glass layout diagrams wanted

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New to dart frogs but have built for water dragon.

I'm looking to build a viv from scratch. Has anyone got any diagrams of the glass layout. Self draining, false bottoms. I will be using a spraying system.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.

[llamafish]

some on dendroworld

[Fence Up]

Do you have any links?

[KJ Exotics]

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Thanks for the links.

I have looked at the E.N.T Viv's, with the drain and false bottom. Am I correct in thinking that under the false bottom stays empty? I thought the false bottom held a reservoir of water, as I have read that you can put an aquarium heater in to help heat and humidity.
Has anyone got any pics of one in use.

[pollywog]

If you want a reservoir to house a water heater then you need a different type of false floor to those you'll see in ent vivs and similar, the "false floor" in ent vivs is just a sloping shelf that helps the water drain into a channel and prevent the substrate from becoming sodden. The best way to build a reservoir type false floor like your after is with plastic grills ("egg crate"). You could alternatively use hydroleca to form a drainage layer and bury the heater in this.

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I thought that was the case. So whats the best? I would like a natural setup with a water feature in it. I will also have a misting system. In the E.N.T do you fill the drain with Hydroleca /substrate?

[pollywog]

So whats the best? I would like a natural setup with a water feature in it.

I prefer to use hydroleca as it also forms a natural filter and plants can root down into it and grow hydroponically.
Have a look at this article (Terrarium Setup) it shows you a simple setup with a waterfall using hydroleca.

I will also have a misting system.

Which system are you going for? Have you seen ours: Pollywog Misting Systems.

In the E.N.T do you fill the drain with Hydroleca /substrate?

It all depends on how you want to set it up but yes you can fill the channel with a free draining substrate such as hydroleca or gravel the water then runs down the glass shelf into the channel through the drainage layer and out of the drainage hole.

[Fence Up]

Thanks for that. In the system you show, does the water build up from the misting, and do you have to drain it all down to change the water?

[pollywog]

Water would gradually build up from misting but if you use a misting system with a low-flow rate (the Pollywog Misting Systems have a flow rate of just 0.075 ltrs per minute) coupled with a water feature moving heated water, and good ventilation you will probably find your water feature will cause more water evaporating away than you will have accumulating from the misting system.