So cool! Hope to see the update soon. Little tip as well: maybe you can fix the door thing by regulating the hight of the legs of the cabinet (these should be adjustable)
There is foam spray on Amazon for waterfalls. It is waterproof and dark grey. It's a little more expensive, but that is what he should have used in conjunction with pure silicone.
Your voice, the editing, the cabinet itself, all perfection. First time I’ve sat and binged watched a channel in quite a while. You’ve helped me find the motivation to start raising more plants and to start my own terrarium in a jar.
Oh my god this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. I would love to see more content like this if you ever feel inspired to do so! I like how you tie fantasy and plants together! :)
every time you said that you used the foam to seal or glue something I was like "NOOOOO" lol. The foam is just used to create lightweight mass. Silicone is used for sealing and gluing stuff. The idea for using plastic containers to build mass was genius and the end result is still amazing
haha i know i was kicking myself while i was editing the video lol. im definitely the type to try things without doing adequate research 😭. I saw it’s for gaps and cracks so i was like hmmm this makes sense haha
Another hazard issue is that the foam dispenses styrene vapours when hardening. Styrene litterally melts your brain so most care when dealing with it is obligatory. Proper face mask and plendy of fresh air is needed.
Question is foam dangerous for amphibians? I thought you have to cut the glossy layer? (I guess doesn't matter since it's for plants but curious) Also would the water pull chemicals off the foam?
This is probably the coolest thing I have ever seen . And is it crazy that I want to live in that cabinet, I feel like the oxygen is crisp. You are amazing Benji
I'm excited to see updates of this in like 6 months or a year. Been toying with the idea of building something like this myself, so thank you for showing your process!!!
That is one of the prettiest things ever! I need one in my life, and you just showed me that it is possible. Thank you for showing your whole process, missteps and all 😊
Mindblowing. When I was a child I used to make miniflorariums and it brought me so much joy! As your video did! I love the result. It’s super-super coool and fuuuun! Thanx!
I'm speechless. It looks sooooo cool! My inner child screamed when I saw the forest spirit and tiny totoro T_T!! I'v been thinking about doing this for a while now but I think I need more interim experience with my plants and terrariums before a project of this scale. But this is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing this with us!
So refreshing to watch a video done by a genuine and creative person. What a great project - looks amazing!!! Love that you shared mistakes and success. So relevant and real!!! Thank YOU so much for sharing.
This is so cool! Don't forget to give us a longer time update! Foam is not a watertight sealer; it's not about technique. Aquarium silicone and bath silicone is watertight and the right product to use.
Super cool dude!!! One recommendation, I see the cabinet doors have a gap between them? You could install a piece of metal flashing or something similar on the back of one door, with some magnets, to create a better seal. This whole project is such an awesome idea I love it!
Amazing! I'm about to start converting the taller version of this cabinet into a humidity house for my orchids and begonias as well. Thanks for showing all the mistakes, I definitely learned a lot.
I’m in LOVE 😍😍😍 I can’t wait until a few months pass and we get an update on this video…👀 *hint hint* 😅 hopefully! I’d love to see how these plants thrive! 💚💚💚
this is such a beautiful idea, i cant wait to make one of my own! thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge. your channel is a sanctuary, I subscribed immediately 🌿
Tip: put in some isopods. Mist it everyday yourself. Make a way to drain the bottom every now and then (hole with swimmingpool screw). Put in dart frogs. Make it warm inside with 💡 Put in fans on a timer, its really important in the long run Well done looks sick
I would really recommend you have a look at Serpa Design's channel, they have a lot of information to create similar builds and how to make backgrounds etc for your next project. This one looks really good, but I'm thinking it won't hold up in the long run, so you may need to repin plants as the tank matures :) But really good start!
this is sooooo cool! I love how you explain everything in detail and that you showed all the "mistakes" ! and it turned out so beautiful. if I would visit you I would probably only sit in front of this on the floor for 2 hours :D
Great work and it looks great. For the next Paludarium ..here are some small but important tips. Carve the shiny first layer from the foam so the silicone will stick. Otherwise it will not. Work in little sections with the silicone, because it drys out fast. It is easier to take your hands ( with gloves off course) instead of a brush. I can not wait how it will look in several weeks. Enjoy your Paludarium.
