I'm in the process of building a vivarium for my frogs.
As the vivarium has a glass bottom, I'm always conscious about the amount of gravel, ornaments & driftwood I lay on top of it.
I've come up with the idea of using various sizes of styrofoam blocks to lay on the vivarium floor first & then laying the gravel on top of them.
This will then obviously alleviate the amount of gravel I use & lessen the weight-stress on the glass base.
The gravelled area will then be filled with water creating a "shallow creek bed".
My questions are:
Would I need to pondtite the styrofoam?
Does styrofoam "break down" over time under water?
Would styrofoam leach any sort of chemical residue into the water?
Thanks in advance for your answers.
As the vivarium has a glass bottom, I'm always conscious about the amount of gravel, ornaments & driftwood I lay on top of it.
I've come up with the idea of using various sizes of styrofoam blocks to lay on the vivarium floor first & then laying the gravel on top of them.
This will then obviously alleviate the amount of gravel I use & lessen the weight-stress on the glass base.
The gravelled area will then be filled with water creating a "shallow creek bed".
My questions are:
Would I need to pondtite the styrofoam?
Does styrofoam "break down" over time under water?
Would styrofoam leach any sort of chemical residue into the water?
Thanks in advance for your answers.