Thank you! super happy with how it turned out!

Thanks Christopher! Turned out pretty good for winging it! It should look better and better over time once the moss/vines take it over!

Can face it any want you want! As long as you can access it :)

Thanks! They certainly each have their own appeal, lots of cool parallels too! What do you keep now ?

I keep about 8 different types of dart frogs, The hobbies do have many similarities, especially since I started reefing in the late 80's when reefing had much more diy since many things weren't commercially available. I started growing orchids, then thought it would be cool the have some live animal in the terrarium. Then dart frogs came on to the scene and it was a perfect match. Now I have become plant obsessed just like I did with corals. In the current state of the reef hobby with corals and fish that I spent $20 now going for hundreds I think I'm happy with my change only problem is with frogs multiple tank syndrom is a real thing. Keep on frogging

Totally would! likely just less misting and more airflow for them! I have debated one.. maybe at some point. I used to have anoles when i was young.. so something has lured this back out in me :P

Thanks so much! I’ll do random updates on it. I really do love it so I may do another at some point once I find the right spot. I would love to do a big custom one one day too :)

Thanks Melanie! Your totally should :)

Thanks Dan! I have 2-3 that are super bold, 1 thats a wuss and hides most of the time and 2 somewhere in the middle :) I would love to see your tank! if you have instagram you should shoot me a pic @leafdudes

Hehe thanks so much! 🥰. How’s things coming along with your tank?

@ReefDudes Kids and work haven’t left any fish time in the past year, but tonight I’m FINALLY gluing my first PVC joint in a year, so the party is starting!

@@dailycoral Heck yes! Keep me updated on this big beautiful build !

That’s awesome Ron! What local do you keep?!

@@ReefDudes currently keeping several forms of tinctorius,auratus,and leucomelas

@@rongiusti5397 Love it! which one of them is your fav?

Thanks so much Peter! Pretty happy with it for my first vivarium build! Will def do some future updates

@@ReefDudes also I have to ask, do you still have your jellyfish tank running?

@@peterperez4493 I do not, sold it before i underwent a bunch of renos/wedding out of town for a few weeks. one day i may get some again.

Thanks Phil!

Thanks Chelli!

agreed, they are one of my favs as well! Relatively bold, do well in groups and not too loud. What more could you ask for!

Thanks Rich!

Awesome! Thank you!

Tillandsia yes? @@ReefDudes

Thx spicy reef! Pretty happy with how it turned out.

Thank you very much!

🙏 thank you!

Very cool. I have been debating a second enclosure and what I would put into it :). Crested looks super cool

​@@ReefDudes Highly recommend! New morphs are like collecting corals and powdered diet is a game changer for ease of care.

Neon day geckos was another one I was looking at. Any experience with those little guys?

@@ReefDudes they could be fun but any day gecko that slips out of your tank is a nightmare to put back in. Skin will grow back but it involves sanitizing. As their temperament the neons are the ones I would lean into. What are the types of diet you want and don't want to supplement Dev?

Thanks so much! its more for internal circulation to keep the glass more clear, i run it 24/7

awesome, what kind do you keep?!

@@ReefDudes ranitomeya fantastica

@@martinvaillancourt2650 awesome, they look pretty cool!

@@ReefDudes I love them. Smaller than yours and very arboreal. They would love your set up

I have heard that and debated piping it in pre DI... that being said, i dust my daily fruit flies and the frogs have laid eggs a few times so i would think if they are breeding they are healthy and happy!

@@ReefDudes Awesome. That is good to know!!

Glad you enjoyed it!!

@@ReefDudes Thank you

Thank you!

I went with a noctua fan, they are very well built. Hopefully wil last a long time.

So far so good containing them. Haha the only risk seems to be when getting them out of the deli cup. Almsot have it down to an art do pre smacking it to knock them off then agresivos tap it to get them out and quickly re seal it haha

It really does give it that polished look! Theses guys have not tried to escape and have been Great. Some of the thumbnail frogs may try and make a break for it though from what k read

Thank you! I Have been debating that, ill see how much love this video gets, was thinking of sprinkling them in once in a while :)

@@ReefDudes Id get into it, let's see what happens 😏 I bet there's plenty that'll watch

Humidity 74-86 range Mist 20s 4am,8am,12,4,8 I empty the container at like 1/4 full - takes a while Radion 50% overall but the point intensity is 65% any glass shop can do it for you. It cost me $20 for the glass and 12$ for the drill bit and drilled my self. Glass shop could drill for you

Go on etsy and there's people on there that make custom vivarium tops.

