Cleaning my viv????

[roxxygroup1]

I have had a tropical frog viv for 1 1/2 years now and it was a 18x18x18 and i just would take my herbs out and completely empty and totaly clean everything and then rebuild with new rock for dranage, new sustrate, re-plant all my plants, ect. but that was a total pain.... not to mention messy lol...... I recently bought a much bigger tank and built it very nicely but really would like to avoid rebiulding it once every month or two.... ive had the new tank for about two months now and i am always cleaning up by wipeing the walls but any adivse on how to proberly clean would be great.... step by step instructions would be awsome lol..... should i change the substrate? ect. it would be great if some of you guys could tell me everything i should do to clean

thank you so much

[roxxygroup1]

Pictures of My New Viv

[Grimm]

If set up properly, a tank should not require that much maintenance and cleaning. In nature, substrate does not get "changed" so neither should the substrate in your viv. Just make sure it is a good draining soil mixture that doesnt compact and you should be good for a long time.

The only maintenance should be periodical water changes, dead leaf removal (optional), and frog waste removal.

Cleaning the condensation off walls if just part of the hobby, unless you dont want to see whats inside the tank. Adding a circulation pump inside the viv pointed directly towards the glass can help a great deal, and sometimes will conpletely solve the condensation problem. Or you can just buy a squeegee....

Im assuming you are also getting a lot of substrate particles sticking to the glass from your frogs climbing all over it...Try putting down some mosses, and/or leaf litter to cover up the substrate so it wont be constantly sticking to your frogs.

[roxxygroup1]

yea i put down moss about two weeks ago and that deff solved the problem of the frogs getting substrate everywhere... my main concern is the mold issue... i dont want any bacteria or mold that could harm my lil friends.... as there any way to prevent that from happening???