Bae's Paludarium Journal

[bae1994]

i was planning one just on a smaller scale well heres the story tonight was my lfs late night opening so we went to get some sand for another tank and then i saw a tank near the exit saying crack in base will not hold water sold as seen

and was 10 pounds and its a brand new 4ft x 12 inch wide x 15 inch tall tank so i got it this will be my Paludarium it will have 2.5 feet land and 1.5ft water (low amount of water but how i want it ) the crack is sealed and will be under the mud anyway

it will be filtered and maybe heated dunno what to have in it yet if any thing there will only be 6 us gals as it will only be 6 inch deep water

and will have a bonsai tree (if it dies then it dies im gonna give it a try)

bae

 

[chrisbassist]

bargain, good luck

(just make sure the crack hasn't made too much difference with the strength of the bottom)

I'll be watching

 

[mr130gallon]

awesome! i cant wait for updates and pics, im making out out of my 3ft x 14 x 15/16 (i dont remember the exact dimensions) a bonsai is an excellent idea, i might put one in mine, because i plan on having an anole in it, how does a bonsai work, because its not a specific species is it?

 

[bae1994]

a what in it???

also dunno about the bonsai im gonna treat it as a bonsai trim water the same and probably burry the pot to keep it to size

 

[chrisbassist]

you're right, bonsai isn't a specific type off tree, it's how you treat the tree.

basically you keep it small through it maturing by restricting roots, and controlling the growth of the trunk and branches, and since you're doing that, you can "shape" everything how you want it. there are specific ways of styling bonsai trees which I'm sure you can read up on.

pretty much any tree will work if you're prepared to grow it from a seed, but you'll be stuck with more popular species (like chinese elm) if you want something already established.

because of the humidity involved with this kind of set-up you shouldn't need to water it either...

EDIT: and an anole is a type of lizard

 

[mr130gallon]

yup, a lizard native to central/south america and southeastern parts of the usa, it grows about 6-8 inches with the tail. i have had a few in the past, they are interesting little reptiles.

 

[bae1994]

ahh coolyep gonna go with a mature bonsai heres a birds eye view plan any ideas for part a i want some mid height stem plants say 6inch then i can trim them for part A

 

[demasonisrule]

You could have like a peice of wood or rocks in part a, and have the grass grow tall around it. Or you could go with some kind of fern.

 

[bae1994]

hmm maybe i may go with a nicr rock to go were the airplants are listed

 

[Biulu]

Looks good! I will be watching this one.

 

[bae1994]

hers the updated plan

also thanks

 

[jameshughes1989]

Ill be following this, looks very interesting.

James

 

[bae1994]

thanks

 

[lljdma06]

Interesting idea about the bonsai. I am more used to tropical plants being used for a paludarium. I'm a little concerned that the types of plants typically used for bonsai will not take well to the hot, humid environment of the paludarium. Take this into consideration when selecting the bonsai.

Keep us posted on your progress. What is going into the water portion of the paludarium?

 

[bae1994]

yeah i know what you mean so im gonna give it a go

also dunno what to put it in the water side in like 6us gals