Do you have the same tank?

Welcome Jorge! It’s a small 40mm noctua pc fan. I have it blowing upwards and 3D printed a little cone shape top grill to distribute the air to all size and create a subtle gyre of air to keep the glass clean. Works very well! I never understood tanks that looked like a shower door mid shower all day. I want to be able to see my amazing creatures! Ps welcome to the channel!

@@ReefDudes thanks for the reply!!! ✊🏽

Woo welcome!

That said amazing build!

From my understanding it’s inert once cured, and sealed in silicone for good measure! If I build another one down the road I’ll try out the lepage :). Thanks for the tip!

I did let it air out for a week or two before i used it. but my guess would be moistly gone after a few days

40mm pc fan

@@ReefDudes thanks so much! I could quite catch what you were saying even though I listened several times! Love you tank/cabinets- super cool setup.

@@erinmcmahon3785 Thanks Erin! Im super happy with how it turned out! :D Its looking better and better over time too as things fill in.

I'm up to all 3 now :P What kind of darts do you keep?

I ran a tube down the back of the tree so i could pump i. Fog or water feature but decided not to for now. Could be cool to hide them in the tree. Maybe the next one!

First 2 weeks is fine. Week 3-4 they start to smell funky. I added a small air purifier lol. But also toss any cultures once they are close to 4 weeks

Yep. But I also get someone to feed the fish so will have to teach them the fruit fly shuffle haha

There are pet sitters out there who are knowledgable and willing. You might have to look a little harder than usual though ;)

@@ReefDudes when you go on vacation you can poke some fruit fly sized holes in the lid of your oldest culture and set it in the tank, along with a slice of banana or apple on the substrate. Flies and maggots will constantly trickle out of the hole while you are on vacation and the piece of fruit keeps them concentrated in one area for the frogs to hunt. This is also a trick that breeders use to keep young froglets constantly fed in-between their dusted fly feedings. The older the culture is, the smaller the flies are. Less yeast (the fly's protein source) in the older media and more competition makes them runty. These runty flies are useful for smaller frogs, especially if the springtail population is low in their vivarium.

Frog poop and dead leaves are your natural fertilizer, all i do is water with the misterts :)

I used a 40mm noctua fan amzn.to/3RdPqE2

I started with “dusk moss”. Then also added various types to it’s a big mix in there

I have a float valve on each ATO container, I use a floodguardian with an optical sensor / solenoid as the main "switch" and have it schedule to turn on every 3rd day. so the optical sensor shuts it off and the float valve is the back up. I have the output of the RODI T'd off to my reef tank as well as the dart frog mister container :)

@@ReefDudes gotcha. Thank you!

24x18x36 i Believe

Gravity. They are. Snug fit

Great idea! Is the fan in the tank blowing air in or out?

@@kier3754 Inside, it sucks from the bottom then pushes against the top glass to it creats a bit of a circualr gyre motion. Main goal is for it to defog the glass which it works well for! Drives me nuts to see vivs that are all a haze and you cant see in. love to see my little froggies!

@@kier3754 Just a tiny one for internal circulation more to keep the glass clear, There is vents on bottom and on top so there is a chimney effect for ventilation. I do have a PC fan at the top of the cabinet to suck out any warmth from the light which also likely draws a bit of air up thought the viv as well

Stainless steel wire. Bent into a U shape and pinned stuff to it

24 X 18 X 36 “

Have a small fan inside for air flow. Also added springtails and dwarf white isopods No issues :)

You sure could. All the the plants are thriving in there !

@@ReefDudes Awesome! Did you drill the drain hole yourself? I would really love to duplicate your setup, we have the same tank!

Used a Y connector. So it refills both at the same time. Each also have a float valve for backup

@@ReefDudes is this splitting a versa output?

@@timmmyt101 this is direct from The rodi. Main control is from the flood guardian that turns on a solenoid on ever 3rd day to refill the ato containers. The output is split to both bins which also have a float valve. The reef tank has an optical sensor inside to shit off the rodi once that bins full

@@ReefDudes gotcha, thought you figured out a magical way to split versa outputs for some reason

@@timmmyt101 you could Y valve it and use a pinch valves if you wanted to alternate the output

They sure are! www.thingiverse.com/thing:5338510

Would these vents work for an 18x18x24 exoterra if you only used one middle section?

They aren't meant to be a scaled tree - they're very well done. You've just misinterpreted what its meant to be.