Huge Paladarium

[rainforestexp]

So I kept thinking I needed to go bigger and this time I went all out. Lucky for me I just happen to build acrylic tanks now and decided to use this 8'x3'x3' as a paladarium. This is going to be the home of 3 different dart frog species, gonatodes geckos, a tree frog species possibly, discus, tetras, apistogrammas, angel fish, red lizards, L-400 plecos, and a few other goodies. Enjoy the pictures

The stand was built, painted, tank placed, plumbed and filter installed, and 15" of water added. More to come by Sunday

 

[Tony]

Wow. Amazing tank, Chris with a pretty ambitious stocklist!

Interested to see updates as I'm not all to familiar with paladrium construction.... how does two 5-gal buckets and some egg crate turn into dry land?

Certainly keep up updated.

 

[hollyfish2000]

Super interesting. This would be a great CCA presentation in the future.

 

[Tony]

Super interesting. This would be a great CCA presentation in the future.

+1.

 

[rainforestexp]

Thanks everyone! Ill be sure to share photos as the process goes along. I would love to talk about paludariums at the meeting if asked

 

[rainforestexp]

So the tank is filled up with water and the substrate is in. I created my own sand mixture to make is very similar to what I saw in Brazil/ Peru for the water substrate. Just waiting for the water to clear up now so I can move to the next step

 

[Forester]

That looks awesome!!! Keep us posted.

 

[AquaStudent]

I don't think HUGE is a strong enough adjective for this

EPIC!

 

[ddavila06]

dude that is awesome!! and ur fish list is impressive!!! looking forward to updates~

 

[crazyclowntang]

so how much to build a tank like this?

 

[gravel_digger]

+1

 

[londonloco]

Waters gotta be cleared by now !!!

 

[rainforestexp]

so how much to build a tank like this?

This acrylic tank alone is $1700 as it a double bullnose and is 93x30x33" tall. After its all said and done w/ fish, frogs, plants, equipment, and lights it will be well over $3500. This doesn't even count the hours of time I will be spending on this either but then again I want this to look nice so not rushing it.

 

[rainforestexp]

Waters gotta be cleared by now !!!

Its crystal clear now. I just got back from installing a cylinder in NYC so more pictures coming very soon

 

[Greengirl]

I have plenty of angelfish for when you want to start stocking your tank. *hint hint*

 

[rainforestexp]

Finally my driftwood came in after two weeks waiting lol. Here is a little teaser of what we got to go in the paladarium. Also I will have some pieces for sale too that are from 12" to 60".

 

[spazmattik]

Substrate looks great too. How did you come up with that awesome mixture?

 

[Jim Anderson]

AWESOME TANK, GREAT JOB! THERE'S A LOT OF JEALOUS PEOPLE OUT THERE INCLUDING ME. ENJOY!!

 

[rainforestexp]

The substrate is a mixture of sand, black sand, crushed pea gravel, and a little bit of flourite. Im considering making large batches of this substrate if the plants grow really well.

Substrate looks great too. How did you come up with that awesome mixture?

 

[rainforestexp]

Thanks! Im very excited myself and can't wait to see how it turns out.

AWESOME TANK, GREAT JOB! THERE'S A LOT OF JEALOUS PEOPLE OUT THERE INCLUDING ME. ENJOY!!