My 140 gal paludarium

[blackghostknife]

looks amazing. you have quite the talent for building unusual, yet stunning systems

 

[HX67]

looks amazing. you have quite the talent for building unusual, yet stunning systems

Thank you, bgk!

 

[Fat Homer]

Any pic updates??? Would love to see how the tank has developed...

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Have u thought of albino marbled newts, ashy geckos or many coloured anoles for potential stocking?

 

[Yohanon]

Perhaps some crayfish would be interesting, if they could get along with the other occupants

 

[knobhill]

Updates please! Very original setup

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Add glow in dark mushrooms

 

[tomojsg]

SoCal suits me perfectly! Let's set up a date.

Meanwhile, just some quick data, in case anyone happens to be interested.

A lot of people seem to be concerned about how cement/grout effects water hardness. In this tank both the rock work and woodwork are grout.
They cured for a good couple of months before setting the tank up with flora and fauna.

I made a long overdue water change to this tank today. Changed about 70 % after three weeks of negligence.

Before wc:
pH 7,8
kH 5 dKH
gH 7dGH

After:
pH 7,5
kH 3dKH
gH 5 dKH

Tap water around here is buffered to stay mildly alkaline and pH is usually at high 7 or even 8.

I see a tendency of the effect cement has on the water chemistry reducing with time.
This tank's only been in action for a few months.

My conclusion:
Not overly dramatic, to my eye. I'm not worried, at all.

Still, I wouldn't say cement is totally safe when used in aquarium deco.

Thanks for looking.

i totally forgot about this awesome tank! ahem... still waiting on my
free rock wall 3d back ground LOL! xD

 

[Yohanon]

Add glow in dark mushrooms

...and a little yellow plastic duckie...

 

[HX67]

Been searching everywhere for those medusa sets.
Just can't find the right shade of pink.