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title: Paludarium lite: a paludarium-lite terrarium recipe
description: A hard sealed paludarium-lite in a glass box of 31 L, with 4 plants and 2 mosses. cube; water pool at the front, land ramps up at the back Every layer, plant...
url: https://glassjar.garden/starter-jars/paludarium-lite/
---

Starter jar · hard

# Paludarium lite
paludarium-lite

hard · Sealed · Glass box

A hard sealed paludarium-lite in a glass box of 31 L, with 4 plants and 2 mosses.

[Open this jar in the simulator](https://glassjar.garden/?starter=paludarium_lite)

## 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)](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/leca/), 4 cm (3.6 L)
- [Substrate barrier mesh](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/mesh-barrier/)
- [ABG mix](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/abg-mix/) (5.9 L)

## Stones and wood

- 5 x [Lava rock (scoria)](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/lava-rock/), about 10 cm
- [Driftwood](https://glassjar.garden/guide/hardscape/driftwood/), about 25 cm

## Plants

- 2 x [Dwarf sweet flag](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/acorus-gramineus-pusillus/)
- 2 x [Pennywort](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/hydrocotyle-tripartita/)
- [Peacock spikemoss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/selaginella-uncinata/)
- [Nerve plant](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/fittonia-albivenis/)

## Moss

- [Java moss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/taxiphyllum-barbieri/), about 10% cover
- [Christmas moss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/vesicularia-montagnei/), about 5% cover

## Cleanup crew

- 150 [Temperate white springtail](https://glassjar.garden/guide/critters/folsomia-candida/)
- 20 [Dwarf white isopod](https://glassjar.garden/guide/critters/trichorhina-tomentosa/)
- 3 [Miniature awlsnail](https://glassjar.garden/guide/critters/subulina-octona/)

## 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.

## Based on

- [terrariumtribe.com/paludarium](https://terrariumtribe.com/paludarium/)
- [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paludarium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paludarium)

[Open this jar in the simulator](https://glassjar.garden/?starter=paludarium_lite)

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