284L Paludarium

Rick Dotson · United States

I decided to go topless because I could not see the flowers or the floating 植物. I have always had houseplants siting on and around my aquarium so I decided to combine them. The orchids tend to bloom in late winter and spring, and the carnivorous 植物 bloom in the summer. This is my idea of a small creek bank. The 植物 and 鱼类 were chosen for compatible growing conditions. The cave and tree roots (left) represent a creek bank with many hiding places. As you move away from the bank the creek becomes more open with grasses and a tree stump (right). The land section shows the transition from water to bog to land with epiphytes growing on the trees. Driftwood (left) serves as a waterfall providing growing space for mosses and phrags. A tree stump (middle) has a Nepenthes growing out of the middle. Carnivorous 植物 and phrags grow in the small bog on the right. The back wall in covered with cork and Spanish moss. Several orchids are mounted to the back wall on cork. I use CO2 to maintain pH at 6.2 with a KH of 4dH (for the orchids). I also have installed a 70w dupla cable with a home made power supply. I use a programmable relay to do my weekly 换水 and daily top off. I made a plexiglass box to house the bog garden with a plexiglass backsplash to protect the wall from the overspray. I used eggcrate to mount the orchids. This project was more challenging than I had expected. The bog required a lot of custom work, i.e. lots of trail and error. The 缸体 has been running for about seven months. I am very happy with the results.

作者Rick Dotson

国家/地区United States

赛事年份美国 AGA 国际造景大赛 · 2001

项目组别Paludarium

奖项2 / Second Place / aga_archive_award

作品编号#52

风格水陆缸

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规格

水陆缸

尺寸

122 × 46 × 51 cm

容量

284L

缸体规格

284L; 122 × 46 × 51 cm

背景

Dark Blue

灯光

2ea. 175 watt metal halide pendants

2 ea. 4? strips w/compact PC?s - 110w over orchid 80w over aquarium

过滤

Fluval 404 and Fluval 303. I have a home made automatic 换水 system. I use a power

head to pump out 10gals and a solenoid to refill the 缸体. I use a programmable relay to do a

weekly 换水 and daily top off. I also do a manual 换水 once a 周

Fluval 404 and Fluval 303. I have a home made automatic water change system. I use a power head to pump out 10gals and a solenoid to refill the tank. I use a programmable relay to do a weekly water change and daily top off. I also do a manual water change once a week