Mudskipper paludarium- an alternative solution
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Thank you. This tank is still trying to find it's shape and balance. Some of the plants seem to take several months to acclimate to brackish. I'm also planning on adding some branches or foliage to the upper parts.
Been lazy with it.
I have a thread of the 250, but haven't been updating it since I moved it and took away the "terrarium" on top of it. It's now just an aquarium, with Monos and and a G. tile.
The thread is there.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by mud, but I haven't added anything on top of the "branches". Moss and algae life is quite virile wherever the cement "roots" stay moist, and there is some decaying plant matter forming under pretty much all of it, I'd say.
The dried-out parts look very ugly at the moment, but some other parts have taken on a nice growth:
Thanks again!
hey what materials did you use? i would like to build a structure in my tank for my mudskippers but i feel like concrete would release lime into the water.
Cement is the main ingredient on the roots. In the form of grout, which is really just cement and very fine sand.
I add some acrylic polymer into it.
The polymer slows down leeching, but I'm sure there's still some of it happening.
I let the structure cure for about a month and a half before adding any life into the tank. I also gave a couple of vinegar baths to it.
I sometimes hear people being worried about lime or whatnot leeching into the water from cement products. I'm not worried.
I often drink water from wells that are made out of concrete. I also hear a lot of aquarists take water into their tanks from these wells.
I have never heard of such water being harmful to fish because of the concrete. Sometimes for other minerals from the ground, but never the well itself.
Has someone else?
Can't guarantee anything and certainly, the longer the period given for the structure to cure, the better.
But I've made these hardscapes for quite a long time with no ill affects noticed.
I add some acrylic polymer into it.
The polymer slows down leeching, but I'm sure there's still some of it happening.
I let the structure cure for about a month and a half before adding any life into the tank. I also gave a couple of vinegar baths to it.
I sometimes hear people being worried about lime or whatnot leeching into the water from cement products. I'm not worried.
I often drink water from wells that are made out of concrete. I also hear a lot of aquarists take water into their tanks from these wells.
I have never heard of such water being harmful to fish because of the concrete. Sometimes for other minerals from the ground, but never the well itself.
Has someone else?
Can't guarantee anything and certainly, the longer the period given for the structure to cure, the better.
But I've made these hardscapes for quite a long time with no ill affects noticed.
thanks man!! that tank came out perfect! haha i was thinking about doing a structure similar to yours only have 2 small trees, one on either side of the tank
...or ten or thirty.
I gave a hand to Aquaponics Finland on their exhibit at a slowfoof fare.
Ended up with an interesting lighting fixture, A Valoya B100 AP67. (http://www.valoya.com/en/valoya-lights-en.html)
The original lighting with T3s, 58 W Aquastar, 58 W 6500K and 38 W 6500K
The Valoya led fixture alone:
Wow.
Valoya 100 W and a correction with 38 W 6500K T3
Takes some getting used to. But I promised to give it a try, so I will. Maybe.
I gave a hand to Aquaponics Finland on their exhibit at a slowfoof fare.
Ended up with an interesting lighting fixture, A Valoya B100 AP67. (http://www.valoya.com/en/valoya-lights-en.html)
The original lighting with T3s, 58 W Aquastar, 58 W 6500K and 38 W 6500K
The Valoya led fixture alone:
Wow.
Valoya 100 W and a correction with 38 W 6500K T3
Takes some getting used to. But I promised to give it a try, so I will. Maybe.
