Outstanding video, great tank. I wish more people would showcase their builds over time like this. It's exactly what one wants when viewing vivarium build content.
thank you!! I try to post update videos for my other tanks but I’m like 2 years behind on uploading footage so my next few videos will all show how it changes over time😂
There's a guy called Ever Evolving Exotics that just puts substrate straight onto the wet foam. Looks great, seems to work great. He has a herp store and sells a lot of custom vivs. The stuff is so extremely sticky, I can't imagine the substrate ever coming off the foam. Carving might be the most hated part of building a viv using that method. I can't believe his technique has t caught on yet.
i’ve done it a couple times using a substrate mixture of blended sphagnum moss and aqua soil that feels almost like clay… not sure if this is the standard mixture. it worked but idk how it holds up over time… i’ll have to wait and see i guess
From what I’ve seen the coverage doesn’t seem to be as good and the look isn’t as nice either. I’ll always take the extra time if it produces a better end product, but of course everyone has preferences this is just what works best for me.
I usually keep dendrobates auratus who like close to 100% humidity and can use small pools in nature to self regulate their humidity. The fogger I turn on about once a day. Can I ask why it’s bad for them?? I haven’t heard that before. Thanks!
@@williamhoganson4995 Fogging is fine for short durations. And it looks nice. The reason some people believe foggers can be detrimental is that it will fill the entire viv with 100% humidity, which negates any humidity gradient that allows the frog to choose the humidity it wants. 100% humidity everywhere all the time is not as good as, say, 60% at the top and getting more humid as you go down. A properly ventilated viv will accomplish this and give the frogs a choice. Frogs use evaporative cooling when it gets hot, but if the humidity is at 100%, they can’t do it and will overheat. Not as much of an issue if you can keep your tanks cool (under 75 degrees F).
i was wondering what kind of mist maker you use as im also interested in useing one because i love the effect and the practicality of keeping humidity high
If i followed the waterfall guide for my tree frog, how often would i have to be cleaning the water? Or does the filter take care of that? Btw great build🙌🏼
Nice video. I have been searching for such videos where people use normal fish tanks (without front door) to build a bioactive vivarium! Hope you can do more videos of such. Some questions: WIll the isopod and springtails climb out of the tank? How do you prevent the ants from coming into the tank?
hey! great question! As far as I know isopods and springtails don’t leave! There’s a mesh lid and there’s plastic sheet on most of it so I think it would be pretty difficult to leave, and my surrounding apartment is bad conditions for them. I’m guessing they’re smart enough to stay in? As for ants idk tbh that’s a great question I’ve actually never heard of ants getting into anyone’s enclosures but now that I think about it I have no clue why. I have 4-5 tanks and ants have never ventured into any of them- plus 6 isopod tanks. Maybe they can’t get in?? or maybe they just don’t want to? I’ll look into that
love the creation def. the waterfall section. but i was wondering how are u able to maintance the waterfall if something happens din't really seen it in ur vid
Hey! thanks! Typically I leave a tunnel to the bottom covered in aquarium sponge where I can access the pump and mistmaker. I didn’t document it very well in this video, and the pump is kinda difficult to access. I’ll show a much clearer example in my next video!
I'm on the research phase cause I'm definitely going to get some dart frogs. I'm getting targeted adds for misters, tanks, foods even. And now even youtubes algorithm is helping me out. I liked the video. I haven't set up a terrarium yet. But I have been fishkeeping for almost 7 years now. What's the substrate that you glued onto the silicone?
glad you’re doing your research first!! It’s a mixture of coco fiber and chopped up sphagnum moss which helps retain moisture so other plants get started on the walls
@@williamhoganson4995 neat. Yeah I'm considering making mine vertical. I also wanted to do a small water feature but the people over on r/dartfrog on reddit, adviced against it. It won't be anytime soon since imma need to jerryrig up a door to the tank, build a stand, order supplies(I have extra hardscape, from my years fishkeeping), set everything up and make sure its stable before deciding on what species of dart frog to get. So yeah it won't be anytime soon but I will get some . Anyways thank you for replying
@@christianmedina26 Yeah I keep my frogs in a vertical one. I do like the aesthetic a lot better. Water feature can depend on the type of frog honesty. I keep dendrobates auratus who like to self regulate humidity so the pool can be good for them. Other frogs aren’t strong swimmers, or can fight so the water features need to be shallow. You can also do a waterfall or something with no actual pool, just the running water which gives a nice aesthetic without you dealing with a pool.
@@christianmedina26idk if you set it up yet but I saw someone do a water feature that was just more like a waterfall but without the dugout part, seems like a great way to get a water feature without having to worry about them drowning ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_mKCu2CfD60.htmlsi=hMPUT7ihTPnyujqH
i recommend cross ventilation of some kind. This lid is mostly mesh which allows for a lot of airflow. That plus regular opening the tank should be sufficient. However condensation on the glass is very common since there aren’t any electric fans.
