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Hello everyone!
This is my first post to dendroboard and I am quite excited to begin this project as I have been wanting to for several years! I have always been in awe of the beauty of dart frogs, and have always wanted to create a beautiful habitat mimicking nature as closely as possible so I can get some frogs and make them happy. My goal is to create a habitat that I would want to live in as a frog: just like nature, but without the predators!
So I have been doing a bit of research on tanks.. What I would have wanted optimally was a 18x18x24 exo-terra tank or something similar. I'm sure you all know how pricey these are, and frankly, I didnt want to spend $120 on a tank. I went to petco, and they had a zoo-med but it was only 12x12x18 and I wanted to start with something bigger. They recommended I try a saltwater fish store down the street. I went down there and at first the guy kind of chuckled at me, informing me that he didnt carry anything for frogs. I told him all I needed was a tank and then he kind of relaxed. He told me he may have something that would work, and took me to the back of the store. He showed me a beautiful 30 gal. cube tank with stand, made by Oceanic. It wasn't front-opening which was a bummer, but I thought maybe I could make it work, since front-opening tanks are a pretty new thing anyway. The walls are 1/2" thick, the tank and stand are in great, albeit used, condition. Realizing this was a $200+ aquarium tank, I asked him how much it would be. "$40" he said. "Sold", I said.
So now I have a beautiful tank, not perfect, but bigger than what I thought I could afford, and for $40, a SUPER good deal.
My quest begins!
This is my first post to dendroboard and I am quite excited to begin this project as I have been wanting to for several years! I have always been in awe of the beauty of dart frogs, and have always wanted to create a beautiful habitat mimicking nature as closely as possible so I can get some frogs and make them happy. My goal is to create a habitat that I would want to live in as a frog: just like nature, but without the predators!
So I have been doing a bit of research on tanks.. What I would have wanted optimally was a 18x18x24 exo-terra tank or something similar. I'm sure you all know how pricey these are, and frankly, I didnt want to spend $120 on a tank. I went to petco, and they had a zoo-med but it was only 12x12x18 and I wanted to start with something bigger. They recommended I try a saltwater fish store down the street. I went down there and at first the guy kind of chuckled at me, informing me that he didnt carry anything for frogs. I told him all I needed was a tank and then he kind of relaxed. He told me he may have something that would work, and took me to the back of the store. He showed me a beautiful 30 gal. cube tank with stand, made by Oceanic. It wasn't front-opening which was a bummer, but I thought maybe I could make it work, since front-opening tanks are a pretty new thing anyway. The walls are 1/2" thick, the tank and stand are in great, albeit used, condition. Realizing this was a $200+ aquarium tank, I asked him how much it would be. "$40" he said. "Sold", I said.
So now I have a beautiful tank, not perfect, but bigger than what I thought I could afford, and for $40, a SUPER good deal.
My quest begins!