clownbaby Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 After a lot of contemplation, I have decided to turn my ten gallon into a vivarium (technically a riparium but that is hard for me to say) so I can study various aquatic insects and insect larvae over the summer... and probably year round! I haven't started the build nor have I had any plans set in stone. BUT -- here is what I do know! Potential plant species: Terrestrial: wild ginger, false lily-of-the-valley, yellow stream violet, prince's pine, various mosses, silverweed, native grasses Emergent: merten's saxifrage, western maidenhair fern, marsh marigold, submerged: water purslane (ludwigia palustris), eleocharis (acicularis), watershield, wapato (sagittaria latifolia or s. cuneata), common water moss I want it to be a shoreline of an eroded creek. I want it to have exposed roots (which have been processed) and a small little water fall which I would create using an extra 20g fountain pump I have nothing else to do with! I don't know what bugs I will have in the enclosure -- short term or long-term -- but I am very excited to build this and study! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rychek Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 This sounds like an interesting summer project. I look forward to reading about it as you go along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I am here for this! Great summer project! I am now following this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownbaby Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 Update on build: I have added the area in for the terrestrial aspect using leftover glass and wood pieces and silicone. Once that cures I will begin the scape! I have also started collecting and propagating various mosses, liverworts, and even a couple lichens (pixie cup lichens, peltigera, letharia, and cetraria [if I identified them correctly!])... so far, the mosses I have found are Oregon Beaked Moss, curly thatch moss, Nuttall's yellow moss, badge moss, thyme moss, and black rock moss. I also have some water-moss I can borrow from my 30g. I haven't gotten any terrestrial plants yet, but I will soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rychek Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Nice! Implementing a plan like this is so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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