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I'm not sure if anyone has experience here with DIY paludariums (I hope so!) but I have a question.
All of the DIY builds have false bottoms made of egg crate/pvc pipe for drainage. But...I was wondering if perhaps there is an easier way. I'm thinking of converting my unused 65 gallon into a paludarium, but instead of going through the trouble of creating a false bottom, I'd create a complete foam background, and just carve out places for soil for plants. I'd have to make sure the soil places are shallow enough so as not to be too heavy and pull the background away from the glass, but are there any other problems I should be aware of?
I'd also like to create a bit of a waterfall effect, so I'm still working out placement for the water pump. Any ideas? I'd like it to be as invisible as possible.
Any help is appreciated, I'm a total noob at paludariums/vivariums!
All of the DIY builds have false bottoms made of egg crate/pvc pipe for drainage. But...I was wondering if perhaps there is an easier way. I'm thinking of converting my unused 65 gallon into a paludarium, but instead of going through the trouble of creating a false bottom, I'd create a complete foam background, and just carve out places for soil for plants. I'd have to make sure the soil places are shallow enough so as not to be too heavy and pull the background away from the glass, but are there any other problems I should be aware of?
I'd also like to create a bit of a waterfall effect, so I'm still working out placement for the water pump. Any ideas? I'd like it to be as invisible as possible.
Any help is appreciated, I'm a total noob at paludariums/vivariums!