It looks so gooddddd T^T Hope I can make sth like that someday. I’d like to make a few suggestions on what plants to put in there in case u need some ideas! Miniature orchids like pleurothalis, zootrophions, masdevallia, and draculas all love high humidity and will probably love that setup. Also some selaginella fern would look nice too, since some species has a blue sheen on it, and it looks cool too! Happy growing
love so much your channel, i always enjoy your videos and how you edit them You always make my day when you post and thank you so mucho for posting!! :) also so creative
Good work! Aa for the leaking, an idea is to try o seal the gaps with aquarium silicone on the outside and possibly place a water resistant colour (like the ones for bathrooms. I do not know if it will hold or work, but it is an idea I played with when I am playing with the idea of a paladarium. If you ever get a problem with the cute critters escaping I would recommend netting the openings and any wire holes 🙂 otherwise l enjoyed the video and got a few ideas (and I liked how you did a voice over correction as well on some parts! Keep up the good work!
love the video! the only thing I would not recommend doing is adding plants while the foam and silicone are still drying because the fumes can kill plants very quickly. I let my terrariums dry for at least 5 days to fully be out of the danger zone with fumes.
I really love this idea especially if you put fish in the bottom but you'd have to do a lot more ceiling. Generally use great stuff plus pond if you're going to use anything with water because it's meant for wear and tear in water areas I'm not sure the regular great stuff will hold up over time. The silicone coating you need to seal the foam and it has to be a very thick coating and is very important for sealing. Also you absolutely need to seal all the cracks and all of the edges with silicone not foam. I am inspired to figure out how to do this but with a fish tank.
I really like the concept. I have been curious if one could convert an IKEA cabinet into an actual planted terrarium, not just a group of potted plants on shelves, so thank you for doing this video. I gotta say though. the moisture situation with those beautiful begonias near gave me a full on panic attack. I have been growing begonias for quite awhile now and while my collection isn't large, o only have about 24 plants. that all I can handle currently. each species is native to a different place, with different climate, different growing conditions, soil types, geology, lighting, humidity, the list goes on and on. while most of my collection enjoy the relative same humidity levels, what I grow them in varies wildly. one of my favorites grows naturally only on the limestone cliffs and out croppings in a small area of Vietnam, close to the Chinese boarder. that fact I learned from a map of the geological make up of that area. (thankyou google) limestone, in essence being calcium carbonate in rock form, acts in the soil to eliminate acidity. concluding that my begonia species will thrive in more alkaline medium. course grade medium that mimicked the kind of natural organic debris one would find in that habitat growing off limestone cliffs. species that derive from low elevations will need higher temps then plants that grow naturally at higher elevations, one of my plants comes from so high above sea level it didn't thrive until I started giving it 40 degree night time temps. back to my point before I swerved floored it into that tangent. THE WATER ON THE LEAVES! yes Begonias love high humidity. I have plants I keep as close to 100% humidity as I possibly can. but high humidity doesn't mean wet. begonias are just as sensitive to wet leaves as they are to wet feet. we use an airy, chunky potting mix so air can flow into the soil and around the roots. helping to keep the roots strong and not all mushy with root rot. the most exciting species to grow are so sought after and admired because of their looks. they look really cool. the colors, the shapes, the hairs, the hairs. all these things can be seen in every imaginable way with even a small sampling of species of begonias. a lot of these traits can also end up killing your plant. the hairs along the petioles of some can trap drops of water leading to rot of any other disease. drops of water left on leaves to long will permanent cause black spots of decay. the leaf margins or edges are especially vulnerable to this type of rot. so mind leaves touching the sides of terrariums because even a small bit of contact can trap some condensation and rot the edge of the leaf. all this is even more crucial with the ever expanding availability of plants. rare and once highly sought after can now be bought online for $20. begonias are beautiful. they grow well with orchid,. aroids, ferns, and most other tropical plants. bright indirect light and high humidity. but every type of indoor plant has one thing , one thing or another that it requires care wise that sets it apart from the next one. do your research first. especially if the cost of the plant you want could put that new bay window you and the misses have been talking about ever since the boys left for collage. (LOL) don't break the bank for a plant until you've done the research. better yet until you have gained some experience with other members of the genus that won't reduce you to franks and beans from a can for the next two months. but hey, if mom and dad are paying the bill for flower pots and bags of worm crap, I guess I would say go for it. Wouldn't it be just heaven to have someone that just paid for all your plants? nothing else. just plants. as many and whichever ones. of course you would have to buy the pots and medium for potting all these plants. you also have to cover the costs of fertilizer, pest control, etc. don't forget a place to keep them all. a house with a greenhouse would be nice. if really expensive rare plants were just given to you. you didn't have to work for them at all. would the plants you worked your butt off to buy, would they feel more special to you. would just giving away a plant for no reason diminish it's value. loose it's "keepsake"ness. they do say the things one works hard for mean the most. 4 years of paper routs and mowing lawns to buy that first car. you know the one, the convertible with stick shift. I don't know. question for the ages I guess. this is what I get for smoking a joint this early. BUT....MAN YOU'RE GIVING PALPITATIONS WITH THE WATER ON THE LEAVES OF THOSE GEORGOUS BEGONIAS. if they aren't allowed to dry by nighttime, all the leaves of all your Begonias will turn to mush like all of your plants seed leaves did by the look from earlier in the video. high humidity/not wet plants.
