New Viv Questions with Pics

[froggsong]

Just let me know. I'm keeping it alive pretty well, so I don't think a bit of a wait will hurt things, lol... I hope beck doesn't smack me for selling some of it. I'm thinking about offering some to the pet store I go to. They aren't selling any and if I can convince them to to pay 3 dollars per golfball sized portion, I think I'll make a good $60 buck off of it, lol.

[Andry]

Just an update, I have had to put a pause to my work all because it's taken me three days to get my second tank sealed properly without any leaks. I'm making a fire belly toad tank and just getting the glass insert sealed to separate land from water has been terrible. Each time I apply the silicon and wait 24 hours to poor water in to test there is a leak. I applied again yesterday around 5 p.m. so I am waiting for today 5 p.m. to poor water in to test - hopefully - one last time.

All this because my next step is to add great stuff to both tanks and it will take one bottle for both and I don't want to waste half a bottle by only using it in one tank and have it stop up for the next tank where then I would have to use a new one. grrrr...this takes a lot of patience.

[dart345]

Lol... if it helps out any, even after I test my tank with water.... and it was working , when I added water to my water feature... it started leaking!? So I went and bought some aquarium silicone to help cut down on cure times... and prevent toxic problems to the plants or frogs..

[dart345]

BTW, the great stuff, if you clean the straw with a pipe cleaner, works great.... then just take something small enough and remove the piece that gets stuck in the can itself... after it dries it seems to be hard to remove with the force of the can, and I recommend, imo to use something to remove it. I left it one time, only to make a mess, good thing I did this outside my house.

[froggsong]

To reopen a can of GS that has sealed itself shut, get a screw that will fit into the opening on the top of the can and screw it in, then pull it out. Works every time. When I use multiple cans of GS all at one time, I reuse the triggers and straws as often as possible so I have others on hand for cans that I let seal shut and use later. The longest I've let a can sit and then used it again was 3 months or more, so don't worry about it sitting, lol... I can assure you it will work just fine later!

[beckdg]

plants... get them from a hobbyist. a golfball in your hand looks a lot bigger in the tank and the prices and health of the plants are usually more than worth it.

seal... leave a 1/16" gap all the way around the glass and pump the silicone THROUGH it. if you have enough excess through the back smooth it down. if you don't let it cure and trim it off with a razor and run a bead on that side too.

don't miss this... good places to buy... please add to it!