Drip wall Paludarium

[Bishop.69]

I decided to upgrade the crested newts into a larger water area (hoping to induce some breeding), and had a real blast with this build. The drip wall is powered by an external canister filter - I may never go with an internal pump set up again... There are a pair of juvenile Arboreal Salamanders in the terrestrial section, and I find them climbing along the drip wall from time to time.

 

[Bishop.69]

Here are a few more...

 

[Willy91]

That's impressive to say the least. What kind of hardscape did you use? Is that dragonstone? My setups are simple but I want to uprade in a few months.

 

[Bishop.69]

Thanks, Willi...

The stone is a locally sourced (like, down the street from my house) slate. I have an exposed hill of the stuff on the side of the road...
In my experience, you can find stone like this in most hilly areas. I used to live in your neck of the woods, and there was plenty to play around with.

 

[NewtPoot]

What kind of filter did you use? And did you drill through the glass? I’m too scared to do that!

 

[Bishop.69]

What kind of filter did you use? And did you drill through the glass? I’m too scared to do that!

NP - I used a Fluval 107, and yup - two bulkheads installed. Buy a set of glass hole-saws, and it's super easy. Just go slow. I'd suggest picking up a piece of cheap glass at your local hardware store to practice on first. I'll most likely do a 3 bulkhead set up on my next build, with the water coming out in two places, and one for the return.

 

[Nursery Human]

I decided to upgrade the crested newts into a larger water area (hoping to induce some breeding), and had a real blast with this build. The drip wall is powered by an external canister filter - I may never go with an internal pump set up again... There are a pair of juvenile Arboreal Salamanders in the terrestrial section, and I find them climbing along the drip wall from time to time.

Great Job! This is amazing!

 

[scones]

These photos really help capture the enclosure, very inspiring!

 

[ShawnJPN]

Incredible, I hope to do this soon someday!