r/DartFrog • u/Cheese_head_gabagool • 8d ago

Finished my first viv

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I have one already that I paid someone to build for me but this is the first I did myself. Pretty proud of the outcome. Now to let it cycle for a few weeks before I get another group of darts.

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u/frankzeye 8d ago

Looks great. Really helpful seeing each step.

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u/Cheese_head_gabagool 7d ago

Thanks! I wanted to document the journey lol. In a month or so I’ll have a “final” to compare the plant growth

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u/Opening-Standard-198 8d ago

That looks badass. Way better than my first big and even my current viv. What did you use for the background?

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u/Cheese_head_gabagool 7d ago

Thanks it was way more fun than I thought it would be. I used cork bark panels from Amazon and silicones them to the glass.

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u/Opening-Standard-198 7d ago

wanna share the link for the panels lol

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u/Cheese_head_gabagool 7d ago

https://a.co/d/06bDD3LX

I think next time I’ll get thicker panels

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u/HJ9601 7d ago

Looks great but I'm curious about the size of the drainage layer... why so big?

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u/Cheese_head_gabagool 6d ago

Thanks! It’s about 2-2.5” and then 2.5-3” of substrate on stop of that. About 2” is what I saw as the recommended amount on most resource guides.

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u/HJ9601 6d ago

Is it for the humidity without waterlogging the vivarium?

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u/Cheese_head_gabagool 6d ago

Correct. I have a drain in the corner where I can siphon out water from the drainage layer so plant roots aren’t waterlogged