pool with waterfull

[stewie m]

was thinking of makin a fixed pool with a waterfull one end of the tank for tree frogs has any one done this is this a good idea how would i change the water

would the frogs drink from this or the plants

[Young996]

I'm in the proses of making one myself, I've got a few questions myself but think they can only be answered when I'm finished. will post pics when the expanding foam is cut to the ruff shape. I'm going with a false bottom and external filter/pump. how were you thinking of doing yours? best of luck

[Taylor J]

Hi Guys, had pool & waterfall, set up in my FBT's, (false bottom, so toads could only go in shallow water), 2 x submersible filters/pumps, under clear perspex (drilled) base, tank was stepped up in three stages from the water end to the landside, just to try & stop toads draggin substrate into water. (Tank 4' W x 18'' D x 24'' H....water covered 1/3rd )

Looked lovely when it was all working, (would guage when water needed completley changed, visually & when flow of waterfall slowed down, due to filter membrane becoming contaminated).

In the end became all to time consuming, stripping the lot out to clean, disinfect etc, so eventually removed & went back to semi dry set up with free standing pool that is much easier to keep clean, which will in turn ensure toads have a healthier habitat.

So best of luck with your projects, (just my opinion by the way), look forward to the pics...

Cheers...

[AndyJY]

"Looked lovely when it was all working, (would guage when water needed completley changed, visually & when flow of waterfall slowed down, due to filter membrane becoming contaminated)."

a regular water change(1/3 at least 1nc a week) rather than waiting on contamination and also easy access to filter would have prevented this, water can be clear yet contaminated also changing all the water will destroy any good bacteria in yer filter

[stewie m]

thinking of getting one of thes

Exo Terra : Products : Turtle Cliff

[Ron Magpie]

Very pretty, but it's obviously aimed at an aquatic setup, rather than a treefrog one. By the way, frogs absorb water through their skins, rather than drink with their mouths- so they 'drink' anywhere it's wet!

[ilovetoads2]

I have had many problems with set ups in the past...but if you are patient, have loads of money and time to get it right...it is worth it. My waterfall is actually a peice of Mopani wood that had a great natural shape that just needed a little drilling to make it deeper so the water would flow properly. It falls into water pool that is shallowed using large rocks covered by smaller ones and gravel. Some of these come up to the surface...all powered by pump.

I marked on the outside of the tank with two little lines to show max and min fill. These allows me to watch how much evaporates and make sure the pump has the correct depth. I change water once a fortnight (only about a litre)

Instead of going for false bottom, I decided to sink two large plastic watertight containers that have a drainage layer, then soil and plants. This also displaces water so I am not using as much. I find it makes the tank much easier to disassemble if needed. I have this same type set up in two tanks and have had no problems like I had with false bottoms.

Hope this helps.

[stewie m]

was thinking of getting the turtle cliff as it comes with a filter and would be much easyer then building one

[DazedLewis]

Originally Posted by stewie m

thinking of getting one of thes

Exo Terra : Products : Turtle Cliff

looks good would be interesting if anyone has used one of these and can tell us how efficient they are and how easy they are to clean?

I want to make a really create setup as a kinda showpiece/moneyguzzler