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I starting building this vertical tank 24x18x32   I am wanting to create a multi-level cave habitat with a waterfall.  Base will be 40% water about 5” deep.  

My original idea is to put cave salamanders or long tailed salamanders in here.  I’m also curious if this would be good for vampire crabs if I add more plants than I was intending to. 

Any idea or suggestions on what I could put in here? Reaching the point of no return on what sort of habitat I will create.

<div class="md"><p>I starting building this vertical tank 24x18x32   I am wanting to create a multi-level cave habitat with a waterfall.  Base will be 40% water about 5” deep.  </p>

<p>My original idea is to put cave salamanders or long tailed salamanders in here.  I’m also curious if this would be good for vampire crabs if I add more plants than I was intending to. </p>

<p>Any idea or suggestions on what I could put in here? Reaching the point of no return on what sort of habitat I will create.</p>
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In progress: subterranean cave

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Paludarium is all built and planted. However the side of the 'wall' keeps wicking water from the water feature and then trickling down into the substrate.
Anyone got any ideas on what I could try to stop this from happening? 🙏

<div class="md"><p>Paludarium is all built and planted. However the side of the &#39;wall&#39; keeps wicking water from the water feature and then trickling down into the substrate.
Anyone got any ideas on what I could try to stop this from happening? 🙏</p>
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Wicking?

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Is this dangerous mold?

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My custom background for my tank! Thoughts and how to put into the tank?

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Végétal wall

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I think my liverworts are happy in here...

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Just thought I'd share a photo of my first paludarium 😊. 


<div class="md"><p>Just thought I&#39;d share a photo of my first paludarium 😊. </p>
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My first paludarium 😊

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I put some superworms in my Crocodile Skinks enclosure she didn't eat many of them at least four drowned but one apparently became a beetle, she still doesn't seem interested in eating him so he lives in there now too.  


<div class="md"><p>I put some superworms in my Crocodile Skinks enclosure she didn&#39;t eat many of them at least four drowned but one apparently became a beetle, she still doesn&#39;t seem interested in eating him so he lives in there now too.  </p>
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Superworms final form munching away

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Dont worry, he got a cricket for his hard work.

<div class="md"><p>Dont worry, he got a cricket for his hard work.</p>
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Am i allowed to ask Why

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DIY Display Case Terrarium

These glass display cases are selling for cheap in my area. I was considering doing the work turning it into a paludarium . I feel I can buy this  do the modifications cheaper than I can build one this big with a stand.  I don’t have a complete picture of what I want the end product to look like, but I would like to have some smaller lizards/frogs, aphids, etc. a secondary goal I want to achieve is some sort of running water feature with some smaller fish. I want as much input as I can get. 

My plans for modifications:
Silicon all edges. 
Remove top glass and replace with egg crate.
Remove glass shelf. I want to leave the supports for a structure for future building. 
If the bottom is indeed wood, I want to remove the wood leaving/adding a lip for either the top glass or the shelf to sit in. That way I can silicon/waterproof the bottom

Aside from that I don’t really know what all I should do.

<div class="md"><p>DIY Display Case Terrarium</p>

<p>These glass display cases are selling for cheap in my area. I was considering doing the work turning it into a paludarium . I feel I can buy this  do the modifications cheaper than I can build one this big with a stand.  I don’t have a complete picture of what I want the end product to look like, but I would like to have some smaller lizards/frogs, aphids, etc. a secondary goal I want to achieve is some sort of running water feature with some smaller fish. I want as much input as I can get. </p>

<p>My plans for modifications:
Silicon all edges. 
Remove top glass and replace with egg crate.
Remove glass shelf. I want to leave the supports for a structure for future building. 
If the bottom is indeed wood, I want to remove the wood leaving/adding a lip for either the top glass or the shelf to sit in. That way I can silicon/waterproof the bottom</p>

<p>Aside from that I don’t really know what all I should do.</p>
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DIY DISPLAY CASE

