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AGA 2005 Aquascaping Contest Showroom
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| Entry #67: 32L (8 gallon) Paludarium: "Zen from bushland" Bonald Yau, Chan Wan Hong Kong China yaucheki at yahoo.com.hk |
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Cynops orientalis |
| First time entry. | |
| Tank Size | 58 x 35 x 28 cm (23 x 14 x 11 in) |
| Volume | 32L (8 gallons) |
| Category | Paludarium |
| Title | Zen from bushland |
| Plants | Paludarium section: Adiantum raddianum, Cryptanthus bivittatus, Onicidium, Selaginella martensii, Nephrolepis mariesii, Begonia "tiger paw", Asplenium nidus, Sarracenia hybride, Tillandisia tenoiforlia, Cratonneuron filicinum Aquarium section: Echhornia crassipes, Cyperus alternifolius "Gracilus", Anubias barteri, Cryptocoryne wendtii "Green", Nymphoides aquatica, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, Hydrocotyle vulgarius, Salvinia natans |
| Fish/Animals | Cynops orientalis x 4, Poecilia reticulata x 2, Xiphophorus maculatus var. x 4 |
| Decorative Materials | Flourite gravel bed, White sand, River Rock, Driftwood |
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| Lighting | T5 fl 21watt x 2 on top, T5 fl 21watt x 1 vertical on right side of the shelf. PL13W x 2 on both side of the tank for aquatic plants. 9 hours per day |
| Filtration | CAP 200/1200 Internal Aquarium Power Filter |
| Additional Information | There are two waterfalls down through the paludarium from the upper shelf, powered by an internal aquarium power filter which gets the water moving up to a DIY filte rbox on top of the shelf. One main tube fills directly to the top of the tank, and the other tube goes through athe mosses and plants, drops down slowly to the rocks like a sort of stream. Yeast fermentation CO2. 30% water changes weekly. Fertilization with TMG after water changes. |
"Innovative idea, but the bottom, underwater portion seems to have very little in the way of any plants. Also, the fact that the top portion is not even connected to the underwater portion detracts from the overall presentation and does not follow the ideal of the half aquatic, half emersed paludarium." ---Carlos Sanchez
"Both your land area and your water area are quite nice, thought your land area shows better growth and maturity than the water. But the gap between the two is very distracting. You lose the cohesiveness of the design." ---Karen Randall
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