[Lurkerz]

Did lots of reading. And lots of thinking and decided to take an old tank I had lying around and give this a shot so here are some pics. Not sure what frogs someday will be in here. But I will start adding plants soon.

The water feature runs in the suspended stream through a hole in the "Tree" into a cup behind it. and out through the toadstool waterfall. There is access to the pump and drainage behind the tree. pump sits in a strainer basket.

The water feature runs in the suspended stream through a hole in the "Tree" into a cup behind it. and out through the toadstool waterfall. There is access to the pump and drainage behind the tree. pump sits in a strainer basket.

 

[frogface]

Nice! I love how you did the waterfall. Just keep watch on how wet the substrate gets. You don't want it saturated.

 

[snake5891]

I'd like to know what you used as background, how you attached it to the great stuff, what you used for substrate, etc.


It looks really good.

 

[Lurkerz]

Thanks.
The background is black silicone and cocoa fiber. The substrate is peat and cocoa fiber mix. I need to fond some leaf litter and some spring tails. And of course some plants. Then start looking into what frogs may some day call it home

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[goku]

very interesting! I guess there ¡s quite a lot of work done there..this plant pots are gonna rotten soon, I used same once and they didn't hold much..

greetings!

 

[varanoid]

Nice looking start. Be sure to post some pics when you get it planted.

 

[RyanD]

I like the "waterslide" you have. If you got smaller frogs would you be concerned that they would go through the same hole the water goes though? (going into the "tree")

 

[Lurkerz]

I had thought of that. I did put a cap on the end of the pvc with a 3/16 dia. Hole drilled in the end of it. So I hope that would prevent frogs in there. Although from what I've read on here the little buggers seem capable of getting anywhere they have a mind to.

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[snake5891]

Did you stick the cocoa fiber right to the silicone you used to cover the great stuff? were you able to do it all at once while the silicone was curing or did you have to do a section at a time?

 

[Lurkerz]

I did stick it straight to the silicone in small sections

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[snake5891]

How big of a section could you do at a time before the silicone started curing and you weren't able to stick on the cocoa fiber. I'm curious because I'm building a few vivs and was all geared up to dilute my silicone with tuolene but after reading up on it I've decided not to use the tuolene.

 

[Lurkerz]

About 1 square foot. I would just smear it on with one hand and apply the fiber with the other. Don't be afraid to use the silicone a thicker layer will hold the silicone better then thin. I then waited 24 hrs for it to cure and went back to fill In any gaps.

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[snake5891]

Thanks a lot, very helpful.

 

[Lurkerz]

Almost done planting. All leaf litter in place picking up springtails and Isos tonight. I have a coupe more plants on the way and may ad a Brom when i find one I like.

 

[Lurkerz]

ok Final Planting pics

 

[Lurkerz]

updates
Fungus

hunting Springtails among the fungus

 

[EntoCraig]

Looks Awesome