My first Paludarium (40gal) .:UPDATE 3:. April 25 2007

[raimeiken]

I dont know if this is considered a paludarium since it is not that much water in there. Here's the info on the tank.

I siliconed a 1" layer of styrofoam on the back of the tank and then put Great Stuff over it. (i was afraid the GS will peel off easily without the styrofoam behind it)

Then i mixed peatmoss and coco fiber on that ACE concrete primer and binder. My first try i think i put too much peatmoss in there (it looked too dark for my taste) so i put a second layer on it with less peat and more coco fiber. The whole background was rock hard after 3-4 days.

I used the 'silicone + coco fiber' method on the lower part of the tank since ACE concrete primer isnt good underwater. Then i put a mixture of flourite and Amazonia Aqua soil under the water. (The aqual soil alone would be too compact and muddy, so i mixed the flourite to give the substrate some aeration)





as you can see, the area around the stump isnt finished yet, im in the process of pre-soaking the orchid mix and charcoal. It'll go in tomorrow. I put a layer of landscaping fabric under the fiberglass screen, just to make sure none of the substrate will go under the false bottom.


yes, the temp is 74 and 67 on humidity. that's because the top of my tank isnt finished yet, plus the misting system isnt hooked up also.





I have a canister filter that's running the water from the left side of the tank going to the right side. The temp and the humidity in the tank should go up once i hook up the inline heater to the canister filter.

[raimeiken]

here's pics of that massive driftwood in the middle before it went in the tank.






i was quite happy with that purchase. The thing nearly costs me $60 :lol:

[Frogtofall]

Great start. I look forward to seeing it progress.

[fleshatomb]

Looks great! And thats one gnarly lookin' piece of driftwood.

[titan501x]

wow! i love the layout of everything!

[afterdark]

looks absolutely awesome! :shock:

You captured the look that's been banging around in my skull since I started 'planning' my 32 Gallon tank. Congrats.

What kind of frogs are you considering for it? Also, what are the dimensions?8)

Cheers.

[raimeiken]

:lol: im sorry i stole your idea. But yeah im planning on either keeping D. azureus or D. leucomelas

I still have to read up some more about them before i decide

[Karel]

I really like the setup, nice work so far.

[raimeiken]

i got everything setup except for the two other fans im waiting for. The temp in there at night gets to 70 degrees and 85-90 on humidity. Is that temp good during the night or is it too cold when i put frogs in it?

[raimeiken]

Here's a little update. I added the substrate and threw in a few anubias from my previous planted tank. Notice some of the leaves are drying out, i think because it's not used to being fully emersed or maybe my light is too much.



same amount of light, just different camera settings




here's a picture of the water feature in the tank


Pic of when the main lights are on




I can't wait for the plants i ordered from antone and Blackjungle



Oh by the way, do you have to call in to confirm your order at Blackjungle? because it's been a week now and i still havent gotten an email from them telling me that they have shipped the items yet. :?

"Plants & fruit flies are shipped Mon.-Wed. Frogs are generally shipped Tues.-Wed. but must be confirmed
by calling us at 800-268-1813. Dry goods may be shipped any day of the week without restrictions."

It said that in the email that i got lastweek after i put in my order. Does the calling to confirm only apply if you ordered frogs or to plants also?