Morgie
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I'm going to try my hand at a paludarium. Starting with a 10g to get my feet wet (I also had a spare 10g haha)
It's going to eventually house a pair of firebelly toads, shrimp, snails, and possibly some fish depending on how the frogs react to them.
So far I've got my basic styro siliconed to the walls I'll be covering. I also have all the driftwood I'll be using. Today I will be foaming and carving with Great Stuff expanding foam. I still need to get some concrete mix to waterproof it. I'll be adding cocofiber, sphagum moss, and "tropical soil" to stick to the final layer of concrete.
Here are some pics of the progress so far:
Basic placement of the drift wood. The big piece in the back is going to be attached to the top level of the styro
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And here it is after silicone. I cut out the hole for the filter and added a base for the land feature. The rest of the land is going to be made of great stuff.
Hopefully today I'll be able to do the foaming and attach the driftwood, if not my next update will be Wednesday!
If anyone has some good vivarium plants that won't outgrow my tank too quickly I'd love to here it! There's a reptile show coming up in January so I'll be able to get good plants there from the dart frog dealers. I need to know what to look for, though!
It's going to eventually house a pair of firebelly toads, shrimp, snails, and possibly some fish depending on how the frogs react to them.
So far I've got my basic styro siliconed to the walls I'll be covering. I also have all the driftwood I'll be using. Today I will be foaming and carving with Great Stuff expanding foam. I still need to get some concrete mix to waterproof it. I'll be adding cocofiber, sphagum moss, and "tropical soil" to stick to the final layer of concrete.
Here are some pics of the progress so far:
Basic placement of the drift wood. The big piece in the back is going to be attached to the top level of the styro
\
And here it is after silicone. I cut out the hole for the filter and added a base for the land feature. The rest of the land is going to be made of great stuff.
Hopefully today I'll be able to do the foaming and attach the driftwood, if not my next update will be Wednesday!
If anyone has some good vivarium plants that won't outgrow my tank too quickly I'd love to here it! There's a reptile show coming up in January so I'll be able to get good plants there from the dart frog dealers. I need to know what to look for, though!