EPIC Vivarium With a Water Feature Bioactive Tutorial!!

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DIY Poison Dart Frog Vivarium with a Bioactive Water feature Tutorial
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@aureaphilos 3 жыл бұрын

A beautiful vivarium, and a great tutorial. I grew bromeliads and orchids in the 80s and 90s, and seeing how you used them in your viv brought back a longing to grow them -- with frogs -- again. Many thanks!

@kanjero7081 3 жыл бұрын

Best wishes from Germany. This build is so nice.

@michaelmelo8075 4 жыл бұрын

Great Job Troy, I really love watching you do builds.. Very inspiring and relaxing

@scox7748 3 жыл бұрын

Great build. Awesome result. Really good vid. Thanks for showing all the plant names. Motivating and inspiring.

@HecticXXViper 4 жыл бұрын

I love the explanation, detail, and visual aid for everything top quality Troy!

@Steemoney 3 жыл бұрын

very cool, thanks for the inspiration and tips and trickz!

@gregmartin1615 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely superb! Good to see you using Hygrolon. Just beautiful!

@shiina8543 4 жыл бұрын

That hardscaping is mind blowing. I love how you have all of branches set up.

@barbhelle5481 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video. Thank you for the ideas

@JohnBlueGT 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great man. Really inspiring me to want to build more!

@lillianepp1345 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous! Using this as inspiration for my next build! I love the way you placed the hard scape it really provides such a natural and fascinating look

@toadpope2522 4 жыл бұрын

This looks awesome!! Great tutorial

@kovenant7 Жыл бұрын

Wow the vines! Nice build excellent !

@tobaccojohn9664 4 жыл бұрын

Nice build Troy

@animalfrendo 2 жыл бұрын

Nice viv. Beautiful and clever. Great video too.

@trayp324 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice viv and the build tut was top notch!!

@alex8426 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely enjoyed every minute of process from beginning to end. You also have chosen ver nice plants that made the scene very relaxing and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

@benshaw3891 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice Troy 🙂👍 Very informative too.

@HeathenHammer123 4 жыл бұрын

looks incredible.

@eoincollins1883 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I'm just starting my very first build. This is great inspiration material.

@SCORPlOPATH 3 жыл бұрын

Turned out Amazing!! Great video 👍🏼

@brachypelmasmithi2498 4 жыл бұрын

It looks already stunning even though the hydrolon is not covered in moss or plants! Perfect!

@marciesocal7553 4 жыл бұрын

Really beautiful !

@1SBK909 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful man great tank

@Bam-Bam1 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you naming all the plants in this video for someone new just getting into this hobby.

@iddybiddyladybugleeza262 4 жыл бұрын

I love this build!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

@EvilKaNegro 5 ай бұрын

That’s so smart. Thanks for the idea

@jasonstewart8651 4 жыл бұрын

That's amazing I do my own enclosures but nothing like that I'll have to watch your first video next to see how you do your background

@swedishrainbow_garden7672 2 жыл бұрын

Super nice build! Very inspiring for my next terrarium that I had plans on doing something similar with the drip down a piece of wood. Now I know how to do it. 😊

@ChloroPhiles 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this is fabulous

@joshaking111 4 жыл бұрын

The montage at the end put me at peace lol

@PsyWARAquariums 4 жыл бұрын

this is great! I'm gonna do a paludarium and I am totally gona steal some ideas from you! so awesome! so well done!

@graphite2786 4 жыл бұрын

Your viv's are just getting better and better! Their naturalness could be used as a set for a nature documentary. You are by far my favorite vivscaper :-) I wish we were allowed dart frogs here in Australia! We do have some lovely microhylids, coxiellids, "toadlets" and of course Litoria species but most of these are not available, being on the protected species list.

@nitraflo000 4 жыл бұрын

So beautiful one ! 🤘 you won your own contest 😜. Love it !

