The Secrets of Our Saltwater Paludarium: Introducing New Life

The saltwater paludarium is developing rapidly. Algae is forming on the rocks, snails are reproducing and the plants are growing. We’ve made some small changes to the system to improve flow and heat distribution and now it’s time to add some more life to the ecosystem. Let’s see what has changed since the previous episode.

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The Secrets of Our Saltwater Paludarium: Introducing New Life

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[geckogo]

I know nothing about aquariums, but as a gardener and diver, I am in awe. So beautiful. I particularly love the invertebrates: tubeworms, snails, nudibranchs, sea cucumbers, starfish, etc. Also, the anemones in the tidal area bring back childhood memories.

[elliotconger]

I absolutely love this tank, I believe this is the freshest design concept for a marine tank that I have seen in a long time, and the execution of that design was spot on, Bravo!

[chuckgoecke]

To push the salt creep back down, I'd just do all the RO water topping up of the tank as a "rain" from spray bottles and fine watering cans on the emergent reef rocks. I'm guessing your evaporation losses are like around a gallon or so per day, so that rain could be one of your daily chores. Those kinds of plants love very soft rain-like water and the organics that wash down into the tank will just be some slight food, but mostly the fibrous cellulose parts will just become substrates for water purifying bacteria and micro filtering organisms. Like a little "mulm" sediment that might accumulate in some low flow corners. If these small areas get somewhat deeper with mulm sediment, you could vac them out, but even if organic sediment gets a bit anaerobic, that's not terrible, as that's where denitrifying happens, lowering your nitrates. A real Mangrove with its peaty organics does a great job of denitrifying. Denitrifying occurs where anaerobic water can contact organic matter is a super slow water movement/diffusion manner. I made some small containers of heavy clay and bog soil in the bottom - they were non draining ceramic or glass pots that looked cool and freeform natural- topped with sand to keep the mud down. Maybe bigger stones to keep your tank dudes from mixing them up. You can buy mangrove mud for refugiums, but I never did that shipping mud 1000's of miles when we have plenty in our yard . Most of the proper organisms will develop on their own.

[izzxycoleman]

Imagine putting a rain feature above that way you wouldn’t have to worry about the salt creep as much

[robinvangorp]

If you have an ATO you might as well put the hose end on top of the mount with plants.
That way it will water the plants every time evaporated water is replenished and simultaneously flush away all the saltcreep from the rocks.

[SurfCityCorals-jxzc]

you never cease to amaze me. This is incredible! I never see saltwater paludariums, and I've never seen one this beautiful. Truly.

[brooksmiller]

Seriously amazing. This is bucket-list quality. Life goals

[queencityreefs]

Seems like you got it pretty well covered so I'll just sit back, relax and enjoy the continued updates. 💯👏👌🙌🔥

[falcolf]

This tank just keeps getting prettier ❤

[snowangel]

It’s such a beautiful setup! I wonder if you’re going to have any living creatures on the terrestrial part like a salamander or something. The entire room could be your own little paradise! Some bioluminescent photo plankton could also cool when the lights are off and the water jet creates turbulence the excites the bioluminescent water! I absolutely can’t wait to see fish fry find little coves to live and thrive in after being born! You’re living my dream! Love this channel keep up the great work and may everything turnout how you want ❤

[candioverhuls]

It just keeps getting better and better!

I am really excited to see what the aquarium will look like in a year.

[Belgianfalcon]

This is probably the most beautiful and amazing salt water tank i´ve ever seen. 🔥

[DZ_BLZE]

i was waiting for coral video! looks amazing!

[aquamates-sa]

Truly love this Saltwater Paludarium and all the video content on it🙌🏻🐟👌🏻🌱

[Razgriz]

Wat een mooi aquarium is het toch geworden. Echt te gek! Ik kijk nu al uit naar de volgende an welke diertjes je toe gaat voegen 😀

[angry_morbo]

👌Glad to see new video! Look very nice! 👌

[marcelbesters]

tis so nice to see a saltwater tank used like this, this is nicer to look at than all the big reef tanks everyone has. iam wondering if this can be done with a freshwater temperate vibe

[rckd]

Pohh ziet er heel gaaf uit dit! Knap gedaan. Ik zag ineens je video's over deze bak voorbij komen tussen m'n aanbevolen video's, ik herinner me je eerste YouTube video's nog haha. Ben benieuwd naar meer!

[Carloet]

You gave me a great idea for my 80L aquarium thank you very much! Greetings from Italy