#76: 19L Paludarium

Joe Courtney Lincoln, United States

Awards and Comments

Second Place
The entrant managed to do quite a bit within a very small space.
— Roger Miller
The water cave should be slightly off center. Otherwise it's amazing what you have done in a 5g.
— Detlef Hupfeld

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 41 × 20 × 28 cm
Volume 19L
Background spray painted black
Lighting 1- 13 watt compact bulb, 1-14 watt screw in compact bulb
Filtration Small submersible pump that feeds spray bar located across top of tank.
Plants Anubias Nana, Vesicularia Dubyana, Crypocoryne Wendtii, Grass sp. ??? (was bought at Petco in Reptile section)
Animals Ghost Shrimp, Snails, Will be adding other animals soon.
Materials Sand substrate covered with pea gravel for the Java Moss to attach to. There are also 2 pieces of driftwood with Java Moss attached.
Additional Information There is a spay bar rigged that goes across the length of the tank. It sprays at to different spots on each piece of driftwood to keep the moss and plants moist. The tank top is sealed with one piece of glass to keep the humidity high enough for the Cryts and Anubias.

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