Ikea bowl paludarium with waterfall

Ikea bowl paludarium with waterfall

I had picked up a ceramic bowl from Ikea a couple of weeks back with a specific project in mind. A paludarium with a working waterfall.
Took me a while a source all the materials and here is the finalised build in this video.
I used a foam sheet (sun board) to create a base for the driftwood and submersible pump. There are two pieces of bog wood used here joined together with hardscape glue. The pump was placed below it on the board and tied with cable tie. the wood was also fixed to the board with silicone glue. I inserted the outflow pipe of the pump into one of the holes on the wood. I placed the hardscape in the bowl and ran a water test. It worked pretty ok. I used a piece of wood to adjust the flow of the water. I proceeded to further scape the wood with thin pieces of detailing roots.
Next I installed a hydroponic wick cord from the top of the wood to the bottom reservoir. This will help to keep the moss on the top hydrated.
I used dry Sphagnum moss soaked in water to fill in some of the cracks and crevices along the flow of water. I placed live moss over it. Next I added an Anubias, Bolbitis wrapped in geo textile fabric and a Ficus pumila to the scape. Then I started the pump and adjusted the flow with the wooden piece. i covered the same with a patch of java moss. I proceeded to add some Hydrocotyle tripartita and floaters (Dwarf water lettuce and Salvinia) to give it the final look. It all came together very well. I placed it under a dedicated light stand and proceeded to take some more photos and videos of the setup.

Buying links for materials:
Bowl : https://www.ikea.com/in/en/p/gradvis-planter-in-outdoor-grey-90502926/
Submersible pump : https://amzn.to/3ior1Pq
Hydroponic cord : https://amzn.to/3XEg4tk
Hardscape glue : https://amzn.to/3V9yUqB
Hardscape wood : https://amzn.to/3VjsXaw
Pebbles : https://amzn.to/3H0pABj
Sphagnum moss : https://amzn.to/3u6nDLU
Live moss : https://amzn.to/3XJ0jBu
Silicone : https://amzn.to/3Vj4gem

Time stamps:
0:00 - Shopping for the Ikea bowl
0:03 - Cutting foam board for base
0:10 - Placing the driftwood for hardscape
0:15 - Placing the submersible pump
0:31 - Joining the driftwood with hardscape glue
0:41 - Positioning the outflow pipe and cutting it to required length
0:50 - Running a water test and adjusting flow of waterfall
1:01 - Fixing the hardscape and pump to the sun board base with silicone and cable tie
1:14 - Creating a protection enclosure for pump with bio filter sponge
1:29 - Adding more detailing to the hardsacpe with detailing roots
1:46 - Installing the hydroponic wick cord to hydrate moss
2:05 - More protective barriers for pump with filter sponge
2:15 - Adding river pebbles to the bottom to conceal the foam board
2:20 - Placing (soaked) dry Sphagnum moss in cracks and crevices of the driftwood
2:34 - Adding the live moss
2:49 - Adding plants (Anubias, Bolbitis difformis and Ficus Pumila)
3:04 - Pouring water in the bowl and starting the pump
3:09 - Adjusting the water fall with a piece of wood and concealing it with Java moss
3:16 - Adding Hydrocotyle tripartita
3:25 - Adding floaters ( Dwarf water lettuce and Salvinia)
3:30 - Cinematic shots of the build
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