New Paludarium help plz!!!

[joshubl]

Hey guys! New to the forum and amphibians in general. I was gifted with 2 FBT (male and female) and I love them! I work in an office cubicle so I figured having them at work would help liven things up a little. I got some inspiration for the tank from some other posts on here. I've got a 10 gal with the front half almost all water (about 3 in depth) and the back half is a log hiding a pump, peat moss for the walls and flooring and currently I have some green carpet moss doing just fine.

Here is my problem. My tank sits under a little 120V ballast, an under cabinet light, with a single 17w fluorescent that sits about 6 inches above the tank. I had some Scottish moss and a little fern in there but they died to low lighting I think. I replaced the bulb with an Ultra Sun 17w super daylight bulb, but it didn't seem to help the dying plants. Maybe they were too far gone. Anyway, I am not allowed to plug in any additional lighting so I am limited to this one ballast and bulb. Do you guys think this will be enough to support plant life? Should I use a different bulb? Thanks!!

[CLennerton]

not sure about the different bulbs you can use...I would suggest researching to see if there are any available bulbs for the light fixture that will work with plants....I have housed multiple FBTs over the last couple years. They don't NEED plants, although it is very pleasing to the eye.

You can also find low light plants that could work. I for a while used moss balls ( dont require much light, but its just a ball of moss lol ). I would recommend looking online for low light plants. Moss is a great to use for plants or using it to carpet the substrate as it is very easy to maintain and doesnt require much light (for the most part).

research research research is all I can recommend. It really depends on what plants are available where you live. A lot of companies will not ship across borders.