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Here is a pre-planting palidarium that was built into a twenty tall. what would you house in it?

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Thnx,

Deven

D. imitator or intermedius would be happy in there. I usually reserve the tall tanks with a narrow "foot-print" for the thumbnails. I'm looking forward to seeing this tank fully planted. Imitators seem to prefer hanging out on the back grounds, especially if there are some bromeliads such as the Neoregelias grown as epiphytes and some clinging vines. A pair of pumilios would also do well in this environment.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

D. auratus blue
D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
D. imitator
D. leucomelas
D. pumilio Bastimentos
D. fantasticus
P. terribilis mint and organe
D. reticulatus
D. castaneoticus
D. azureus
P vittatus
P. lugubris

how did you get that rocky coloration and texture on your backround? its awsome.

Thanks, most of it is free hand sculpting. I use our vivarium mortar with cold water so i have a longer work time.

Here is an insert I sculpted that shows more detail. I took it outside to get a better shot of the detail. sculpting is easy if you take your time, a class or two or three and real stone samples to work plus the right media. our motar is harder and has a lower pH so I don't even seal it.
This one is going over a tree fern wall and will be drilled for ferns and a water fall. hope your inspired!

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Thnx,

Deven