20 Gallon - Paludarium Cork Scape - Build Thread

[mellowvision]

Nice job! Looks like it would be fun for some crabs!

I wish I had seen the thread sooner, I would have loved to point something out before you planted it... that one cork planter that has mesh glued to the bottom horizontally like a floor... I'd keep an eye on that one, it will probably let go after about 6 months or so. I think now after some experimentation that polyurethane glue like gorilla is the choice in that situation. Also useful, small dabs of expanding pond foam.

 

[happypoet]

Gorgeous, man.

 

[Bluntsalot]

Thank you poet!

@Mellow
Darn, I will definitely watch out for that issue..
Although I favor newts, I like the idea of crabs, how many can I comfortably house in this size tank?
Thank you for all the know how!

 

[mellowvision]

you could have maybe between 4 and 6 adult crabs in there, but once they start breeding you might be better off with fewer adults. I'd probably put 3 or 4 adolescent crabs in and let them grow into it.

 

[Bluntsalot]

Thanks mellow, i'l keep em in mind

 

[Bluntsalot]

Update

Got some plants in the mail today from AquaticMagic! It took around 3 weeks for delivery. Here are some updated pics as well, some of the pellia is rather brown and mushy.. hope it will come back to life.


I got the following:
-Star Moss
-Anubias barteri Petite
-Fissidens splachnobryoides
-Pellia Monosolenium tenerum

 

[didiplants]

I love this tank,
May i ask where you got your drip system from.
Thanks,
Di

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Great job! It really came out nice.

 

[Bluntsalot]

@didiplants I got them from http://www.modularhose.com/ it's the 1/4" drip system. Shoutout to MellowVision for showing me these modular hoses, they are a dream come true.

@Vicious_Fish Thanks man! I'l post some updates sometime soon.

 

[didiplants]

Thank you very much.
Just place my order.