DB Canyon

Paludarium #775

Dimensions

48 × 18 × 21 cm

Volume

284L

Lighting

DIY LED, usually set around 30 PAR at substrate level

Filtration

Canister filter

Materials

Black lava rock, sand, locally collected driftwood

Background

DIY Expanding foam

Plants

AQUATIC: Hemianthus callitrichoides, Vesicularia ferrei ‘Weeping’, Sagittaria subulata, Echinodorus sp. ‘Little Mystery’, Echinodorus reni, Anubias Nana, Anubias afzelli, Cryptocoryne lucens, Eleocharis acicularis ‘mini’, Utricularia graminifolia, Bolbitis Heteroclita ‘Difformis’

TERRESTRIAL: Tillandsia Spp., Davallia Fejeensis. Nephrolepis ‘Mini’, Selaginella sp., Philodendron ‘Mini Red’, Ophiopogon japonicus, Orchid sp.

Animals

Cynops orientalis, Corydoras pygmaeus, Boraras maculatus, Neocaridina heterododa

additional notes

The filter for this layout is hidden in the hardscape and was running at the time photos were taken There are also LED lights behind the tank that color shift, creating an aura effect cast on the wall behind the tank. These were turned off for the photo.

Nick Kinser Paludarium

Related projects

Nick Kinser 2020 Chesapeake Biotope
Nick Kinser 2020 Paludarium