@aquaticcolledgefishing 3 жыл бұрын

truelly inspiring thats exactly what i want to build just on a smaller scale

@kriskyle2226 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@shaundixon2941 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Dudu

@dtruman123 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video, I watched all of it

@denyglow Жыл бұрын

Amazing beautiful friend

@naturesbravery2325 4 жыл бұрын

That's sickkk😍 so cool I want to do that too thanks for the 💡

@kh6098 Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing! finally got all the things and am starting my build today!

@TroyGoldberg 9 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@Tylerjc2201 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid and amazing looking tank I wish I was that skilled 😂

@NorthernFrogger 4 жыл бұрын

I love this build, and great job on the video! I`m going to have to try some of these techniques soon...

@tylermoorman331 3 жыл бұрын

Man I a m so ready to build these

@haustierone 4 жыл бұрын

great video !

@thehappywanderer4230 4 жыл бұрын

Troy, this video made me subscribe. It’s really appreciated with how you visually gave us detail on how you mount your plants, carving, showing us the actual drylok container and colors used.Listing all the items you used in the description. Also, showing us where you get that moss... 🤪🤷🏻‍♂️

@Peepsee 3 жыл бұрын

Super nice! I am just new to the channel, but would love to see a video with a “timelapse”. Would be cool to see the vivarium grow to it’s full glory 🙂

@mustachadon Жыл бұрын

Youve got me super interested in substrateless tanks.

@viv_scapedesigns 4 жыл бұрын

Mate awesome video loved it and that viv looks insane u are the true boss of vivarium building

@pabledad159 4 жыл бұрын

Good vídeo

@sneakyninga44 Жыл бұрын

Wow. This was like a documentary that should be shown to the world. Congrats. I love this

@TroyGoldberg Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@aqua_zp 4 жыл бұрын

Очень красивый проект. Меня вдохновил. Спасибо за интересное виде. подписываюсь)

@venenoanfibio6547 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!

@alexandragonzalez9817 4 жыл бұрын

Hermoso un saludo desde Ecuador 👋

@LakesReptiles 4 жыл бұрын

My expectations were high and you exceeded them

@kuwaitorchid5209 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@TroyGoldberg 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@haustierone 4 жыл бұрын

-repeating- great video !

@jem5108 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Did you have adequate space in the bottom for the bioactive substrate? Thanks

@asylumjk 4 жыл бұрын

Frog King did it again! Great job buddy. Production & editing is great👍🏻

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks boss!!

@MikeTytula 4 жыл бұрын

Max screams were adorable, can't believe the virus is keeping him from his real uncle. And the bioactive I honestly died

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

I laughed every time at that moment when editing

@TheDragonservant 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid Troy! I'm going to use this as the basis for my new build. With the foam matting, do you stick them together with anything or are they just sitting on top of each other? Cheers!

@jonrazo2825 2 жыл бұрын

love the vids man. do you use an actual filter for the water or does the foam do that for you?

@robjames3513 2 ай бұрын

Awesome, do you have video showing how you set up the tank before the hardscaping ?

@mattblake9936 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my, a zip tie, why did I never think of that.....!

@allenszykula8071 2 жыл бұрын

now I know how I can make the pond in my next enclosure that is amuch better idea that some I have seen.

@SinSitySnakes 3 жыл бұрын

Getting ready to build another viv. How does the spong mat do? Also do you still add the isopods since you don't use any substrate?

@donwells9494 4 жыл бұрын

As always a super well produced video and build. I didnt notice any mention of drainage? How are handeling that if it gets too much water?

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve mentioned in previous videos that all My tanks are drilled and plumbed for drainage

@Floriflop 4 жыл бұрын

What i did to hide the Wire is, that i put a PVC Pipe from the Bottom to the Top from the Terrarium and put the Great Stuff over the Pipe so you cant see the Wire anymore and you can change the pump much easier.

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I did that in the terribilis tank, and that’s a method that’s been shown over and over, the reason I showed this was is because, this method it’s possible to add a water feature after the background is already complete.

