40 gallon Evil Viv
 

I finished stripping a previous vivarium and am now building my 40gal "Evil" dart frog vivarium. After much research and looking around (see "Experts lead the way" thread) I have now started the long process of construction. Also have started getting the plants, orchids, frogs, and other items for the vivarium. The future home owners (a 2.5 year old pair of Red D. Galacts) are in QT until the viv is built :)

Ah, the evil viv ! :evil:
Bring on the photos :D

Well not too much in way of any interresting pics as of yet: But here you go anyways :)

Well every viv starts somewhere, lol., here is the 40gal stripped with the early stages of the false bottom glued in.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...acker/-873.jpg

And because that pic is kinda boring: here is a pic of the future inhabitants, my two Red Galacts in their temporary home.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...Galact-352.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...Galact-335.jpg

That looks very promising, good luck!! make sure you put lots of mini orchids in there, frogs like the little orchids...alot

Oh yes, getting the orchids that I have into my 18x18x24 exo terra for my D. Imitators is what got me inspired for this vivarium. I have three orchids that I have traded art for waiting for this vivarium to be completed, still a few orchids and other plants on the need to get list, but I figure I'm at least 3 weeks from starting to plant anything.

I should have posted a link to this thread first off....

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...-lead-way.html

I have quite a few vivariums with dart frogs, and a ton of other reptile and amphibian species that I'm working with. Every once in a while you will come across a themed vivarium on some of the dart frog specific web forums. Some are Mayan themed, and other themes go as far as "star wars" themed. I think they all look corny and wanted to do a themed vivarium that didn't have action figures or painted statues to show the theme. So instead I will use both plant, orchid, frog, and landscape to depict my "theme".

Pretty frog. Just don't #@!! him off.:poke: :yikes::help

Didn't get too much done today, I gave a presentation on dart frogs for about 40-50 1st graders :) that was a hoot. But I'll try and get a couple pics up tonight

Well starting to get pics of the plants that will be calling this viv home. Will have some pics of the orchids that people have given me (Thanks to all of you who traded art for orchids :) )

1st plant: Begonia, really like the leafs (meh on the flowers but oh well )
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/aaronacker/5.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/aaronacker/3.jpg

2nd plant: Unknown plant??? I thought it was some sort of brom but I think its something very different...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/aaronacker/2.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...nacker/1-1.jpg

Hi Aaron, your second plant is Rhoeo discolor ;)

thanks... I was kinda thinking (hoping not) so. I dont believe this plant will do well in the vivarium. We'll see.

Couple orchids for the viv :) A Masdevallia infracta and a Restrepia brachypus.
hopefully more soon :)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...aronPlant2.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...aronPlant1.jpg

Some more plants

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...er/coleus1.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...Impatiens1.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ker/Pilea1.jpg

And an update on construction: getting some of the plumbing and screening done before getting any more hard scape put in.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...andom_1253.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...andom_1251.jpg

Cool frogs
 

Hi anyone know if your able to keep dart frogs in aus or anythink simular? great pics

Cult - check out these links -
frogs.org.au Community :: View topic - Dart frogs & African Dwarf frogs...??
Frogs Australia Network - Home

Aaron - check out this orchid - http://www.orchidboard.com/community...-hispidus.html

Aaron, that's looking good! Do you have any updated pictures?

You're building a larger version of what I'm about to build. Dumb question -- where did you get the grate from (and what is it)? I'm looking for something similar for my terrarium

Bryan

The grate is called a light panel/diffuser. You can pick them up at any of the big hardware stores. If I remember correctly the cost is around $12 per panel.

THAT THING IS SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll post some updated pics tomorrow... has taken a little longer to get the background done on this one :) but should be worth it...

couple pics of the background, not the best pictures, hopefully the completed tank shots are better :?

Left side: waterfall made of back bones into pot/wood area...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...cker/tank1.jpg

Another more full shot, not great. can kinda see the cave off to the right, actually turned out really good, hopefully some finished pics will be better (w/ light and such)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...cker/tank2.jpg

That spine makes is awesomely eerie! :yikes:
Too cool :evil:
Keep us posted :D

Some updated pics. Have to wait for the plants to grow in, and maybe get some more orchids and other plants :/

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...andom_1612.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...andom_1613.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...andom_1615.jpg

Wanted to thank everyone that helped w/ this project so far, some great advice, and thanks to people like Royal for donating the bi color and other plants :)