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Ok all, I am racking my brain trying to decide on a paludarium setup method. I'm doing a new 29 gallon paludarium and I want it to look as "natural" as possible. It's for my japanese firebelly newt.
The problems I am struggling with are:
- trying to decide whether I want to go with the true divider method, or the "water table" method where the land is above the water table and there is not really a divider.
- one of the advantages of a true divider is the land area and soil can be at the same level or below the water on the other side, which allows more planting options. This is especially advantageous when doing a "standard" rectangular tank because there is not much vertical space to begin with after the water is added.
- I would think the water table method is a bit more complex, in addition to reducing the vertical space on the land side. But it would be "more natural" and probably slightly easier to mask the transition area.
- regardless of the method, I am trying to think how I am going to conceal the transition from wet to dry side. I don't want a plain vertical division obviously, but it seems like it would be hard to conceal the transition due to the sharp change in height. I guess just a bunch of rocks in a slope?
What are your recommendations? Thanks!
The problems I am struggling with are:
- trying to decide whether I want to go with the true divider method, or the "water table" method where the land is above the water table and there is not really a divider.
- one of the advantages of a true divider is the land area and soil can be at the same level or below the water on the other side, which allows more planting options. This is especially advantageous when doing a "standard" rectangular tank because there is not much vertical space to begin with after the water is added.
- I would think the water table method is a bit more complex, in addition to reducing the vertical space on the land side. But it would be "more natural" and probably slightly easier to mask the transition area.
- regardless of the method, I am trying to think how I am going to conceal the transition from wet to dry side. I don't want a plain vertical division obviously, but it seems like it would be hard to conceal the transition due to the sharp change in height. I guess just a bunch of rocks in a slope?
What are your recommendations? Thanks!