How does this sound

[Greg West]

Heres what I was thinking for my vivarium: Now I have to wait impatiently until i have the money for all of the supplies and the plants etc...

3' L X 2.5' High (maybe only 2') X 2' Deep glass enclosure with sealed locking hinged glass doors.

I am going to basically follow this guide I found for dividing the land and water areas, but make the water feature spread through more than just the middle of the tank.

http://www.balinka.com/pdfsetup.htm

If I put in some frogs (1-3) red eyes or dart frogs, will this enclosure be too big for them? Will they have a problem finding food? Will I need to heat a cage that is that large? Should I maybe cut down the height to 2' or smaller?

The top op the cage is going to be open, but a wooden canopy will hold in the humidity. I was planning on puttiing 2 adjustable plastic floor vents in either the back of the canopy, or the top. Which would be better for ventilation?

Thanks for all the questions already answered and hopefully you can answer some, or all of my new questions.

Greg

[Mark Pepper]

Hi Greg, your tank sounds good so far. Healthy frogs shouls have no problem finding food in a tank that large, just might be wise to throw in a little extra food every so often to make their job a little easier.

[Greg West]

How would I heat a cage like this? Just a water heater with plenty of circulation, or would i need incandescent lighting?

Greg

[Mark Pepper]

Room temperature should be fine, no incandescent heat lights should be neccesary, unless your room temp gets to be below the mid 60's. The heat emittied from the flourescent tupes(though little compared to an incandescent) should be enought). The water heater set to about 24 would be another option, though ive never done this.

What are the temp fluctuations in your room like?

[Greg West]

Temps are never cold, so it should be fine. The temps of the house is set at 19 - 22 depending how cold it is, so it shouldn't be a problem. Thanks for answering all of my simple questions

Greg