my weekend warrior project, 125G paludarium

[Adam R]

so sorry to here its coming down, at least you can improve upon the design like you stated

[deranged chipmunk]

i hope it will be an improvement. i guess we'll see in the upcoming weeks.

[deranged chipmunk]

stage one of the tear down is complete. The Prophet, Technoboy, Headhunterz, Hubby, MacKenzie and Frog are all in their temporary enclosure and settling in nicely. i fed them heavy over the weekend, hoping that very full bellies will help reduce the stress of moving. all that's left now is to package up some plants for some people (ronin, expect a pm soon) and then completely rip the sucker apart, and hope the fish that got under the land are still alive so they can be re-homed as well.

i have yet to decide whether or not to do a journal on the re-build. guess it all depends on my motivation.....LOL

[NatureLady]

Good luck on the stages to follow!

[Calmwaters]

Aww I just read this whole thread and I must say it was amazing! I am sorry it had to be torn down but I am looking forward to the next build. ... Shift+R improves the quality of this image. CTRL+F5 reloads the whole page.

[deranged chipmunk]

thank you amanda, stay tuned, i think i'll be starting this in a week or so.

[flybyferns]

well, sadly, this is going to be the last update for this tank. at least in this configuration. it all goes bye bye on tuesday. it needs to be rebuilt, but i figured i could at least post up the last pics of this tank

i will take a full tank shot before i tear it down. i just have a few things in the way of where i need to be to take the pic.

I am so confused !!!!!! Why !

[deranged chipmunk]

in answer to the big question, WHY??? here ya go:





the terrestrial section on the left lifted and is floating. this allows aquatic creatures to get underneath and possibly die. if they die back there, i can't remove them, so they will pollute the water. i just would rather tear it down and rebuild than risk my frog's health with polluted water. even though i run massive amounts of filtration in the aquatics area, i just won't take the chance.

[deranged chipmunk]

all that's left after getting a care package together. sad to see it go, but i am REALLY looking forward to the rebuild.

everything left is headed to Alaska, to a very good friend of mine. i'm giving 10-1 odds that they all survive the journey. LOL oh, and all the duckweed and snails are headed to Michelle on Monday.....LOL

[xboxQueen]

Wow what a breathtaking tank! So sorry that it started lifting. But you'll enjoy building and improving it I laughed out loud when I read the whole "architect & contractor" parts!

Question, could I use plain ol' peat moss? Or would that be too boring? I have some coco husk left over from my daughters hermit crab tank, could I mix them? Think it would look decent?

Thanks for your time

Ps I look forward to the new build!

[deranged chipmunk]

Plain ol' peat moss works just fine. In fact, it is the main plant food source in abg mix. The rebuild is on hold indefinitely as of right now. But when i know more, you guys will know more