Hi all!
This is my first post and my first venture into vivariums. I've been into planted aquariums before but I've been wanting to do something with both a land section and a water section for a long time. Plants will be the focus, but I hope to be able to keep some kind of amphibia as well in addition to the fish.
My build will not be a traditional vivarium build, and I hope that you will be able to help me along so that I don't screw up too badly. My tank is 100x60x40 cm and I'll be using a 150 l sump together with it. The main idea is to have a open system, with no visible technology, that simulates a peat moss biotope. I'm rather flexible about the biotope though, it's more the natural look and the general feeling I'm after.
The setting I'm trying to emulate is when a small creek meets the swamp. Water will be pumped from the sump, flow across the land section and empty into the water section. Mosses, grasses and carnivorous plants will dominate the land part and floating plants and peat will dominate the water part. I'll probably either go with killifish or wild-caught Bettas and galaxy rasboras for the water part. I have no idea if there is any amphibian that could deal with this type of environment (constantly wet, open, low pH, probably rather low humidity). Could you please give me some suggestions? A "non-gaudy" type of small frog or toad would be optimal.
As of now I have ordered the tank and built the stand. There will be a lot of technology involved later on, but I'll let that be another post. Right now I'm waiting for plumbing parts and then I'll begin on the hardscape.
Thanks!
This is my first post and my first venture into vivariums. I've been into planted aquariums before but I've been wanting to do something with both a land section and a water section for a long time. Plants will be the focus, but I hope to be able to keep some kind of amphibia as well in addition to the fish.
My build will not be a traditional vivarium build, and I hope that you will be able to help me along so that I don't screw up too badly. My tank is 100x60x40 cm and I'll be using a 150 l sump together with it. The main idea is to have a open system, with no visible technology, that simulates a peat moss biotope. I'm rather flexible about the biotope though, it's more the natural look and the general feeling I'm after.
The setting I'm trying to emulate is when a small creek meets the swamp. Water will be pumped from the sump, flow across the land section and empty into the water section. Mosses, grasses and carnivorous plants will dominate the land part and floating plants and peat will dominate the water part. I'll probably either go with killifish or wild-caught Bettas and galaxy rasboras for the water part. I have no idea if there is any amphibian that could deal with this type of environment (constantly wet, open, low pH, probably rather low humidity). Could you please give me some suggestions? A "non-gaudy" type of small frog or toad would be optimal.
As of now I have ordered the tank and built the stand. There will be a lot of technology involved later on, but I'll let that be another post. Right now I'm waiting for plumbing parts and then I'll begin on the hardscape.
Thanks!
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