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·I've always loved dart frogs, but I really fell for them when I started seeing how cool some of these vivs can be. So I've finally decided to build a vivarium of my own and once it's established and growing well I'll add a group of leucs or vents. (I am a first-time dart owner, will vents be out of the question? I understand that leucs may be the safer route, but I've gotten the impression that vents could make a good first frog for a discerning and caring keeper. If I'm wrong about this please do set me straight!)
At the moment I am stuck between using an acrylic tank or a glass one. they both seem to have their advantages. Acrylic is lighter, can look very nice, and shouldn't be as much of a problem when drilling drainage holes in the bottom. Glass is more readily available, but drilling and making a new glass top will be a bit of a pain. I'm planning on making a viv with a false bottom, a small pond area in one corner and a little stream leading to it. Do I need a drainage hole in this type of setup? and with a cage of this sort what would people recommend?
I also understand that silicone won't stick on acrylic, will great stuff work? What type of water pumps would work best?
and one last question that I hope I can explain clearly. with a false bottom and a pond-type thing in one corner, I'll want the water to flow between the reservoir that is hidden underneath the substrate and the open pond. How do I get this to work? will it just naturally flow through the gravel? I'm afraid that it'll either become too dense for the water to flow through causing flooding, or it'll be too loose and cause landslide problems.
I hope everyone followed that. And thanks for all the information that everyone on this board has already provided me with. I'm very excited!
At the moment I am stuck between using an acrylic tank or a glass one. they both seem to have their advantages. Acrylic is lighter, can look very nice, and shouldn't be as much of a problem when drilling drainage holes in the bottom. Glass is more readily available, but drilling and making a new glass top will be a bit of a pain. I'm planning on making a viv with a false bottom, a small pond area in one corner and a little stream leading to it. Do I need a drainage hole in this type of setup? and with a cage of this sort what would people recommend?
I also understand that silicone won't stick on acrylic, will great stuff work? What type of water pumps would work best?
and one last question that I hope I can explain clearly. with a false bottom and a pond-type thing in one corner, I'll want the water to flow between the reservoir that is hidden underneath the substrate and the open pond. How do I get this to work? will it just naturally flow through the gravel? I'm afraid that it'll either become too dense for the water to flow through causing flooding, or it'll be too loose and cause landslide problems.
I hope everyone followed that. And thanks for all the information that everyone on this board has already provided me with. I'm very excited!