#133: 700L Paludarium Island Paludarium 360°

Adrien Monier Veynes, France

Comments

I think this tank might be much more impressive in person than in the photos due to all the glare and lights. I also think the tank needs to be given time to mature more. You will not be able to keep crabs and snails in such completely soft water as they need calcium for their shells. Finally a paludarium should include plants in the water portion as well as the land portion to score highly.
— Karen Randall
The arrangement of this paludarium is very unique!
The inspiration of this layout is fresh.
— Dave Chow

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 100 × 100 × 70 cm
Title Island Paludarium 360°
Volume 700L
Background Plates foamboard (one side black and the other white side) convertible.
Lighting 9 LED high power 30w each.
270w total for the 30,000 Lumens.
Filtration A pump 1300L/h and two vibration pump 3000L/h.
Plants 1. Dryopteris atrata, 2. European fern, 3. Blechnum spicant, 4. Polypodium vulgare, 5. Asplenium trichomanes, 6. Gardenia Jasminoide, 7. Bromelia Vriesea splendens, 8. Palm Chamaedorea elegans, 9. Ficus pumila "Repens", 10. Pyrrosia serpens, 11. Helxine, 12. European Moss, 13. Javamoss, 14. Lebermoos, 15. Sagina subulata, 16. Chlorophytum, 17. Orchid Vannilla planifolia, 18. Orchid Haraella Ordorata, 19. Orchid Angreacum didieri, 20. Orchid Masdevallia Constricta x heathii, 21. Orchid Ceratosylus retisquama syn. rubra, 22. Orchid Psygmorchis Pusilla, 23. Orchid Pleurothallis Spec. Mittelamerika, 24. Orchid Oncidium variegatum, 25. Orchid Mini-Phalaenopsis.
Animals Currently one snail Neritina Coromandeliana.

Possibility of later (when the project has matured), small red crabs, crayfish and other shrimps, glowworms, and Agalychnis callidryas.
Materials 100% Natural : Seychelles sand, rocks, driftwood, vines & roots, shells...
Additional Information I wanted this project 100% natural, the more close to nature. It is therefore the mosses in this project will serve as a substrate for plants.

Following this idea, so I prepared a real system of rain water to feed the plants and naturally. They will be installed in epiphytes on the branches of driftwood above the island.

Four fans, hidden in the ceiling aerate the tank closed and sealed, making the foliage naturally dance airflow.

So in order to give more realism to the project, pump vibrations recreates the waves and gives life to the water area, which causes the rippling sand all around the island.

And finally, the misty atmosphere is generated by three foggers hidden.

The artificial climate established, is subject to several factors such as rain, wind, fog, and waves. And automatic and random combination of some or many of them will simultaneously have different and varied results depending on the elements.

The water used is entirely of rainwater (without limestone so). Splashing leaves no traces on the windows as it dries.

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