my weekend warrior project, 125G paludarium

[deranged chipmunk]

ok, so i had a bit of a productive evening. with a lot of help and a LOT of patience, my sons and i moved my stand into position, i installed the lighting and we got the tank on the stand and leveled it. then i did a quickie vacuum and filled it with water to the level it will be running at so i could test the water feature. i knew there would be tweaks and adjustments and quite a bit of touch up to do. still have to scrape some silicone from the glass and skim about 2 metric tons of excess coco fiber before i can add substrate to the aquarium section. i need to do that soon because my fish and shrimp should be here next week so without further ado, here are the pics.:










finally!! full tank shots!!!

[Sunshine]

I thought I told you your tank can't be better than mine? Just kidding Your tank looks awesome!!! I cant wait to see it planted!!! How much longer till it is finished do you think?

[deranged chipmunk]

Well, let's see. Your tank is what 13" wide? If you break mine up into 13" sections, your full 13" will look better than any of my incomplete sections and thank you i have to drain the tank and let it dry out. Then i can do touchups, and adjustments. Not keen on the right side water fall. And i still have a trick or two up my sleeve that needed to wait until now before they could be built. I figure planted not this weekend, but by the end of next weekend. <crossing wee wittle chipmunk paws>

[Sunshine]

Well, let's see. Your tank is what 13" wide? If you break mine up into 13" sections, your full 13" will look better than any of my incomplete sections

I guess I can deal with that LOL! crossing your little chipmunk paws

[FriedrichsFrogs]

that looks awesome man. the evolution is great, it had no idea how complex and how many steps there were to completing a plaudarium setup but u defintly take it to new heights. especially when plaudarium is a new word in my vocabulary. + its not even done yet, lookn forward to seein the next steps and the final result, congrats on the progress

[NatureLady]

Amazing, amazing, amazing! Beyond insporational and I can't wait for the next update. Makes me want to start a new build!

[deranged chipmunk]

Wow.....thank you all for the kind words, but really, it's just a fish/frog tank. it's been a fun build so far, and has definitely been a labor of love.....lol and amanda......go for it!! I could use some ideas for my white's tank. (My next project) we need more build threads on here!

[deranged chipmunk]

ok, so i missed going to Hamburg today i didn't get out of work until 4. boy, is the boss on my list!! LOL anyways, instead of sitting on my laurels (like i normally would do), i got quite a bit done on the aquatic portion of this beast. actually, with the exception of having to add a small powerhead, the aquatic section is for the most part, done. now i can start concentrating on the terrestrial section. i have a bunch to do up there and if i work smart, i won't even disturb the aquatics. i will post some pics tomorrow. i'm beat and i can't find my phone. for all i know, it's been planted......LOL