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First time recommendations

Hello! This is my first attempt at setting up a poison dart frog vivarium, and this is what I have so far.

The tank is an 18 x 18 x 24-inch enclosure. I used ABG mix for the substrate, oak leaves for leaf litter, and aquarium filter sponge as the drainage layer.

For plants, I currently have a couple of patches of moss, some ferns, a pink and a non-pink nerve plant, a couple of pothos nodes that may or may not take root, and an inch plant.

The wood is grapevine that I baked in the oven at 350°F for at least three hours, so hopefully that took care of any unwanted hitchhikers.

I also have an automatic mister that runs fairly regularly to help keep the humidity up while the plants establish themselves.

I haven't gotten the frogs yet, but I'm leaning toward Dendrobates tinctorius. I like that they're a quieter than some of the other species, although I'm a bit bummed that they generally do best in duos.

Just looking for any recommendations or ways to improve.

Thanks!

u/Simple-Marsupial7172 — 5 days ago