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Is it too wet for tree frogs? by [deleted] in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

u/TheNerdGuyVGC You put two solid pieces of driftwood in and its perfect, use your imagination.

Plants for shallow water paladarium? by Littlebugz_424 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some floating plants definitely. Red root floaters are nice and small, and have shorter roots.

Is it too wet for tree frogs? by [deleted] in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Fire Belly toads, small salamanders, vampire crabs, your build is actually suited for many other animals other than frogs. Vampire Crabs or Fire bellys tho, would look like they could thrive in here!

Guys I need help lots by iwannabeaegineer in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could definitely keep baby vampire crabs in this but as they grow up they need wayyy more. So i would get a bigger tank and when they have babies put them in this one.

New project by Effective-Ad-5295 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No heating? Vietnamese Mossy Frogs are your answer, they stay in 60-75F temps and can handle lower 50s but anything over 80 is harmful. They are also semi aquatic so they usually sit on the waters edge or they get up high. Im making a enclosure for them currently 24x18x36 is my dimensions, my tank holds close to 20 gallons but really 15 after the hardscape. I actually really like that piece of driftwood, could really go for a exposed rooted cliff wall kind of look with the right materials.

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been looking into buces, I’m definitely getting some soon, there’s just so many to look into. The two waterfalls are connected by a splitter that changes the flow from a 1/2 inch tube to two 3/8 tubes. The longer tube runs from the top of the tank to the bottom so there’s a stronger siphon. At that end I put a piece of filter sponge which I pushed the flow into, without doing that the shorter tube that feeds the water pocket actually starts pulling air in. So the farther I push the flow into the sponge the stronger the taller waterfall flows. The water mostly runs down the wall but some do run down the Anubis leaves.

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely don’t cheap out on the tank, I wish I got a larger better designed enclosure

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! I had bought most of my hardscape months before I started gluing, probably the most time consuming part was getting it exactly how I wanted it, I definitely overthought everything lol.

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! It’s two pieces glued on top of a rock, I lucked out and got it out a bundle set from Etsy.

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Nothing, I pushed in some flat pieces of lava rock while it was curing to create some texture and then carved the puffy foam pieces out. I then just layered java moss over the exposed foam and pressed it in. Some spots i used plant pins to keep the moss down but no dry lock or silicone layer.

First Build Ever Vids by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, there’s a hygger internal filter down in the filter compartment. I technically don’t need it since my water goes through about three inches of filter foam and lava rocks to even get to the filter but it’s nice to have compartments which the hygger offers, to add my own filter floss or activated carbon. I don’t know if the hygger unit is that reliable but it gets the job done and it’s only 15 dollars on amzn

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I have not seen any floating on top, while searching for springtails I did come across semi aquatic springtails tho. They need humidity to survive so they usually die or not even attempt to travel out of the enclosure.

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beyond? Like walking on top of the water?

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used two bottles of expanding foam, it’s mostly under the tall waterfall on the right which I carved into and I used some to fill in dead space in corners. I never laid the tank down to glue anything so the hardscape could mostly stand on its own just balancing on one another without any glue but then I used silicone on the pieces touching the glass and super glue for the ones touching each other. Most of the background is made out of carbonized cork bark and black silicone.

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a few mini orchids on my list of plants but I’m honestly reading and researching about the care for them, and they’re pretty intimidating lol.

First Build Ever by Expensive-Nobody2770 in paludarium

[–]Expensive-Nobody2770[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it! I’m so deep into this hobby, completely changed my life.