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Old 09-29-2009, 01:03 AM
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Humidity can be maintained without flooding a Tank..
Light mistings...Air exchangers..

None of my tanks have a false bottom nor a Drainage layer..My Substrate is Compost..Plants thrive..Earth Worms fertilize the soil and keeps it healthy.
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I just wanted to add a couple of minor things that may help.

Your drainage looks fine, You just want the substrate /soil to drain. Many people use the exact set up you have made. The idea is to drain off the water that accumulates on the bottom periodically. Commonly a drain is drilled in to the tank , you can circumvent the drain by adding an area to siphon off the extra water, You can go as simple as a Turkey baster.

Darts do not require bromiliads in their tanks. Broms are a nice addition to the tank that can and will be used by the pdf just like any other plant. The main reason you see broms in tanks is as a deposit spot for tads and pure aesthetics.

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Good on you for pointing that out regarding the bromeliads, Dan- there seems to be a real insistence on this site that there's only one way to set up a tank for dart frogs. Though my travels haven't yet taken me to their stomping grounds specifically, I would wager that many species do not have frequent access to these plants, save those that climb readily. These are terrestrial creatures, after all.
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Old 09-29-2009, 01:54 PM
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Oh, and I retract my statement that charcoal is of any use in keeping bacteria/odour down in a false bottom- apparently that's a myth, with the exception of activated charcoal, which is only temporarily effective.

I should know better than that.
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