Thanks everyone
Could you give a bit of a run down on what you've got in there?
The substrate is a planting mix that I based on the mixes from the articles in Reptiles magazine:
1 part coconut husk cubes (if you can’t find the precubed stuff just get the coconut fibre hanging basket liners and cut them into cubes).
1 part orchid bark.
2 parts dead broadleaf-forest leaf litter
Then add some general organic fertilizer and some blood and bone meal (1 table spoon per 3L of substrate or follow packet instructions).
There are 4 different mosses in the tank. All collected from a (non-reserve) forest the main one on the floor is some type of carpet moss, the one on the branch is a fern moss, not sure about the other 2. The fern in the left corner is a rabbit-foot fern and the one behind the trunk is some sort of native that I can't find the name for yet. It's still not complete and I'll probably add a couple more plants.
could you tell us the species common name
What mw- glenn said
.... Green and Golden bell frog. The will eat anything they can swallow, but are fine with their own species as long as they're roughly the same size. I'll just be feeding them feeder insects though
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What do you mean by 'false bottom'? Also, what's involved in the maintenance of the viv?
A false bottom viv has the planting substrate held above the water level using a plastic grate. This thread on vivaria forums explains it well:
http://www.vivariaforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12
Maintanence is easy if the viv ecosystem is set up right. Beneficial bacteria and decomposers (tiny invertabrates) break down feces which then goes into the soil (eg. to fertilize plants). The bacteria and decomposers are introduced in the leaf litter. This link covers the whole biologically active substrate issue nicely, read Bob's (AKA TRSzoo) posts especially, he designs zoo exibits in the USA and explains it really well.
http://www.herphabitats.com/showthread.php?t=366&highlight=substrates
Hope I've answered everything
. I'll post more pics when it's finished.