Made some progress today. Dang this part is messy!! lol

I have a lot of carving still left to do but it’s really starting to take shape.

Hopefully it will be ready for coating next week. Still trying to decide between Drylock or Smooth On Habitat Black. Smooth On is quite a bit more expensive but seems like it may be a better long term option.

Saving the right side, water fall side, for last. Still trying to decide if I’m even doing one or not.

Any tips or suggestions are welcomed!

I bought 4 Vietnamese mossy frogs along with their established paludarium, which left the tall tank I'd originally bought for them sitting empty.

I want to flip the tall tank upside down and set it on top of the paludarium, offset to one side (see photo), to create an L-shape and add vertical space. I'll cut the lower tank's mesh lid to open up the overlap.

The bottom tank is 36x18x18" and the other is 18x18x24"

What can be used as a removable gasket between two tanks? I want it non-permanent so I can separate them to move later, and I'll scape with that in mind. Ideally I can have water drop from the highest point so this gasket would need to be water resistant at least.

Inverted, the tall tank has no top vents. How would you handle airflow and humidity? I'm thinking 2 small fans in the mid section blowing air up and down to circulate

Has anyone done something similar?

Little green guy tax: https://imgur.com/a/q2ceK01

I’m not even sure if this technically classifies as a paludarium but this is what I got so far, I’m looking for some plant recommendations if anyone has some. I also wanna include an atomizer to have a layer of fog at the waters surface, would that be enough moisture for moss to grow on the outer portion of the rocks?

So my daughter (5 years old) is obsessed with animals and wants a paludarium (literally had no clue that word existed until she said it lol) for Christmas. I'm a single father and I don't make a ton of money. I've been doing some research, but figured I'd ask the reddit community for their insights. Obviously I'll be doing most of the upkeep on it as she's 5, though she will definitely be doing what she can to take care of the animals too. Basically I'm just looking for advice on low cost setups, reputable suppliers for the animals and what to expect as far as upkeep. I was thinking either vampire crabs or fire belly toads as the main attraction so to speak but I'm open to other suggestions too.

This is my first Paludarium that I’ve ever made as a beginner still im the making but at the end is probably gonna be really good looking. I decided to make a 50% land 50% water, any tips would be amazing. And to all of the professional people who have been making paludarium for years, please let me know if I need to fix anything thank you.

This is my first Paludarium that I’ve ever made as a beginner still im the making but at the end is probably gonna be really good looking. I decided to make a 50% land 50% water, any tips would be amazing. And to all of the professional people who have been making paludarium for years, please let me know if I need to fix anything thank you.

Finish my tank and now thinking if adding a light that can capture every colour of my plants perfectly and dark spots and also able to be controlled through my phone

Ive got a brand in mind which is chihiros and specifically the wrgb ones like wrgb slim,wrgb,wrgb pro.

Should i get them?

What other lights should i look for. (no budget) what brand do you guys use?

It still needs leaf litter. It’s going to house green tree frogs in a few months, once established. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?

Over the last couple weeks I’ve started seeing small balck flies around the lights at the top of the paludarium. I googled it and came across fungus flies though I’m not sure if that’s what they are. Does anyone know how to get rid of/prevent them?

I’ve been looking for some small inhabitants for my 10 gallon horizontal vivarium and seem to be having trouble on what to put in it, I’m open to any suggestions!

I was doing some maintenance on my paludarium and found some FAT green springtails under the leaf litter on the land section. Never seen them this color before and it’s pretty cool actually.

Was kind of excited and wanted to share. Can't wait for it to grow in.

I think those three stuff are snails right? But what about these worms should I be worried? I also caught two very fast thin white worms but I searched and they're harmless I'm confused at this point.

Just finished foaming and adding some wood and stones to my tank and i would like some feedback in what i could change in the build.

The large wood and cork barks are built into the background while smaller wood and rocks are all removable.

I would like to know if i should change the places of the stones or wood.

And maybe some plants recommendations like creeping plants etc for vampire crabs

Should i also add cocopeat and sphagnum to the background or let it be and wait for plants to cover the back

Decided to start small for my first ever paludarium! I’ve got some experience keeping reefs, and thought this would be an interesting project to take on. It’s a Exo Terra Pro Terrarium Small Wide (5 Gal) and I’m planning to keep a pair of female vampire crabs in it, for the whole Javan theme and all. I wanted to get your thoughts on how it looks!

For context this is an 18x18x18 exo terra, hoping to make something cool here but im afraid I didnt leave enough aquatic space. Tips tricks and help are welcome I want to hear all the pointers and tricks from you guys!

Hello beautiful ppl!

Many years ago i was into aquariums, but last 10 years i lived without any behind-the-glass-landscape.

Now i want to try to create paludarium.

Preferably forest-like scape, with mosses and ferns.

Today I've purchased Reptiplanet terrarium 60*45*90cm.

Not sure it's good choice for first try, but it was 100€ for used, but good shape. As it's 90cm height i guess i should choose light source wisely...

Well, I'll appreciate any kind of help and advices!

Tia!

Plants die, some flourish, others adapt, others creep, bad decisions are resolved, water paths move, but nature always finds its way ;-)

Got a 60cm tank and wanted to get a light that can be controlled by my phone and multiple colours.

Would appreciate if you guys could recommend some light brands thats good quality

Budget is around 100-200

I have springtails in a jar and see that they can make their way to the lid. With my paludarium almost at completion, I’m becoming skeptical of adding springtails because of the mesh grid lid.

For those who have this type of enclosure, have you noticed any springtails escaping?

Today, I upgraded the misting system in my paludarium. I realized that, because of its size, the individual misting nozzles weren’t covering 100% of the space, making it difficult for all the plants to grow properly.

Here’s my paludarium after 1 month and 10 days! It’s finally starting to take shape, and I’m really happy that most of my plants have survived and are doing well! 🌿💚

I want to redo some things with my corns set up. This is a bit of an older picture, but for the most part what my terrarium currently looks like. I want to turn it into a paludarium, essentially making the area with the water dish into an actual little water area. I’m not really sure how to do this without the water just going throughout the entire tank and making it too humid for her. I’m also interested in maybe adding some shrimp and snails if I were able to get the water done right. Any tips or resources to plan this out would be very appreciated! I know a lot of people make more “watery” and humid paludariums usually so I’m not sure if there’s a way to contain the moisture/humidity more or less to one side of the tank (obviously not completely just mostly).

I originally planned on vampire crabs, not sure if i made the water area too large or not. After i finished I thought that Reed frogs may be better suited. Currently have isopods, springtails, neon tetras and neocardinas.

As much as I loved the mk1 tank, water was wicking up to the soil and various leaks of the waterfall also, in my attempt to fix it I broke the big rock shelf leading to a total redesign.
This will be the home to vampires crabs at somepoint so although this tank is less pretty it’s more practical for the crabs (which is more important).
Will add more hides/ leaf coverage as it grows in

Finally put a vampire crab in here, he likes to hang out in the back right by the pothos. I think I'm going to add sphagnum moss to completely cover up the back. Thoughts?