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Just started my first 10g vert a couple days ago. Couldn't decide what to go for in terms of a tank until I saw a Craigslist special, 10gals for 5 bucks each. Ended up with 2 10gal and 1 5gal, guy who was selling them put the ad up for his kids so they could sell off some fish tanks and buy a dog 
I helped them out with a few extra dollars for the tanks
Going with a DIY convertion. Lower 4" piece is std glass from Ace(hoping it doesn't break), door will be 12 1/2" Makrolon with a clear hinge and the upper piece will be 2 1/2" Makrolon. I'm hoping to do something interesting with the screen like gluing 2 pieces of 1/8" or 3/32" together sandwiching the screen between so there is a little more visibility but we'll see.
For lighting the plan is to go for the AAA led setup.
Also, haven't decided whether to drill the glass (should have been done first) or add an access hole in the corner of the screen for a single mist head.
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This is where I'm at right now which is only a few hours deep so far. Cleaning and disinfecting the tank took far longer than anything else. I will be adding magnolia leaves and 2-3 large broms in the 4"+ dia range to fill up the rest of the tank.
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The new inhabitants from Gary are currently in their QT tank. To my surprise yesterday the older froglet of 3mo was calling! Btw his shipping was A+, frogs came out of their transport containers like they were never in one.
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I helped them out with a few extra dollars for the tanksGoing with a DIY convertion. Lower 4" piece is std glass from Ace(hoping it doesn't break), door will be 12 1/2" Makrolon with a clear hinge and the upper piece will be 2 1/2" Makrolon. I'm hoping to do something interesting with the screen like gluing 2 pieces of 1/8" or 3/32" together sandwiching the screen between so there is a little more visibility but we'll see.
For lighting the plan is to go for the AAA led setup.
Also, haven't decided whether to drill the glass (should have been done first) or add an access hole in the corner of the screen for a single mist head.
This is where I'm at right now which is only a few hours deep so far. Cleaning and disinfecting the tank took far longer than anything else. I will be adding magnolia leaves and 2-3 large broms in the 4"+ dia range to fill up the rest of the tank.
The new inhabitants from Gary are currently in their QT tank. To my surprise yesterday the older froglet of 3mo was calling! Btw his shipping was A+, frogs came out of their transport containers like they were never in one.