Hello, I’m new to making a paludarium and I had a couple of questions first I was wondering how you plan one because the most I typically do is draw it out but then I don’t know what size tank I need what plants I should use, or how to structure it correctly so water isnt flowing into certain section second What’s the best way to get materials that match each other so that it looks more natural when you place them together like rocks when I first tried the patterns didn’t match up, but I was buying packs of rocks.
I'm planning one right now but I just don't know how to go about how much space I'll need for it how to get a tank that size if i need a custome tank or if a normal tank would work 

<div class="md"><p>Hello, I’m new to making a paludarium and I had a couple of questions first I was wondering how you plan one because the most I typically do is draw it out but then I don’t know what size tank I need what plants I should use, or how to structure it correctly so water isnt flowing into certain section second What’s the best way to get materials that match each other so that it looks more natural when you place them together like rocks when I first tried the patterns didn’t match up, but I was buying packs of rocks.
I&#39;m planning one right now but I just don&#39;t know how to go about how much space I&#39;ll need for it how to get a tank that size if i need a custome tank or if a normal tank would work </p>
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New to paludarium 

Lots of growth for the terrestrial plants! 


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3 month paludarium update.

The Tale of an Ecosystem Taking Over a Miniature Factory - Ep.2

My friend is a graphic designer and he made an awesome video about a paludarium ecosystem!

For context, I have whites tree frogs and I currently have an enclosure where the base is cracked and too heavy to move around. I was wondering if I could build one from plexiglass, and if anyone had experience with such- or if anyone has any recommendations that are more cost effective than purchasing a huge glass enclosure 

<div class="md"><p>For context, I have whites tree frogs and I currently have an enclosure where the base is cracked and too heavy to move around. I was wondering if I could build one from plexiglass, and if anyone had experience with such- or if anyone has any recommendations that are more cost effective than purchasing a huge glass enclosure </p>
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Has anyone built their own paludarium from plexiglass?

Maybe not *technically* a paludarium, but there is a little pool of water in there

Hello,

My paludarium has essentially 2 sections, one is damn near sopping wet because of the splatter from the waterfall, and the other 1/3 is 'moist/damp'

Ive lost a lot of plants to the damp side, figured it was due to the water being splashed on the leaves, essentially only Monstera, pothos, and the bamboo plant survive over in that section, the pothos just thrives like crazy, and even into the water section.

Ive had the strawberry pegonias, even FERNS, wandering jews, persian shield, purple heart, spider plant , among other high humidity plants not survive in my paludarium, and the best conclusion is that the further they are from that waterfall section the better chance of survival lol. Also, I have tossed a bunch of pearl weed around the super moist areas and they have begun carpeting, which is funny because it is supposed to be an underwater carpeting plant lol

I even have a misting system that goes every 24 hours for a few seconds, this is to mainly water the plants in the pots in the background, even some of those dont survive either :-/ along with a fogger that runs every few hours for 10 minutes or so.

So Im wondering if there are any plants that just love water/damp substrate. Substrate is ABG mix with some potting soil, and little bit of charcoal.

I also have some inhabitants, vampire crabs, snails and shrimp, unsure if that matters for plants though.

The left side where the bamboo is where the waterfall is, so it's super damp there and gets dryer as you goto the right. 

TLDR, want recommendations of plants that do fine in extremely damp/humid conditions

<div class="md"><p>Hello,</p>

<p>My paludarium has essentially 2 sections, one is damn near sopping wet because of the splatter from the waterfall, and the other 1/3 is &#39;moist/damp&#39;</p>

<p>Ive lost a lot of plants to the damp side, figured it was due to the water being splashed on the leaves, essentially only Monstera, pothos, and the bamboo plant survive over in that section, the pothos just thrives like crazy, and even into the water section.</p>

<p>Ive had the strawberry pegonias, even FERNS, wandering jews, persian shield, purple heart, spider plant , among other high humidity plants not survive in my paludarium, and the best conclusion is that the further they are from that waterfall section the better chance of survival lol. Also, I have tossed a bunch of pearl weed around the super moist areas and they have begun carpeting, which is funny because it is supposed to be an underwater carpeting plant lol</p>

<p>I even have a misting system that goes every 24 hours for a few seconds, this is to mainly water the plants in the pots in the background, even some of those dont survive either :-/ along with a fogger that runs every few hours for 10 minutes or so.</p>

