Building a Bonsai Paludarium | A Tiny Living Ecosystem at Home
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Today I’m sharing a calm green project I recently built for a friend in his house — a Bonsai-style paludarium inside the compact DOOA Neo Glass AIR tank.
If you’ve ever wondered how to combine aquatic plants, air plants and hardscape into a tiny slice of nature — this build will show you the full process from start to finish.
🌿 In this video you’ll see
→ designing a miniature bonsai tree hardscape
→ creating height and structure with wood + stones
→ adding aquatic plants for lush ground cover
→ placing and caring for air plants above the waterline
→ filling & lighting a shallow water zone
→ cozy nature details at the end
🪴 Setup & Care
📏 Tank → DOOA Neo Glass AIR — 30 × 18 × 12 cm
💡 Light → ONF Flat Nano
🪨 Hardscape → Driftwood, Red Moorwood, Seiryu Stone, Aqua Gravel, Baikal Gravel, Deco Sand
🌱 Plants → Tillandsia bandensis, Rhaphidophora hayi, Acorus ‘Pusillus’, Pogostemon deccanensis,
Eriocaulon cinereum, Didiplis diandra, Marsilea hirsuta, Rotala ‘Orange Juice’,
Hygrophila ‘Araguaia’, Bucephalandra (multiple species), Anubias ‘Bonsai’,
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, Cryptocoryne parva, Riccardia ‘Chamedryfolia’
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💬 A note from me
Nature can be small and still feel powerful.
I hope this little Bonsai jungle inspires you to bring more green into your home —
even if space is limited.
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💚 Jonas / Haus of Gruen
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