Anyone ever kept a Paludarium? I have one at the moment, but I'm going to revamp it because I don't have the depth of water I'd like.
Because I don't have a complete physical barrier between the water and the land I keep carnivorous plants on the land section, which relish boggy conditions. Before you ask, there is no intention for any animals (except live food...) to be kept that will venture onto the land - it's purely for plants.
What I'm asking here is about lighting. When revamped, the paludarium will not have a lid, as the land level will be near the top of the tank, and the plants will be growing out the top. I'm going to have a shelf a foot or 18" higher that can house a tube underneath. This is, of course, a lot further than the usual distance from the lighting to the water. Do folk have any recommendations about the wattage that will be required for the distance from this light to the plants, both on land and in the water?
Ta.
Because I don't have a complete physical barrier between the water and the land I keep carnivorous plants on the land section, which relish boggy conditions. Before you ask, there is no intention for any animals (except live food...) to be kept that will venture onto the land - it's purely for plants.
What I'm asking here is about lighting. When revamped, the paludarium will not have a lid, as the land level will be near the top of the tank, and the plants will be growing out the top. I'm going to have a shelf a foot or 18" higher that can house a tube underneath. This is, of course, a lot further than the usual distance from the lighting to the water. Do folk have any recommendations about the wattage that will be required for the distance from this light to the plants, both on land and in the water?
Ta.