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Looks like a great start! The only note I’ll make is that the MistKing should be set to mist on a schedule, at least once a day, and not hooked up to the hygrometer. Hygrometers are notorious for failing and the frogs benefit from regular misting, while both frogs and plants need periods in between where surfaces dry off.
 

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Thanks i had noticed the same thing. Those 4 round things in there are hygrometers I picked up because i was suspicious. I manually mist once in the evening I only left it on in case I forget or it gets dryer than 70 unexpectedly. Also I paid extra for it before I research it properly 😠 Figured it couldn't hurt so long as it wasn't overwatering. Is it ok leave so long as I make sure to mist daily or just ditch it for a timer?
There are lots of good posts covering humidity vs wetness. In short, you want a gradient of moisture in your tank, from visually dry wood to continuously wet spots underneath leaf litter. As long as you have that, you don’t have to worry much about the humidity readings in the tank.

I would try to establish a misting cycle that keeps plants and frogs happy - something like 1 minute+ once or twice a week, and 20 seconds daily or as many times a day as you need to wet everything down, then give it a chance to dry off a bit (water shouldn’t sit on plant leaves for more than an hour or two at a time).
 
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