125 Gallon Terraium with 10 gallon aquarium - Page 2

Epiphile · #11 12-27-2009, 02:41 PM

I'm not too sure about polyurethane paint... Great Stuff is a polyurethane foam, though, so I don't know how the two differ. I would guess that a hardware store might have the answer. Is there any reason why you wanted to use that paint in particular? You might have better luck with a black acylic or something.

wespastor · #12 12-27-2009, 04:44 PM

I wanted to use the polyurethane paint to act as an adhesive instead of silicone. There was a thread here a long time ago about it but no one ever answered. It was this thread that gave me the idea. And it could potentially save about $100.00. Unless of course it wont work.

Great stuff, acrylic paints, and polyurethane varnish?

beckdg · #13 12-27-2009, 09:18 PM

mtupup is currently awaiting some answers dealing with 2 tanks he subsequently used polycrylic paint in. i'd definitely await the outcome on that before mixing the two.

wespastor · #14 12-28-2009, 12:18 AM

I think I have completed my planting Schematic fot the terrarium portion of my Project.

I hope eveyone can read and understand it. It coincides with an earlier post of what I intent on planting. Incase anyone is woundering I did the drawing in MS Visio.

beckdg · #15 12-28-2009, 10:38 AM

the schematic looks great to me... but i'm not a plant person yet.

Epiphile · #16 12-28-2009, 12:05 PM

I'd have a look at the mature size of some of those plants before you make your final decision- those palms for one will outgrow the space relatively quickly, so be prepared for that. Are you hoping to obtain a lid of sorts with your 125?

The baby's tears will be a great ground cover if you can keep it going- in my experience if it dries out even for a short while it just conks out and doesn't come back. It's a beautiful plant, though.

I've never dealt with the Kalanchoe I think you're referring to, but I have other species that are succulents from arid regions- these are different, then, I take it?

wespastor · #17 12-28-2009, 12:48 PM

Thanks for the great input. With collective knowlege things seem to work out better for everyone.

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Originally Posted by Epiphile

I'd have a look at the mature size of some of those plants before you make your final decision- those palms for one will outgrow the space relatively quickly, so be prepared for that. Are you hoping to obtain a lid of sorts with your 125?

Prunning will keep some things in check. As for the Parlor Palms, from the things I have read and understand about them, the tallest they get is about 18 inches. I will be planning a DIY cover still in the planning stages now. The light hood will house three standard shop light fixtures (cheap to buy/easy to obtain)

The baby's tears will be a great ground cover if you can keep it going- in my experience if it dries out even for a short while it just conks out and doesn't come back. It's a beautiful plant, though.

I've never dealt with the Kalanchoe I think you're referring to, but I have other species that are succulents from arid regions- these are different, then, I take it?

I have both baby tears and Mini Kalanchoe potted together now and they seem to be doing great. I will transplant these later to the terrarium. It was a small project I did with my son while I was planning this project. I didn't want him to feel left out.

Thanks again

beckdg · #18 12-28-2009, 05:15 PM

sweet... i was kinda wondering about the baby tears myself. i just assumed it was a different plant than i have in my aquarium... guess not.

wespastor · #19 12-28-2009, 05:24 PM

The problem with the drawing is that it only identifies the plants by common names and not by taxionomical names (Latin). In an earlier post I use both. Thats how people get confused as to flora and fauna in our variety of tanks. whether aquaria, vivaria, paludaria or riparia.

Epiphile · #20 12-28-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by beckdg

i just assumed it was a different plant than i have in my aquarium... guess not.

I think it might be a different one- there are at least two plants going under that common name in the aquarium hobby (Hemianthus micranthemoides and Micranthemum umbrosum), but I believe he was referring to Helxine soleirolii initially. Mind you, either of the first two might do just as well if not better depending on how damp the tank is.