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Aug 6, 2019 6:50 PM CST
Name: Gina
Florida (Zone 9a)
Tropical plant collector 40 years
Aroids Region: Florida Greenhouse Tropicals
@Hamwild thanks LOL but I am no expert!
This is, after I Googled the name, a 5 gallon tank correct? Yes, you can turn that into a terrarium, but you will be a little limited on what you can put in it by its small size.
I have done 4 tanks so far to grow what I call my 'houseplants' and they range from 20-75 gallons. Two are extra tall, which is nice because it gives you a greater range of things you can plant.

I built all of mine of the 'vivarium' build, not necessarily the 'terrarium' build. I do not ever intend to actually keep animals, but, because none of my habitats are sealed (all have screen tops for allowing air flow) I have a layer of aliflor (compressed clay pellets) in the bottoms that allow a layer of water to stay in the bottom of the tanks to provide humidity.

In order to have plants actually in the aquarium you have to have enough room on the vertical to have a deep enough layer of planting media to allow root growth and also allow for the height they will ultimately get.

I have seen vivarium builds on very small aquaria so you should google vivarium builds and you can see many many examples of planted aquaria. If you would like to see photos of mine I will be happy to post them
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