[findi]

Hi All,

Please check out:

Using Undergravel Filters in Amphibian/Reptile Aquariums & Terrariums

Comments and questions appreciated,

Thanks, Frank

 

[findi]

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Good point - recirculating water can definitely function as does an undergravel filter - oxygenated water moving over a substrate is all that is required. I've done a few along those lines at the Bx Zoo, for poison frogs and temperate zone salamanders.

Trickle work very well also; I'm glad to see more people are considering them f use with herps.

Good luck and enjoy, Frank

 

[findi]

Hi Max,

Thanks...actually I've used live plants to help with water quality in tadpole tanks; many prefer /dead/decaying plants to living. Tough-leaved types such as water hyacinth/lettuce, and most grasses, work well.

Best, Frank

 

[findi]

Great idea on the false bottom - especially for one as unskilled as I in creating my own, thanks! I found pH to fall in a wide variety of situations - I suspect it occurs more commonly with UG filters because detritus remains unseen in the filter bed and gravel-washing tends to be put off if the water looks clear. Outside filters slow down more noticeably, forcing folks to clean them regularly.

Best, Frank