Award Winning Paludarium!
The 2020 Aquatic Gardeners Association International Aquascaping Contest results came out and Nick had an impressive showing, being awarded second place in the Biotope category and winning the Paludarium category. It is a great honor to place in this competition, much less win a class!
Watch the livestream here: AGA 2020 Aquascaping Contest Results Livestream
See the full contest results here: AGA Aquascaping Contest Showcase
My Green Escape
Paludarium #792
Dimensions
122 × 46 × 61 cm
Volume
341L
Lighting
2x BML LED lights run between 25-75% for 10-11 hours a day
Filtration
Custom sump and H2Overflow
Materials
Substrate is river sand, Hardscape is river stone and spider wood.
Background
DIY Expanding foam
Plants
AQUATIC: Cryptocoryne Lucens, Cryptocoryne Beckettii Patchii, Anubias Nana Petite, Hydrocotyle Tripartita ‘Mini’, Bucephalandra ‘Mini Catherinae’, Alternanthera Reineckii ‘Variegated’, Staurogyne Repens, Eriocaulon Sp. Vietnam, Bolbitis Heteroclita ‘Difformis’
TERRESTRIAL: Maxillaria Friedrichsthalii, Ficus Pumila ‘Quercifolia’, Pilea Nummulariifolia, Monolena Sp. Ecuador, Nephrolepis ‘Mini Russells’, Syngonium Rayii, Syngonium Wendlandii, Marcgravia Umbellate Red, Microgramma Noid, Tillandsia Spp., Selaginella Kraussiana ‘Aurea’, Ficus Villosa, Calathea “Gay Feather”, Neoregelia ‘Fireball’
Animals
Cynops Cyanurus, Tanichthys Albonubes, Caridina multidentata