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Frog tank for 3 P. tomopterna
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Frog tank for 3 P. tomopterna.
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Contructed the plant hothouse per directions on box. Glued on plywood base. Also attached glass over plywood and on the lower open sides.
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Glued cork bark to the back wall.
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Pulled tubing up the back wall for the pump and cut the eggcrate to size for the false bottom.
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Testing to make sure it would hold water.
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Filled all the spaces between the cork bark with dried moss. Lined the jutting out pieces of cork bark with plastic to hold water.
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I contructed the hood from plywood and molding. Contains 4 18" flourescent bulbs, 1 18" blacklight bulb and a computer fan.
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Cut a hole in the eggcrate and filter material for access to pump.
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Sewed a cork tube to the eggcrate with fishing line to keep it in place over the access hole.
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Contructed and arranged base of false bottom. Connected the pump and aquarium heater.
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Added the "floor", filling in any gaps in the back with more filter material.
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Added bamboo pieces and soil mix.
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Began building stream bed and added another wood feature.
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How the water flows.
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Stream bed made with heavy duty trash bag with pebbles siliconed to it.
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Added another piece of bamboo.
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Access hole. Big enough for my hand to get through to manipulate the pump and heater.
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Filled access hole with a filter material pull out. This will help prevent froggy explorations.
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Place 4" pot in access hole and began adding plants. Spathyphylum and Ficus pumila.
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Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily) and Ficus pumila (creeping fig).
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Added some tillandsia and a neoregalia bromeliads.
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Added red and green variants of Fittonia and some Baby's tears (which eventually died).
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Added more bromeliads and some tropical moss.
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Added a dwarf palm.
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Added some pothos.
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Added one more thin piece of bamboo.
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Added a calathea, jewel orchid, and more tillandsias. Put a Vrisea splendens in the pot in the access hole.
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Close up inside floor.
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Close up calathea, jewel orchid, moss, and stream bed.
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Inside.
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Inside done (for now).
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Enclosure.
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Full enclosure.
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Added a Philodendron Accessory...
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