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  Designing and constructing the Paludarium

  It all started with a 55 gallon bow front aquarium. It was a used system that came with everything needed to function correctly. The filtration system was a simple over flow set up that channeled water into an under tank sump, where the water was filtered and then pumped back out into the the aquarium. I wanted to design something that would eventually work as an aquaponics set up allowing the sump filtered water to run thru the terrarium media and back out into the aquarium tank.
  

  **I go further into detail about how I constructed the paludarium here: Paludarium DIY
  

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  Controlling the paludarium with Arduino

  I mapped out all of the things I wanted to be able to do to the vivarium from a joystick and in LCD monitor:

  • Continuously monitor humidity, as well as air and water temperature
  • Control things like a fan, basking light, rain irrigation system and toggle through various day/night settings using LED’s
  • Enable Bluetooth compatibility for remote “app” control with any mobile device

  **I go further into detail about how I set up the Arduino here: Paludarium Controller

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  Lighting the paludarium

  I broke this bit of the project into two easy to develop parts. The LEDs would supply the needed lighting to the plants and act as the “sky”… The All-In-One reptile lamp would supply the day time heating and necessary UVB/UVA light while simultaneously acting as the sun!

  **I go further into detail about how I set up the paludarium lights here: Paludarium Lights
  

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