Wow, that is so awesome!
Seeing that type of setup makes me want to go out and start my own. Very inspiring!
Seeing that type of setup makes me want to go out and start my own. Very inspiring!
My redesigned Fire bellied toad setup
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I actually remembered to take pictures of building the Paludarium, but of course, my camera was out of batteries and there weren't any others around the house. 
What I did was take the centerpiece chunk of wood and put it in the tank off to the side. Next, I added large pebbles about 2-3" long and put them in the land area of the paludarium and piled it up as high as I wanted the shore to be. Then, I laid down some fibeglass mesh over the rocks so the sphagnum moss wouldn't get in between it. After that, I poured the peat moss up to the point of where I wanted it and packed it down around the edges to give me a natural background. Next, I poured the pea gravel down on the water side and filled it up. Then I added the rocks and wood to where I wanted them to be. Lastly, I put the plants in place, the frogs in the cage, and let nature take its course!
What I did was take the centerpiece chunk of wood and put it in the tank off to the side. Next, I added large pebbles about 2-3" long and put them in the land area of the paludarium and piled it up as high as I wanted the shore to be. Then, I laid down some fibeglass mesh over the rocks so the sphagnum moss wouldn't get in between it. After that, I poured the peat moss up to the point of where I wanted it and packed it down around the edges to give me a natural background. Next, I poured the pea gravel down on the water side and filled it up. Then I added the rocks and wood to where I wanted them to be. Lastly, I put the plants in place, the frogs in the cage, and let nature take its course!
Sphagnum peat moss
Where did you get your moss at for the background? Any tricks to making it stay in place or just a lot of packing? I was looking for tank idea's and i love your tank and i like what you did with the background. Thanks for any replies =)
Where did you get your moss at for the background? Any tricks to making it stay in place or just a lot of packing? I was looking for tank idea's and i love your tank and i like what you did with the background. Thanks for any replies =)
It's always nice when someone bumps your thread up from a month ago. 
I didn't like the way my tank looked like an out of control growth garden, so I sompletely redid the right third of the tank and cleared out the left side of the tank to make room for more plants. I plan to add a venus flytrap in the pot of peat moss on the left side, a bromeliad in the back right corner of the tank and let the creeping fig grow over the new dirt wall on the right. I also bought a new 4 foot strip light with two 6700K T8 lights on it giving my tank better, more even light over my tank
The reason why I covered up the right wall is because I now have something blocking the view on the other side of that wall which just so happens to be a currently empty 10 gallon aquarium. What I will put in there is currrently a secret.
I didn't like the way my tank looked like an out of control growth garden, so I sompletely redid the right third of the tank and cleared out the left side of the tank to make room for more plants. I plan to add a venus flytrap in the pot of peat moss on the left side, a bromeliad in the back right corner of the tank and let the creeping fig grow over the new dirt wall on the right. I also bought a new 4 foot strip light with two 6700K T8 lights on it giving my tank better, more even light over my tank
The reason why I covered up the right wall is because I now have something blocking the view on the other side of that wall which just so happens to be a currently empty 10 gallon aquarium. What I will put in there is currrently a secret.
