my new baby BRB won't drink from the fish water

[formica]

the rocks will take up virtually all the space, or at least should be considered to be doing so, its always the assumption I have made when setting up paludariums, and i've never had amonia/nitrite/ph problems, I'd be surprised if there is more than 6-7 gallons in there


one way to help deal with build up is Duck Weed, it floats on the surface, grows very very fast, and will help to remove excess organic chemicals - it can however be a total pain in the backside, so dont use it if you want to add other water plants, but it is very good at cleaning the water