@Floriflop 4 жыл бұрын

@@TroyGoldberg ah shit, now you know i didnt watched all of your videos! :D How loud is the pump that youre using in the video? can you hear it at all? Im thinking about something like this in my Livingroom.

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

Florian Gunacker it’s very quiet, I really don’t even hear them to be honest

@HappyStraws 2 жыл бұрын

Was there ever an update to this video? I saw in the comments that you were planning on it but I haven't found it and I would love to see how this tank is doing now. Thanks!

@nillawafer6906 2 жыл бұрын

Another dope build! But what happens if the pump goes out? 🤪🤪 Just jokes. Anyway, great job Troy! 🤙🤙

@chrishughes4241 2 жыл бұрын

This video literally made me subscribe . So relaxing and beautiful end product . Trying to start my very first paladariium in Dublin Ireland. Literally nobody has anything needed for sale over here 😭😭 struggling to find the names of the products needed to begin .

@Loomise 4 жыл бұрын

Can you explain the lightning fixtures and how they benefit the plants in youre terrariums... Thx for the videos always enjoying them and getting ideas... Keepem coming!

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

I use led shop lights from amazon.... I’m not sure what you mean by how they benefit in terrariums... the lights make the plants grow well??? Lol

@williamburton8119 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Troy! Just want to start by saying I love your setups, they all look amazing. I'm going to be trying the foam that you used as a substrate layer on my next terrarium, but before I do I wanted to know how yours is holding up? Are you planning on uploading an update of this vivarium soon? Thanks in advance.

@TroyGoldberg 3 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna be doing a few updates in the next couple weeks yes

@AthensLhar Жыл бұрын

@@TroyGoldberg If you do an update on this viv could you say a bit about the differences between the sponge bottom as opposed to the standard leica-charcoal-substrate bottom? Is there a difference in how the cuc does? How about odors? Sorry if I'm coming off pushy, I really liked this video and it has me thinking my next build will copy it.

@calebrzeszutek6729 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the filter foam? I am currently working on a tank and have stalled because of not knowing which direction i want to go with the floor/drainage layer. I would love to try it!

@Ruffaloo Жыл бұрын

Do you think I could use a submerged fish tank heater in a similar Setup as the main heat source in my vivarium? I want to archieve a night time temperature lowering in this way by switching the heater off at night. As I want to use non heat producing LED lights im looking for a alternative heat source in my vivarium project. I would love to hear your take on it.

@edssantiago5761 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible video, Thanks for sharing. Question, what is the humidly level and how to you keep in check? if you have a video that's related to this subject, please forward. Thank you. Ed. Worcester MA

@TroyGoldberg 3 жыл бұрын

Humidity for poison dart frogs should be around 70-90% ive used hygrometers in the past... but I don’t use them anymore for I’ve been doing this for a very long time.

@kh6098 Жыл бұрын

hey! great video !! heavily inspired me to try something similar, just one question, what did you use to adhere the filter sponge mat together? or are they just sitting on top of each other

@TroyGoldberg 9 ай бұрын

I just stacked it… no adhesive needed I’ve seen biotope gallery just use silicone if needed

@MrBeeMeR320D 3 жыл бұрын

Taht is one awesome paludarium!!! And a very nice walkthrough. Only thing missing is the what and how on the lightning u used. And what frogs wil get to enjoy this piece of jungle?

@TroyGoldberg 3 жыл бұрын

Led shoplights 6000k color temp from amazon

@MrBeeMeR320D 3 жыл бұрын

@@TroyGoldberg thanx 👍

@colekinser407 8 ай бұрын

I am currently in the process of turning a 125 gal aquarium into a dart frog set up. I haven’t had a large pond or water feature in a dart frog tank before. I have a RO/DI system and wasn’t sure if I should add seachem equilibrium (like I do for aquariums) or some other product to the water in the pool/water fall feature? I can’t imagine soaking in RO/DI water would be healthy for the frogs.

