Hello, for those who used normal expanding foam for building a landscape for a paludarium, I would like to ask: which one did you use? Do you need to be careful about which type to use? Are some of them dangerous for fish later, or are they all the same? I am, of course, planning to use aquarium silicone afterward and crushed volcanic stones. 😊

I've had aquariums in the past and I'm looking forward to building a palidarium soon I just have a regular fish tank which is 50x50x40 do you guys have any recommendations on products or maybe you have built something that I could look at for Inspiration and Maybe you will have a good tutorial video?

I want to get the right products for paludarium building like the right sorta expanding foam, glue, decor, etc. I have some rocks and stuff but I soon realized I would not be able to make anything good looking or functional out of it.

hey y'all, anyone that has used an ikea fabrikor, how the hell did you get the bottom of it waterproofed? Ive replaced the silicone at the bottom, Ive tried using silicone and flex seal underneath the cabinet, ive slapped silicone inside and outside and theres always a leak! how did y'all do it without ripping everything apart and starting over? I wanna be able to put my froggies in there before Christmas if possible, but trying to plug up all the leaks feels sisyphusian

Halloo

Just wondering if anyone has experience using the WIO sticky soil under water.

I want to use it to cover up some exposed foam in my hardscape that will be submerged in water (The sticky soil will most likely be jammed into holes on the ceiling of the underwater hardscape). Does it fall apart in the long term or does it maintain its overall shape?

Thanks!

I want yo build a palidarium for my rainbow boa but I am not quite sure of that environment is suitable for them. I have a rather large tank, maybe 60 in across, 18 in deep and about 24in tall. I don't plan for a large body of water, just a section in the side of the tank, with a river/stream running through. I don't know much about what goes into construction of a paludarium, and figured I would ask people who know more than I do before I begin to draw up a plan and start researching. Anything helps, thanks!

Im looking for something with preferrably amphibians and crustaceans? Possibly beginner friendly too??? Im not new to aquariums though, just vivariums

Hi folks, I'm currently looking to setup a small planted aquarium for shrimp and snails and a bioactive arboreal paludarium. I'm planning on populating the water element from the established shrimp tank, adding isopods and springtails to the substrate, and letting the plants grow in before adding a larger animal to the landscape. My biggest question is: what creatures/plant combos would work best with the aqua space? My current thoughts are:

A) A couple of orchid mantises

Or

B) A crested gecko??? Does this work?

Any advice for a newb who is happy to put in the work and take the time to let the habitat stabilize before I add livestock?

Hi there, I’m trying to build my first paludarium and have no idea if I need a water filter. We’re planning to add a waterfall to it, and it will likely contain about 10-15 gals of water (40 gal tank). The bioload will include a couple species of fish (but probably not that many in total), shrimp, and some springtails/isopods, and snails. If I can I’d like to keep it filterless, and just use plants, BB, and the aforementioned isopods/springtails to clean it up. Will I be able to pull that off or do I just need to plan for a filter? Thanks in advance