seraphimsdawn
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This is an awesome set up. I had a quick question though. is your drift wood anchored in any way to the side or bottom of the tank or is it just free floating?
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Updated pics of N.v.d paludarium
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It's anchored with black silicone and Great Stuff - the first post has a link to a construction thread. I think the pictures still work 
Because the plants have grown in (a lot) since it warmed up, here are a few more pics. I also moved Sneaky (the young newt) in with his parents, so there are now 4 newts in the set-up:
The two ladies, begging for food:
I thought the duckweed was gone, but it was just biding its time...
Full tank shot: I actually like the overgrown pond look, and the newts like it too, so I don't plan on trimming much back.
Because the plants have grown in (a lot) since it warmed up, here are a few more pics. I also moved Sneaky (the young newt) in with his parents, so there are now 4 newts in the set-up:
The two ladies, begging for food:
I thought the duckweed was gone, but it was just biding its time...
Full tank shot: I actually like the overgrown pond look, and the newts like it too, so I don't plan on trimming much back.
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Thought this thread was due for another update:
We moved to a new house and the tank ended up in a room with less natural light, so I bought a nice new brighter light for the top - a Coralife T5NO fixture. I really like it so far: it's cool (relatively), bright, and was extremely reasonably priced (~$40) for an aquarium fixture. I also turned the filter back on (I keep it off during warmer weather because it heats up the water a little bit).
There are now 3 large ramshorn snails sharing the tank with the newts. They seem to do a decent job of cleaning up algae and leftover newt food. The newts also eat their kids, so they're not overrunning the tank yet.
Some pics of the tank and inhabitants:
We moved to a new house and the tank ended up in a room with less natural light, so I bought a nice new brighter light for the top - a Coralife T5NO fixture. I really like it so far: it's cool (relatively), bright, and was extremely reasonably priced (~$40) for an aquarium fixture. I also turned the filter back on (I keep it off during warmer weather because it heats up the water a little bit).
There are now 3 large ramshorn snails sharing the tank with the newts. They seem to do a decent job of cleaning up algae and leftover newt food. The newts also eat their kids, so they're not overrunning the tank yet.
Some pics of the tank and inhabitants: