First off, I'm new to this community and I respect everybody's work and loving to read everything I can on this forum.
Nonetheless, I hate to say, at this point, I don't have any pictures but I can do my best to describe what I want:
My goal is to make a Paludarium/Temporary Home for my baby RES. Yes, I'm very aware that they get bigger but they are both an inch and the tank I have is a 40 gallon Tall Hexagon Tank. I don't know the exact measurements. But when I saw the tank, I loved it. Got it cheap off of Craig's list.
So I'm very into more of an aquatic scenery in general, thus I kind of want to the tank to be half water. It'll give some good depth for the sliders to swim in, other fish, shrimp, etc.
As they go up, they will access a Ramp where the water level is in the middle of the tank, from there they will be able to walk up and bask. Then as the tank gets higher, I want the "land" portion to be curve around 3 panels of the tank and the last panel would be a drip wall and such. There are 6 panels total.
I'm coming from a headache point, since I don't know how to separate the land and water. Here are my thoughts on that too:
-Plexi Glass glued to a panel to "separate the elements" and then building around that plexi/level to make some more depth for the plants. My concern if the plants were to get watered, where will the excess lie? Or is that in the substrate?
-Building a wall either with Cork Wood or even the infamous styrofoam quikrete route. I'm definite sure I'll be making the waterfall out of styrofoam. I have a strong background in fine arts which I'm very excited for, to paint, sculpt. etc.
-Or with making the land there will be a hanging in a net/screen? I don't know if anybody can see what I'm saying. But the I would have slates, great stuff, etc, hold up a large net/screen and put substrate and lastly the plants.
***Another Note*** With the whole concept, I tend to make this an "Atlantis" Paludarium. I have numerous
teal/
amethystgeodes and crystals. And what I plan to do with the crystals is glue them in numerous places within the tank and even in the custom waterfall/background. Also on the top lid, I'd definitely would customize it and even add some tubing on top and poke holes all in the tubing and have some water run in it and make it rain, but that's later on of course.
And I don't plan on getting the tank drilled because of the hassle and I don't know if it's tempered too so I want a canister filter and have the output be used as a waterfall and then the input be on the opposite side. My concern with this is will the water be high enough for the input. I haven't bought the filter yet because I'm sensitive to my budget, but don't mind spending $ for something I'm committing too.
The photo attached is a picture of the tank I'm working with. Bare with me guys and I thank you for reading this. I'm just brain storming but pretty much tomorrow I'm going to start customizing my faux-waterfall.
Shoot me some ideas. I don't know if I'll be using PVC piping or eggcrate but let me know if this is necessary since my 2 elements will be separated due to height, to an extent.
Truly
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