw that you could use Drylok on the Caudata.org forum, and caudates are very sensitive so I am sure it is fine, but rarely does anyone in the paludarium hobby mention using it.