#88: 2155L Paludarium

Dave Kelly Geneva, United States

Comments

Obviously this is a very impressive tank! The arrangement above the water is lovely but the display could be improved with a little more work below the water surface. While it is understandably a challenge to aquascape a tank with turtles and large herbivorous fish a few few changes could improve the over-all look quite a bit. First and foremost the display would benefit from a dark background below the water level. The other change that might dramatically improve the display is to add more rocks and/or driftwood to continue the "feel" of the bank below the waterfall. I really like the heft of the big tree stump in a tank of this size.
— Karen Randall

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 300 × 112 × 51 cm
Volume 2155L
Lighting TWO 400 WATT METAL HALIDE PENDANTS
Filtration TWO SUMP STYLE TRICKLE FILTERS
Plants AQUATIC PLANTS: JAVA FERN, HYACINTH, WATER CELERY, THE TURTLES HAVE MADE A MEAL OF THE OTHER AQUATICS. TERRESTRIAL: POTHOS, IVY, FERNS, AND SPANISH MOSS.
Animals TURTLES: RED-EARED, YELLOW-EARED, RAZOR BACKS, AND SOFT SHELLS. FISH: KOI, SHIBUNKIN, MISC. CICHLIDS, AND RUBY-REDS.
Materials LARGE 100+ LBS PER STONE AQUABLUE ACCENT STONES. LARGE BRANCHING PCS OF DRIFTWOOD EXTENDING ABOVE THE SURFACE FOR THE TURTLES TO BASK. WATER FALL MADE OUT OF AQUABLUE ACCENT STONE ON THE FAR SID OF THE TANK.

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