Duff0712 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 So as I'm thinking up plans for my naturalistic terrarium build (oh god the countless hour looking at YouTube videos, I'm way too excited about getting started haha), I have been thinking about the order in which to laydown the different kinds. I would love ideas. What I have. Soil Coco husk Drain media (w/ drain mat) ADA Amazonia (experimenting) Dried miss (can't remember what kind) Carbon? I'll list what my plan to do is thus far from top-bottom (Thinking about doing a leaf litter on top) Moss Mixture of soil and coco husk Carbon????! ADA Aquasoil Drain mat Drain media I figure to have the soil near the bottom to keep any ammonia leech away from the gecko and it would be a great addition for the plants. The only real issue in having is where to put the carbon. Should it filter before it gets to the ADA? I'm afraid it will absorb some nutrients if I add it before the ADA. Thought? -Duffy Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'm still learning too, Duff. For the red devil crabs I read about a technique that goes in order: leaf litter jungle litter substrate layer of fine mesh (the stuff you place down in your garden to keep weeds from growing) egg crate Duff0712 and Louie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Dart frog guys are really good at terrariums. Might want to check some dart frog forums. Louie, Soothing Shrimp and Duff0712 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I've been doing research as well fixing to get into dart frogs I think from what I've read it seems like they do first level in hydroton or lava rocks then window screen or something similar then the substrate and then leaf litter Louie, Soothing Shrimp and Duff0712 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Also if yall want to look into joshsfrogs.com saurian.net and black jungle terrarium supply have alot of plants and other supplys Soothing Shrimp, Duff0712 and Louie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Also if yall want to look into joshsfrogs.com saurian.net and black jungle terrarium supply have alot of plants and other supplys Can vouch for these two, saurian.net and black jungle terrarium supply. Did the frog thing in the late 90's and spent a lot money with those two website. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 All this chatter is tempting me. Dart frog terarrium sounds fun. Must...resist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 All this chatter is tempting me. Dart frog terarrium sounds fun. Must...resist... If you think shrimp keeping is expensive, frogs will break you. Trying to keep a good supply of live food is the biggest pain in the butt and its expensive. But seeing a tadpole in your bromeliad is one of the coolest things you will experience in the pet hobby. 35ppt and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blue Frog Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 If you think shrimp keeping is expensive, frogs will break you. Trying to keep a good supply of live food is the biggest pain in the butt and its expensive. But seeing a tadpole in your bromeliad is one of the coolest things you will experience in the pet hobby. Second the experiential judgement of the tadpole in the bromeliad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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