[Bioactive Set-up - Part 1 of 2] Creating a strong foundation, how to assemble the base layer. 

Yep. I wrecked my bathtub rinsing it. But a bathtub is easy to clean after. I’m so glad I didn’t get that mess in my tank! ☮️❤️🌈

Hello! Some bags are dustier than others, but if you're ever in doubt you can go ahead and rinse the false bottom if you would like.

Yeah this is overkill. You dont need most of this stuff.

They're a business and these video tutorials are meant to help people who will hopefully purchase their products as a 'thank you'. Nothing to get salty about.

The dust is still going to come out when you pour the stuff out of the bag to wash it.

Thank you for watching! We're happy to hear it's helpful to you. :)

Yep, those are some of our Tinctorius dart frogs. They can be very active little guys!

joshsfrogsvideos also im looking into maybe getting into the hobby what do you reccomend i get to start (dart frog species, size starter kit and maybe extra stuff that is helpful and maybe doesnt come with the starter kit like springtail culturing stuff edit: Do you ship to canada?

We have multiple articles under the "How-to Guides" section of our website for beginners looking for the right starter frogs. You can check these links as well for some good information on our frog kits, vivarium setups and choosing the right frog for you: www.joshsfrogs.com/catalog/blog/2015/02/video-so-you-want-a-pet-frog/ www.joshsfrogs.com/catalog/blog/2011/11/beginner-dart-frogs/ www.joshsfrogs.com/catalog/blog/2012/05/before-you-buy/ www.joshsfrogs.com/catalog/blog/2014/01/pet-frog-christmas/

Hey Alex! Could you send a picture of the worms? I'm guessing they may be springtails, but it's hard to say without a visual.

Thank you for reaching out to us! Thank you for your kind words and we encourage you to share your experience with our company! Our goal is to connect people with nature and thus bring awareness to the beauty that is out there. The animals that you described are typically in the nemotode family and are usually harmless. The type that occurs most often in vivariums are animals that consume decaying matter. While unsightly to most, these little guys are not typically noted as a concern. One thing you can do to reduce their population is to pull out decaying matter in order to reduce their food supply. Many times they crop up when the vivarium is being fed to much and there are extra flies that are decaying. Wiping the glass down occasionally will help to reduce the population and get rid of many of the excess flies that may be in your tank. We here at Josh's Frogs are so grateful for all of the wonderful customers we get to work with every day! Your support allows us to help countless people become just a little more connected with nature! We have been able to accomplish this through learning from our customers what excellent Customer Service really is. With learning from our customers in mind, we send out satisfaction surveys to gather the information we need to improve our customer service. Please help us to make your experience even better in the future! Your feedback is extremely valuable to us!

I agree with Josh's Frogs. I think what you may be seeing on your terrarium glass are nemerteans (“proboscis worms”). They generally have an appearance similar to slim, pale-pinkish-white to pale-reddish-orange slimy things, moving in a "sweeping" pattern - their proboscis swaying like a finger from side to side. They seem to prefer high humidity and can frequently be observed crawling across the glass of a tank, especially at night after a heavy misting of the tank. They’ll start out tiny, but you’ll see them in the substrate, but eventually they get about 1” long - skinny, kinda fast movers along the glass. Much faster than tiny slugs (which have a slightly bulbous head, and are also sometimes in the vy high-humidity tank. Hand-pick and destroy those, too as they eat/weaken your precious plants.) DON’T OVERFEED YOUR FROGS. Too much at once just leaves more food to decay, and even if you have a healthy “clean-up crew” the bio-decay can be too much for them… and this leads to more opportunity to grow a crop of these little nasty little worms. Add fresh substrate to dry things out a bit, but also ensure that your frogs have well-misted areas, and even a small water dish/pool to keep their moisture levels safe. Remove worms by hand and destroy because they actually eat the foods intended for your dart frogs (springtails, young isopods, and small fruit flies). Nemertean worms can be controlled, but not entirely removed from a bioactive tank. All of us (who have bioactive tanks) will get some kind of opportunistic invader at some time. This is Nature too - the trick is: keep the system more balanced. Good Luck!

The false bottom provides more structure for roots to grip and beneficial bacteria to grow on.

This is what we recommend for false bottom! www.joshsfrogs.com/josh-s-frogs-false-bottom-5-quarts.html

Absolutely, as long as the snails have similar environmental needs as dart frogs.

Are you wondering about Ranitomeya Highland, or Highland Bronze Auratus?

joshsfrogsvideos highland bronze

We do have one in stock right now, and we are expecting to have some more coming out of the water soon!

He's using a 20H aquarium, possibly from Aqueon; we don't sell this model ourselves, but we do use them for some of our breeding tanks.

Brilliant. Thank you!

You're quite welcome. :)

Hey Livia, Unfortunately no! Sorry about that! Thanks, Josh's Frogs.

Yes, you can!

Or even egg crate/light diffuser

Fire bellied Toads need a set up that is partially aquatic so this set up would not be appropriate for them.

joshsfrogsvideos what if I used that water fall vivarium setup from another video? Would that work?

That would work with a lot of emergent vegetation and wood to prevent the toads from getting stuck.

joshsfrogsvideos thx for your feedback.😃

Looks like 20 gallon tall

I would not recommend this setup for pac mans.