Merviso's Vivarium updates 2010

[Merviso]

Dear Vivarium buddies,


It's really great to see you guys with all the recent interesting setup!

You guys have really inspired me to setup something decent for my 2 poor Fire-Bellied Newts, which has been living in the small 7 inch tank for the past few months.

And here it goes:

Tank Info: Length 45cm Depth 18cm Height 21cm (Given by my office buddy)
Filtration: Eden 501, with Under Gravel Filter and Lapis sand as prefilter
Lighting: Hopar Rotatable Mini Light 9w (from 10pm to 7am)
Gravel: Lapis Sand and Gex Soil
Fauna: 2 Fire-Bellied Newts (with me for more than 2 years), 6 Kuhli Loaches, and 2 Horned Nerite Snail
Flora: Selaginella erythropus, Singapore Moss (Thanks to Uncle Robin for the generous supply) and some unknown plants

[dkk08]

Very nice update bro Merviso!

What other substrate are you using on the right side beside Lapis sand?

Is that a cave you made for the 2 cute fellas

[Merviso]

Thanks bro dkk08! I'm using Gex Soil for this setup. Yeah! The cave is there for them to hide if they like to...

[blue33]

will the newtz crawl out since the hill is so high.

[dkk08]

Thanks bro dkk08! I'm using Gex Soil for this setup. Yeah! The cave is there for them to hide if they like to...

that's so cool! I want some newts!

[Merviso]

Hi Adrian, yes they will definitely will !!! That's why it will be covered all the time...

Haha... I need to add a few more too! Loss 4 of them during the last 2 years due to illness... But seems like it is not available recently...

[David Moses Heng]

Hi Adrian, yes they will definitely will !!! That's why it will be covered all the time...

Haha... I need to add a few more too! Loss 4 of them during the last 2 years due to illness... But seems like it is not available recently...

they are available if you look close and careful enough.

[Merviso]

haha... like in someone's toilet?

[dkk08]

shhhhh don't tell anyone I hid them in the toilet bowl

Anyway I'm looking for some too if anyone spotted any... I seriously think we should get them legalize too like White's treefrogs aka Green treefrogs

[David Moses Heng]

shhhhh don't tell anyone I hid them in the toilet bowl

Anyway I'm looking for some too if anyone spotted any... I seriously think we should get them legalize too like White's treefrogs aka Green treefrogs

i thought i told you where you can get them?

[Merviso]

i thought i told you where you can get them?

bro... can I tag along?

[blue33]

hahaha... i was there too.... i know where to xxx it.

[limz_777]

nice set-up merviso , what sort of rocks is that ?

[Merviso]

Hi bro limz_777, I'm not sure of the name too...

But I will post the setting up process later and you can take a better look at the rock. Actually, it is more like harden clay.... .... which is very suitable for this case because it will suck up the water, remain moist, and pass it to the moss...

[davwong]

i thought i told you where you can get them?

Me too can pm me also....

[Merviso]

haha... maybe the few of us should meet up for coffee soon... not good to discuss too much here....

[eddy planer]

Hi

Your sexy Newts palu indeed an awesome!

Guys! I 'm so inspire by Avatar background themes! I thought of creating similar one with addition of 4-6 newts if possible.

Can we get them after CNY together?

[cdckjn]

Dear Merviso,
I have a question. How you construct the "land area"?
I observe that you are using a cansister filter system.
As a result will not the land area always be damp? This is because the water will flow inside? Unless you have a "wall" which you have silicon on so as to prevent water from going in.

Thanks. Please enlighten me.

[Merviso]

Hi Eddy, Thanks! This is actually a very simple set up as compared to your 6 feet monster.... I'm ON for the mass purchase...

Hi cdckjn, my land area will be always wet! This is good for the moss too!

The water is actually dripping from the rainbar (hidden inside the moss), into the rock and then the land/water area and down to the under gravel filter and back into the Eden filter. As such, the Gex soil also became part of my prefilter.

I will post my simple set up journal soon....

[Merviso]