5.5 gallon

[rmorse]

Hey guys,

Work just gave me a 5.5 gallon tank with a built in screen cover. Thinking about turning it into a terrarium....plants, back wall, water in the middle. Any advice?

 

[rmorse]

I may also drop in 1 golden mantella frog or dart frog when I am done...

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

nah man, do a mudskipper! those things are mad cool! real personable. i would start by finding out what types of substrate to use. when i did my terrarium i remember reading not to use anything with pesticides (obviously), and there was a certain way to go about layering different substrates. also, try a fogger. they always make a tank look really nice, and they provide constant humidity. maybe you could do some sort of climbing plant on a piece of screen for your background? i dont know man, there are sooo many possibilities!

 

[rmorse]

nah man, do a mudskipper! those things are mad cool! real personable. i would start by finding out what types of substrate to use. when i did my terrarium i remember reading not to use anything with pesticides (obviously), and there was a certain way to go about layering different substrates. also, try a fogger. they always make a tank look really nice, and they provide constant humidity. maybe you could do some sort of climbing plant on a piece of screen for your background? i dont know man, there are sooo many possibilities!

The biggest thing limiting me is the fact that it is only a 5.5 gallon....

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I think that tank is too small for darts. Isn't the rule 10 gallons per frog? Where's kearth at?

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

I would just spend the 10 bucks and get a 10 gallon. Use the 5.5 gallon as a sump or something.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Or you could just use it as a terrarium and just keep plants in it. That wouldn't be bad either.

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

i know a 5.5 isnt the best to work with, but it is fully possible! man, i wish i had the time and money to make a terrarium of my 5.5!

 

[rmorse]

Or you could just use it as a terrarium and just keep plants in it. That wouldn't be bad either.

I'm liking that idea, too

 

[rmorse]

I think that tank is too small for darts. Isn't the rule 10 gallons per frog? Where's kearth at?

No clue about the rule, thats why I am asking. Mantella's and Dart's were the first thing to pop in my head when I saw the tank