#544: 538L Paludarium The Kraken Archipelago of Vietnamesia.

rufus blackwell Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Comments

Love the Ficus and the growth from a sapling to the current mature specimen. The above water portion has been well done. The below water portion could use further development and the driftwood moved to help build off the land section.
— Bailin Shaw

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 140 × 80 × 60 cm
Title The Kraken Archipelago of Vietnamesia.
Volume 538L
Background All my favourite tropical plants.
Lighting Mostly natural sunlight. This is a very low tech, natural tank with as little human intervention as possible. In the evenings I could switch on a normal spotlight for viewing purposes only.
Filtration One Eheim 2262, 2 smaller Eheim Filters.
Plants Above Water -

Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa), Climbing Fig (Ficus Pumila), various mosses, various ferns, Duck Weed (Lemnoideae) and other floating plants,

Below Water -

Anubias, Cryptocoryne, Sagittaria, Vallisneria and many others that I cannot name. I buy them here in Vietnam and they are labeled in Vietnamese.
Animals Many different fish over the years including Tetras, Zebra Danio (Danio rerio), Black Kuhlii Loach (Pangio sp.), Reticulated Hillstream Loach (Sewellia lineolata), Plecos,
Materials All the wood was bought in Vietnam. I then used that as a base on which to grow the other plants.

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