super glue works great for attaching moss to the background! also to get the silicone to stay on, you need to carve off the surface of the expanding foam. silicone won’t stick to smooth surfaces
I love your ideas! I was thinking that a very good channel for you to watch would be The King of DIY. Joey has been building aquariums for years. I think you will find a ton of technical information from him, on best materials to use and how to go about doing/using these materials. You have such awesome ideas that I thought it would help you avoid mistakes like the foam for instance. Anyway, it was just a thought. I love your channel a lot! I've liked and subscribed.
omg i just realized i didnt elaborate on that. There’s a submersible water pump in the plastic tub that connects to the tubing i hid behind the foam. You just plug it in and it pumps water up the tube and out the waterfall. I put the pump i used in the description! You just have to make sure u get one strong enough that can pump water a few feet vertically
This is so amazing and beautiful, did you come up with this idea by yourself? Just curious, because it's really a wonderful one! Love your calm voice and the time you take to explain everything. I can imagine a time lapse of what is happening in your micro world would really be something special... Can I ask where are you from? I make ceramic plant pots and I've been struggling with my goals lately, thanks to you I feel inspired to try to keep going again. Fellow plant lover.
I didn't come up with the concept myself, I got inspired by my friend Jiahao who built something similar with his cabinet. I did come up with the layout and everything on my own though. I'm from California, USA. And keep going! I go through ebbs and flows of motivation as well, but I remind myself that it's only natural. Wishing you the best of luck with ur ceramics and plants :)
You should totally put small animals in there like small dart frogs! I feel like they'd definitely add to the biological system in there and their calls would also intensify the feeling of a slice of nature in your home!
@@larrysalter1268 True. But they can also feed on the isopods you have in there if you have a big enough population of them in your vivarium. But if not, yeah you'd need to feed them fruitflies. But it would be so cool of he did put frogs in there. I think it'll add to the overall feel he's going for with this vivarium.
The isopods he has ,adult size would be to large for the dartfrogs to eat. Dwarf isopods , yes, also springtails would be a good snack for the frogs, but again flightless fruitflies would be the staple! Cheers.
The silicone would have stuck better if you had waited for the foam to dry and carved off/out the glossy exterior of it. I build these frequently and am running out of space in my condo for them. 😅 Either way great job, I suggest misting with a mixture of tropica fertilizer and RO water every other day. Boosted my plant and moss growth 80% within a couple days. Pop in some springtails aswell. 👌
With metal furniture the doors sometimes don't shut because it is not level. So adjusting the legs can totally fix this porblem. By the way, the left door locks on the inside on the top 😉
I loved the idea but have you considered the toxicity of the foam itself and how all the containers within the foam could hold moisture and in turn become a breeding ground for bacteria and mold, which if left uncontrolled could pose major health risks and slowly rot away the plants themselves. I would have recommended sealing the containers with cocking/silicone. Etc
I have some serious concern about that holding water over time. I'd be very worried about a Crack. Water is pretty heavy and I doubt they are using glass thick enough to stand up to it. Also yes you need to silicone it. But it doesn't have to be aquarium silicone. Just the stuff that ISN'T mold and mildew resistant.
The talent tho, My inspiration to do and to add art on planting, such as dish garden.. I started to creat different designs for a dish garden 🌿🌿🌿love plants
