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Old 12-10-2009, 10:21 AM
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Woah Thanks....Didnt expect to be stickied on my first thread haha....Damn I must be better then I thought
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Old 12-10-2009, 02:41 PM
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It's a very original design. That's the ones that I tend to stick, because they give people more ideas that the same thing over and over again (even though there are some great ones that are quite beautiful that don't make it). Even though you used some of the same techniques, your overall design is quite original, at least to our site, and I don't think it should get lost to time, it should stay right up top.

I love how your BG is free floating, it doesn't go all the way to the top and you didn't do it to the bottom so that it would take up space for plant roots. I also love the little extra bit on the right.

The way you did the land/water separator is great. I recently saw that in another build and wanted to try it myself, but I didn't have time to wait to put my lizard back in and so I tried making a pond with GS that I could take out while it finished curing... I ended up building a colander that shrank pretty badly, which is cool, I can always use extra things with which to drain noodles (kidding, of course). So next time I will definitely be doing it the way that you did. I have another tank that I will be working on some time soon-ish, I think I'll try it in there. I have plenty of time to work on it, and I have to overcome some issues with it (as in, I broke the bottom when I knocked a rock in it, so no I have to figure out how to get it the way I need it without leaving jagged pieces of glass in the bottom frame). I was thinking of putting my FBTs in it, but it was originally supposed to be for my rough skinned newt. I think I'll still make it for her and just completely change my design ideas. The best thing about the way you did your divider is the slope that makes it easy for critters to get out of the water.

That's a good placement for your fogger too. The only question I have is: can the frog get into that pool of water? From what I understand those foggers can deliver a fatal shock to small animals if they get into the water. I haven't used one of them myself, that's just what I've read from some of our members. You should be able to test it by sticking your finger in the water (and the stream where it vaporizes), if it shocks you, you should figure out a way to keep the frog from contacting it. Even a rock placed over it should work just fine. Of course, you may have already thought of that and I'm just preaching to the choir.

That's a great pic of your frog shedding. We get threads from folks freaking out seeing that from time to time. It's cool that you were able to spot him doing it and snap a pic.

I left a comment on your 90% video, btw.
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Old 12-10-2009, 03:00 PM
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Haha glad to hear that you like my design, thanks a lot

As for my frog contacting the fogger, it is a possibility but I have never herd of any RETF's actually attempting to sit-in, or swim in water. I had it set to come on for 5 minute intervals throughout the day but the disk has worn out.
I will be replacing the fogger disk however with the future addition of a misting system I will only be using the fogger to impress my friends haha...And BTW it hurts like a B*tch!

As for the overall design I tried sketching it out a few times before I had an idea what would look good. I suggest anyone who is planning a larger Viv to do the same so the final result isnt dissapointing.

And when you make your water/land separator make sure to allow the silicone to FULLY cure, and do the foaming in 2-3" thick sections. For some reason when I did mine the silicone did not fully cure....The foam then mixed with the silicone and because I had put the silicone on to thick it never dried 100%. So I ended up having to do it again. That was pretty much the only major problem that I had.

Another note for anyone who is going to silicone on Co-co fiber, or any other type of substrate for that matter....Make sure the fiber is bone dry!!! I had slightly moist fiber for the first application and it didnt stick at all. Just have a co-co fiber bake sale the night before to make sure any moisture is gone haha

Im sure most of the things Ive said are already common knowledge on this forum but it cant hurt to make sure...And if anyone has any questions or wants pictures of something specific let me know.
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Old 12-10-2009, 03:14 PM
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And thanks for the video comment...I could visualize the name for the air plants but I never know how to pronounce it so I figured I wouldnt try haha.

And thanks for letting me know about pothos being able to grow fully submerged. In the blurry picture of my finished vivarium I had to take the lower pot near the waterfall out...I had some type of Ivy in it and it rotted. Rite now it is empty so I may put some more pothos in but I might wait until I get my misting system set-up before I revamp my plants.

I frog is still fairly small (about 1 inch ass to nose) and I realize that he will get much bigger and my umbrella plant will be insufficient to hold his body weight. Do you guys have any suggestions of plants that are fairly stong, tall, and enjoy moist environments?
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You may have gotten a bad tube of silicone. It happens sometimes, and it's pretty much what you described. If you ever have a tube that wouldn't cure, take it back a exchange it. I've taken back silicone and GS and had no problems getting it exchanged.

Yeah, the coco fiber thing is fairly common knowledge. It's too bad you didn't find the forum before you got started, lol. It's one of the reasons I like to work with materials I don't have to expand with water first. I use milled sphagnum when I do a BG that way, it comes out of the bag almost entirely dry and only needs a short time in the oven or to sit out overnight under a lamp. Plus, it's way cheaper, lol.
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OMG! That last pic. of your frog is spectacular. You should be rewarded for it!
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Hey all, I figured its been a while since I posted an update.

So far I have lost a few plants...But some have really began to have great growth and rooting structures.

For the plants that did not make it...One was the Ivy in the lower pot nearest the waterfall because it became filled with water. Another plant was a baby leaf vine below the large piece of driftwood on the land side. An lastly a few of my small air plants did not make it (im guessing because I pulled them from those small decorations with the roots superglued into the plastic cups)

The plants that have done very well are the Pothos, the upper Fig tree above the water, the Umbrella plant which has reached the top of my tank already, and the Ficus Pumula. The Ficus did not grow at all for quite some time but the vines are starting to creep up the driftwood and spread out finally

As for the water side, the submerged baby leaf on the lava rock was doing poorly but now that I added a secondary T5 lighting fixture, the baby leaf aswell as everything esle is doing much better. I added a few more submerged plants, aswell as a few Algea Eating Shrimp and a Zebra Snail to eat all the aglea that has been growing. I have even noticed a few tiny baby snails that must have been born from the sand.

Once I get home I will post a before/current picture comparison so you can get an idea of what the differences are. But for now here are a few pictures from the last week of the inhabitants....
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As you can see he is almost too big for the Umbrella plant so a plant change may be needed. What a FATTY bending that leaf!




I found this guy...Not sure if its a good thing or bad but I left it in the tank, maybe it'll be a midnight snack for Ted some night.


So tonight Ill take a few more pics of the tank and some of the changes in plant growth. but for now hopefully u all enjoy.
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looks good... all the plants seem to be doing exceptional... except the one the slug is on. i'd take him out just in case, watch for more and monitor the plant. some table salt will take care of him.
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Old 01-12-2010, 03:04 PM
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Haha actually that plant is recovering amazingly well!!!...It is a pitcher plant that I accidentally left out in the dry open all night and day...When I put back in the tank it looked like a dried up wrinkley old woman...Now the pitchers are starting to shoot from the leaf tips again

I have a picture from a few months ago of the entire tank but I'll save that picture for when I can post one from today aswell.
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