Builds

It isn’t difficult to create a paludarium with a fogging or misting system.  Doing it in a stylish manner is the hard part. A plumbing system is laid out and installed to go to the main system under the stand. The pump is placed in a protective area made from …

Joe Brunner has opened a different type of aquarium store aimed at helping enthusiasts with limited space and time restraints on maintenance. The Planted Vase offers a full range of plants, fish, hardscape, filters, and lighting to create an aquarium to suit most any interest or need. Nano aquariums, as …

You can get some pretty good ideas for interesting terrariums and micro aquariums for the home.  Lanterns meant to burn oil using a wick have a glass to protect the flame from wind and reduce the chance of fire.  It also makes an attractive terrarium for home decor. “It was …

Pinpoint Your Plant Placement With a Fly Tying Bobbin by James Montgomery There are many ways to attach plants to rocks, driftwood, and other materials.  The advances in cyanoacrylate glues have made fast sticking super strong glues available cheaply.  Rubber bands and wire clips also work well. However there’s one …

by Cory Hopkins Aquascaping can be an aspect of the aquarium hobby that many find hard to get into.  Once a hobbyist starts making their own displays and begins to understand the basics of designing an aquascape it gets much easier.  It’s not difficult but it can sometimes be hard …

I ran across small terrariums when I was trying to keep specimen plants inside.  I had so many plants and so little room to keep them.  Keeping terrariums is fun, especially when you keep larger enclosures, but often times smaller containers are overlooked. With an overabundance of cryptocorynes and some …