Anyone know about paludariums?!

[jamest0o0]

Anyone make these or know anything about being successful with them? Can someone point me into the direction of a good site, forum, Facebook group, etc that I can learn from? This would be a project down the road, but I like thinking of ideas.

Was thinking I could have a large sump underneath, that is gravity fed the water from the enclosure. The sump could be heavily planted with aquatic cleaners, while utilizing chambers and a filter sock to prevent debris from going through the pump. The pump could could go through a high powered UV sterilizer and back into the tank. It's just how reef aquariums are usually set up, but in a paludarium setting. The plants would prevent much algae growth and keep the nitrogen levels low. The UV sterilizer would kill most bacteria/pathogens and the mechanical filtration(sock) would remove poop, dead bugs, dirt, etc from the water.

Any thoughts?

 

[TCMontium]

I have found these in the L'Aquarium Barcelona, but this is an extraordinary case, I suppose.
As far as I know, UV-filter would not kill anything that is not free-swimming. Meaning the bacteria or parasites landing to the bottom with the poop may reproduce or wait at the bottom (in the poop or in the substrate). I wouldn't even trust a little UV-filter for free-swimming bacteria/parasite/virus prevention. But that is just me.

 

[jamest0o0]

When a tank is cycled properly, there should be no harmful bacteria. Waste would be consumed by the clean up crew. (At least this is what I envision).

 

[jamest0o0]

And anything that's not free swimming shouldn't really be a problem in that case. I'm don't believe UV sterilizer are a cure all, but it'd just be an added measure