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I bound the parts together to make one bundle. Wrapped that up in bubble wrap. Covered that entirely with packing tape. Wrapped that in paper and stuffed that into shipping tube. Finally added a sweet fin to prevent it from rolling.
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Got the vents in last night. I'll see how dry the silicone is tonight and start fitting the track. I still have to find a source for 1/8" glass locally - I only have 1/4" and 3/32"...so I'll get on that after the track is in and I have final measurements.
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Some frog shots:
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Finally finished up the 29 horizontal conversion with Sherman's custom kit (thanks again Chris!). I had the doors cut at the local glass shop last week. I finally got around to making the silicone strip between the doors for the final bit of fly proofing. Casper showed me this neat trick for making a clean bead of silicone - he used an old credit card, but I opted for a deli cup lid cut in half. Basically you make a form with a triangular cut that will shape the silicone:
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Then you run that along the edge of the door and it will make an even bead of silicone. The trick is keeping your angle steady and getting the triangle cut right to leave the right depth of silicone behind:
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That was it. After drying I installed the doors. Here's the tank in its final location - in a cabinet under the display tanks. This will be my main Robertus grow out.
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I can't thank Chris enough for hooking me up with this kit. It made for the perfect grow out for my Robertus and freed up my smaller grow outs for sorting my Lorenzo's.
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New addition...pics of the froglet (flash assisted on the first two):
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I ended up taking 2 tads as part of the transaction so I'll monitor their progress as the finish morphing out:
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I was cutting back on the light intensity on most of my vivs, moving back to 2 x 13 watt JDs. As part of that reduction I took the existing G&Gs and put them on my grow out vivs. After a few months I noticed the pilea and begonias I previously had under the G&Gs were starting to deteriorate. I ordered more and they are bouncing back now. At first I didn't like the G&G spectrum as much but it has grown on me and I prefer vivs lit with those bulbs now. Here are shots of the G&G and JD side by side from below through frosted glass.
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Newb question. I know JD is Jungle Dawn, but what is G&G?
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Glow and grow
I believe also offered by light your reptiles.
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For us not yet in the know, what are your beautiful new frogs?
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Apologies! Ranitomeya lamasi 'Standard' and they go by "Highland lamasi" as well. Another hobby frog that is relatively uncommon and requires long term attention that I have been thinking about taking them on for a while.
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That was my guess but I'm just beginning to sort out the many species. And morphs. Beautiful! And expensive. Hope they do well for you. I'm also a big fan of your Robertus.
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Broke out the macro lens and set down the point and shoot. Some shots...R. sirensis "Tingo Maria" / R. lamasi "Highlands" - call them what you want, these little guys are pretty neat:
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F1 NAIB True Sip female. This was my subordinate female who finally grew up. Pulled her from a 1.2 F1 trio and now she's waiting for an F2 male to grow out.
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And a nice angle of an NAIB True Sip's crest:
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Got this neat little D. parvula epiphytic fern from Zach (goods) that I put into one of my vivs mounted in the nooks of a big cork round. It's a really cool little plant that feels waxy to the touch with rigid fronds. It's a slow grower, but it's got a really cool look. Here are some shots of how it's mounted and some close ups of the new growth.
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I've always thought breeding was so much fun and rewarding! This may sound like dumb question, but what are all the number you use to describe your frogs? Is there an article or thread I can read to help explain? I'm guessing it has something to do with genetics? This thread is such an inspiration thanks for posting all the pictures and updates. It seems like you have some very interesting research going on with genetics right now that's always a fun project! Good luck!