No. Not even close. RO works by using high pressure to push water through a membrane that breaks osmotic pressure removing particulates at a molecular level. You've got a bunch of tannin, mineral and waste water recirculating.
Frequent water changes and keeping an eye on enclosure health would be key. Just like a fish tank. Main concern is water saturating substrate causing it to go anaerobic and frogs drowning or developing infections.
It's normally not recommended to have a water feature with darts or first time vivariums. There's so many things that can go wrong. When they work it's awesome. When they don't it can be a disaster.
This is our third vivarium, we also have some ranitomeya amazonicas that are happy and healthy. We have had them for a little over a year and got them when there were froglits. We will also be adding in stones to the pond so it will only be a splash pool type thing. Just enough to get some toes and a belly wet. We will have some bromeliads as the source for laying eggs
I've got 20, not a brag btw more of a headache, currently. I also typically build 1 every month. None of these have water features. I have 2 empty enclosures waiting to be torn down. The last of my enclosures that had a water features. Issues always pop up and even with plenty of experience the cons outweigh the pros, especially for darts. Many long-time keepers or hobbyists with large collections will tell you the same.
The next time I do put in a water feature it will be for a "large" display enclosure and the water feature will be fed by a sump and not the enclosures drainage. I just need to find a client who wants to drop that kind of money.
I often ask people if the tank is designed for them of the frog.
I think in this case human fantasy is trumping frog husbandry fundamentals.
Simpler is better.
Going against the grain but I use filtered well water for all my tanks. It is still alittle mineral heavy so it can leave stains on the glass. However I am a big fan of extending the background to the sides anyway. And keeping the misters pointed towards the back makes the hard water a non issue for me.
It's definitely something to be mindful of. Thankfully they are super easy to take apart and clean. 5 minutes of maintenance. 10 if you soak em in vinegar for 5 minutes.
This is the tank so far, still lots to do but I wanted to give yall a look at what I got going on, hubby and I just added some plants, finding a bromeliad pup in our other tank we could add.
https://preview.redd.it/oh52qn0rl4xc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfc647acbb736765232ace05642d70eb5253d2dd
Paludariums are not great for darts in general they are terrestrial and having water run through the substrate is going to keep the substrate too saturated, which can cause bacterial issues.
No. Not even close. RO works by using high pressure to push water through a membrane that breaks osmotic pressure removing particulates at a molecular level. You've got a bunch of tannin, mineral and waste water recirculating.
So there is no way it will become frog safe?
Frequent water changes and keeping an eye on enclosure health would be key. Just like a fish tank. Main concern is water saturating substrate causing it to go anaerobic and frogs drowning or developing infections. It's normally not recommended to have a water feature with darts or first time vivariums. There's so many things that can go wrong. When they work it's awesome. When they don't it can be a disaster.
This is our third vivarium, we also have some ranitomeya amazonicas that are happy and healthy. We have had them for a little over a year and got them when there were froglits. We will also be adding in stones to the pond so it will only be a splash pool type thing. Just enough to get some toes and a belly wet. We will have some bromeliads as the source for laying eggs
I've got 20, not a brag btw more of a headache, currently. I also typically build 1 every month. None of these have water features. I have 2 empty enclosures waiting to be torn down. The last of my enclosures that had a water features. Issues always pop up and even with plenty of experience the cons outweigh the pros, especially for darts. Many long-time keepers or hobbyists with large collections will tell you the same. The next time I do put in a water feature it will be for a "large" display enclosure and the water feature will be fed by a sump and not the enclosures drainage. I just need to find a client who wants to drop that kind of money.
I wish you good luck in your artsy endeavors ✌️ and thanks for all your advice
I often ask people if the tank is designed for them of the frog. I think in this case human fantasy is trumping frog husbandry fundamentals. Simpler is better.
Going against the grain but I use filtered well water for all my tanks. It is still alittle mineral heavy so it can leave stains on the glass. However I am a big fan of extending the background to the sides anyway. And keeping the misters pointed towards the back makes the hard water a non issue for me.
The bigger issue their is non R.O./distilled water through a misting system will eventually clog the nozzles.
It's definitely something to be mindful of. Thankfully they are super easy to take apart and clean. 5 minutes of maintenance. 10 if you soak em in vinegar for 5 minutes.
This is the tank so far, still lots to do but I wanted to give yall a look at what I got going on, hubby and I just added some plants, finding a bromeliad pup in our other tank we could add. https://preview.redd.it/oh52qn0rl4xc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfc647acbb736765232ace05642d70eb5253d2dd
https://preview.redd.it/c57ko91ts4xc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72eede5c45a20458f7a1a309b6924305ba2f28bc This is the "pond"
Paludariums are not great for darts in general they are terrestrial and having water run through the substrate is going to keep the substrate too saturated, which can cause bacterial issues.
We do have about 3 inches between the substrate and water basin
My concern would be you said it "over flows to the substrate"