Starter jar · hard
Paludarium lite
paludarium-lite
hardSealedGlass box
A hard sealed paludarium-lite in a glass box of 31 L, with 4 plants and 2 mosses.
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The container
- Glass
- Glass box, 30 x 30 cm, 35 cm tall, 31 L
- Note
- cube; water pool at the front, land ramps up at the back
- Lid
- Sealed
Layers, bottom to top
- LECA (expanded clay), 4 cm (3.6 L)
- Substrate barrier mesh
- ABG mix (5.9 L)
Stones and wood
- 5 x Lava rock (scoria), about 10 cm
- Driftwood, about 25 cm
Plants
Moss
- Java moss, about 10% cover
- Christmas moss, about 5% cover
Cleanup crew
Water and light
- Water at build
- 3390 ml, dechlorinated
- Watering
- top up so a thin pool stays at the front; the land must never sit in water
- Light
- 8,000 lux, 10 h a day
- Light source
- aquarium LED
How to make it
- Pour the layers, bottom to top: LECA (expanded clay) (4 cm), Substrate barrier mesh, ABG mix.
- Set the hardscape: 5 x Lava rock (scoria), Driftwood.
- Plant 2 x Dwarf sweet flag, 2 x Pennywort, Peacock spikemoss, Nerve plant.
- Lay the moss: Java moss over about 10% of the ground, Christmas moss over about 5% of the ground.
- Add the cleanup crew: 150 Temperate white springtail, 20 Dwarf white isopod, 3 Miniature awlsnail.
- Water with 3390 ml (dechlorinated).
- Close the lid and give it 8,000 lux, 10 h a day: aquarium LED.