<p>So Im wondering if there are any plants that just love water/damp substrate. Substrate is ABG mix with some potting soil, and little bit of charcoal.</p>

<p>I also have some inhabitants, vampire crabs, snails and shrimp, unsure if that matters for plants though.</p>

<p>The left side where the bamboo is where the waterfall is, so it&#39;s super damp there and gets dryer as you goto the right. </p>

<p>TLDR, want recommendations of plants that do fine in extremely damp/humid conditions</p>
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High humidity/damp soil plant recommendations

My first time making a bioactive paladrium foe my perons tree frogs, they seem to be enjoy it and my clean up crew is thriving! Let me know any tricks, tips or advice you have have on my setup. (Ik the silicone job is absolutely horrible, my tube broke)

<div class="md"><p>My first time making a bioactive paladrium foe my perons tree frogs, they seem to be enjoy it and my clean up crew is thriving! Let me know any tricks, tips or advice you have have on my setup. (Ik the silicone job is absolutely horrible, my tube broke)</p>
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First time giving it a go!

This was from an old air filter I used but since changed to a regular pump (no inhabitants)

<div class="md"><p>This was from an old air filter I used but since changed to a regular pump (no inhabitants)</p>
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Any way to clean the stains without taking apart the setup? (No inhabitants)

Gonna make my first paludarium and don’t really want to buy 100 dollars worth of rock from my lfs (my last 10 gallon planted tank took about 100 bucks worth of rock). What do you guys do? Find rock from outside and crush it accordingly? Wondering this 

<div class="md"><p>Gonna make my first paludarium and don’t really want to buy 100 dollars worth of rock from my lfs (my last 10 gallon planted tank took about 100 bucks worth of rock). What do you guys do? Find rock from outside and crush it accordingly? Wondering this </p>
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Where do you get rocks

i’m posting this to a couple different subs (as you can see by the… reddit watermark?), so apologies if this is out of place, but i got this beautiful vase a few months place for an aquatic terrarium/paludarium but was very quickly intimidated by the amount of information (both too much & too little at the same time)
i want to keep it open-top as i don’t currently have a lid, but if that’s not possible i’m fully okay with purchasing a lid/glass top of some kind!
i also have no access to any standard terrarium plants (aqua or not) so if anyone has online resources or ways i could start this up that’d be most appreciated 😓
i’d also like to keep any aquatic creatures/animals to a minimum but i mainly would like some sort of recommended products and places to purchase them! particularly substrate and if there’s any online shops selling snipped aquatic plants that would suit this vase.

<div class="md"><p>i’m posting this to a couple different subs (as you can see by the… reddit watermark?), so apologies if this is out of place, but i got this beautiful vase a few months place for an aquatic terrarium/paludarium but was very quickly intimidated by the amount of information (both too much &amp; too little at the same time)
i want to keep it open-top as i don’t currently have a lid, but if that’s not possible i’m fully okay with purchasing a lid/glass top of some kind!
i also have no access to any standard terrarium plants (aqua or not) so if anyone has online resources or ways i could start this up that’d be most appreciated 😓
i’d also like to keep any aquatic creatures/animals to a minimum but i mainly would like some sort of recommended products and places to purchase them! particularly substrate and if there’s any online shops selling snipped aquatic plants that would suit this vase.</p>
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where do i start?

Slowly losing my mind... Can't for the life of me get these stains off. Sprayed with vinegar, let soak, then scraped with razor and that did nothing

Sprayed in vinegar, pur paper towels over the glass and soaked those, and let it soak for 24hrs then scraped with razor and still nothing. Any advice?

<div class="md"><p>Slowly losing my mind... Can&#39;t for the life of me get these stains off. Sprayed with vinegar, let soak, then scraped with razor and that did nothing</p>

<p>Sprayed in vinegar, pur paper towels over the glass and soaked those, and let it soak for 24hrs then scraped with razor and still nothing. Any advice?</p>
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Water Stains

I just got back from the Sacramento reptile show and found this? Anyone know where to buy more of it? It works great and seems to honestly keep the humidity up better than just the regular reptisoil. I would recommend it honestly if you can get some
 

<div class="md"><p>I just got back from the Sacramento reptile show and found this? Anyone know where to buy more of it? It works great and seems to honestly keep the humidity up better than just the regular reptisoil. I would recommend it honestly if you can get some</p>
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New zoo med substrate? 

