#173: 338L Paludarium Mother Nature

Andreas Ruppert Frechen, Germany

Awards and Comments

First Place
A beautifully intricate layout that draws us right into the woods on the edge of your stream. Outstanding work!
— Karen Randall
Very natural atmosphere and well balanced composition. Good job!
— Luca Galarraga
Stunning! This is a art of Paludarium!
— Oliver Knott
Good use of driftwood
— Inderjeet Singh Bansal

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 150 × 50 × 45 cm
Title Mother Nature
Volume 338L
Background n/a
Lighting 2x36W T8 dimmable, 2x54W T5,
10h/day
Filtration JBL CristalPro 900
Plants Submerged plants:
Microsorum pteropus "Narrow", Microsorum pteropus "Trident", Cryptocorine albida, Cryptocorine parva, Staurogyne repens, Marsilea crenata, Anubias barteri "Nana", Lagenandra meeboldii, Vesicularia montagnei, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Salvinia molesta
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Emerged plants:
Anubias barteri "Nana", Microsorum pteropus "Narrow", Hydrocotyle tripartita "Japan", Staurogyne repens, Oxalis acetosella, Parthenocissus striata, Muehlenbeckia complexa, Pilea glauca, Dryopteris erythrosa, Viola hirta, Sedum grisebachii, Tillandsia ionantha, Callisia repens, Vesicularia montagnei, Thuidium tamariscinum, Polytrichum formosum, Eurhynchium striatum, Mnium hornum
Animals 20 Boraras brigittae,
2/2 Dario spec. "Bangladesh",
100+ Neocaridina heteropoda "Sakura"
Materials Substrate: Black and white Sand ///
Materials: Driftwood, Lavarock, grey stones, collected wood
Additional Information The terrestrial plants get sprinkled every morning///
Fertilization: 5ml/day AquaRebell Makro Basic, 2ml/day AquaRebell Flowgrow, Pressured CO2 2 bubbles/sec /// Gadgets: 15W Heater, Streamingpump 300l/h

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