Took me a whole day, but upgrading my smaller tank to this massive one was incredible. I'm pretty sure my vampire crabs are going to love this 

<div class="md"><p>Took me a whole day, but upgrading my smaller tank to this massive one was incredible. I&#39;m pretty sure my vampire crabs are going to love this </p>
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My latest build

So I’m just starting this and a newbie. Haven’t kicked off the water end but top round is doing great. Plants are taking off so I’ve been staying on my misting twice a day HOWEVER I’m almost guaranteeing it’s too wet for isopods, springtails and frogs in the future. I’m taking misting down to once a day but would love some experienced advice! Anything helps.

<div class="md"><p>So I’m just starting this and a newbie. Haven’t kicked off the water end but top round is doing great. Plants are taking off so I’ve been staying on my misting twice a day HOWEVER I’m almost guaranteeing it’s too wet for isopods, springtails and frogs in the future. I’m taking misting down to once a day but would love some experienced advice! Anything helps.</p>
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Palladium too wet! Help!

Admittedly not the flashiest but I’m proud of it!!

<div class="md"><p>Admittedly not the flashiest but I’m proud of it!!</p>
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First ever Polisario

Trying to build a habitat to raise tadpoles, need advice and/or instructions.

Would any creature me happy living in my orchid house?  It's 18*18*24. 

<div class="md"><p>Would any creature me happy living in my orchid house?  It&#39;s 18<em>18</em>24. </p>
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Suggestions for inhabitants? 

Spent a really fun afternoon today assembling this paludarium! In hindsight probably should have waited for the foam to fully cure before continuing and adding water (waited 3 hours instead of 8 hours whoops) but oh well really excited to see it start to grow. 

Built in a water pump so a nice trickle comes down the face of that lava rock/wood to the front right.

<div class="md"><p>Spent a really fun afternoon today assembling this paludarium! In hindsight probably should have waited for the foam to fully cure before continuing and adding water (waited 3 hours instead of 8 hours whoops) but oh well really excited to see it start to grow. </p>

<p>Built in a water pump so a nice trickle comes down the face of that lava rock/wood to the front right.</p>
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First Paludarium

I am building a temporary vivarium (1 to 2 years) for my Colombian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates Maurus) before he starts to grow out more and I only need a few more things. The tank dimensions are roughly 4’x2’x2’ and I need lighting suggestions and plant ideas. The tank stays roughly 75-80% humidity and hot side is 80F with cold being low 70’s upper 60’s. I have a single heat lamp on hot side and a 18” UVB light bar on a 12hr on 12hr off timer in the center. I need help figuring out what plants to get that won’t hurt the snake, pill bugs, or springtails and help the tank out while fitting the tropical forest vibes. Thank you to anyone that can help me out it’s greatly appreciated 


<div class="md"><p>I am building a temporary vivarium (1 to 2 years) for my Colombian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates Maurus) before he starts to grow out more and I only need a few more things. The tank dimensions are roughly 4’x2’x2’ and I need lighting suggestions and plant ideas. The tank stays roughly 75-80% humidity and hot side is 80F with cold being low 70’s upper 60’s. I have a single heat lamp on hot side and a 18” UVB light bar on a 12hr on 12hr off timer in the center. I need help figuring out what plants to get that won’t hurt the snake, pill bugs, or springtails and help the tank out while fitting the tropical forest vibes. Thank you to anyone that can help me out it’s greatly appreciated </p>
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Plant help

I want to make a paludarium with a background made in expansive foame with silicone and black lava rock powder on but i don't know if it's safe for water.

<div class="md"><p>I want to make a paludarium with a background made in expansive foame with silicone and black lava rock powder on but i don&#39;t know if it&#39;s safe for water.</p>
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Water with silicone and expansive foame

A place to share and discuss ideas for paludarium habitats, plant choices, general care and maintenance, with or without critters!

<div class="md"><p>A place to share and discuss ideas for paludarium habitats, plant choices, general care and maintenance, with or without critters!</p>
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