@josephromo4497 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing!! I find it very interesting how GREEN this tank is with NO dirt!! I'm assuming this tank has dart frogs in now?? Curious how many keep the tank stable??? Great job bro!!

@TroyGoldberg 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Yep 5 fine spot leucomelas breeding in there now

@stephanielukosius3788 4 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you for your tutorials! I'm building some bioactive tanks for my snakes, and seeing these alternate methods you use really help giving inspiration and direction on what to do!

@voltix9711 3 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Lukosius would Drylock work to create a little pond area? It is waterproof so I think I can just build up a little 2x2 inch wall that has a bit of water in it for a terrarium. Do you think this would work? I have a paladarium with a waterfall and I think it would be cool for the waterfall to go into a little pond before it hits the main part. Any reply would help, thanks

@WisdomCalls 3 жыл бұрын

Does the water stay clean for animals to drink or do you have to do something to make it good drinking water for lizards

@oidk2221 10 ай бұрын

Hi Troy! I started something similar because I adored your setup, but what do you do if the pump needs replaced?

@TroyGoldberg 10 ай бұрын

Replace it

@jacobradschlag7945 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial by the way! Just wondering what size MistKing attachments do you use for the pump?

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

It’s the 1/4” line fittings

@jacobradschlag7945 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jacobradschlag7945 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you get your miniature orchids?

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Radschlag glassboxtropicals

@jimmyutterstrom3096 3 жыл бұрын

Looking good! What lifetime do you expect from a tank like this, until it's time to for example replace the filter material?

@marcoga5602 3 жыл бұрын

He liked it and didnt answer... Hmm... Troy?

@TroyGoldberg 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly hard for me to say I’ve only been sing the filter material a little over a year, I’d like to think the tank should be up and running for 10+ years

@TroyGoldberg 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry sometimes I don’t Answer all questions, especially ones I can’t really give a solid concrete answer.

@jeppegronemann2084 2 жыл бұрын

@@TroyGoldberg does the filter and moss layering give any trouble with soggy areas of the moss? my biggest concern is that it will start wicking up water in the moss and making all the land area soggy.

@TroyGoldberg 2 жыл бұрын

No it hasn’t caused me any issues

@rogermims9119 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Troy. The moss. Is it sphagnum?

@dletto1582 Жыл бұрын

do you always keep the water running and what if im doing a river throughout the tank substrate would be on top of the foam is that okay?

@5rightturns3 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance you could get me a link to that foam pad? I’m not seeing big sheets of it like it appears you have in there. Thanks

@danielvaz8538 3 жыл бұрын

Is the pump fully submerged in water, or does it stick out a bit? Is that safe ?

@OnefishTwofishROC Жыл бұрын

Heya Troy! I keep multiple planted aquariums, dozens of houseplants, and have almost everything needed to start up a bioactive dart frog tank. Stumbled across your channel and haven't looked back. I LOVE the use of the filter sponge material as the substrate layer. I have loads of it in my stash. This build is pretty much the concept I would like to do with a spare 30 breeder aquarium. Question about the pump placement and function - clogged pumps are the bane of a fishkeeper - is the pump literally sucking the return water from the sponge layer? It looks like both the sponge sheet and pump are resting directly on the glass bottom without much clearance between the pump housing intake and the sponge. Correct? Do you ever have to do periodic maintenance on the pump and impeller due to any type of bio buildup / sludge etc? Your content is .... beyond fantastic. Your thorough and very detailed teaching style is excellent!

@TroyGoldberg Жыл бұрын

I very rarely had to service the pumps and often never have to

@OnefishTwofishROC Жыл бұрын

@@TroyGoldberg thank you! I am going to try this!

@forthcs 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for keeping us entertained during the lockdown Troy! Appreciate the Brom mounting tips. Another great vid. Another person asked about your lights - could you throw us a link in amazon to see what you are using? Appreciate your time making these, be safe!

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah ill add the link in the description. Thanks for reminding me!

@TheBeardedHerper 4 жыл бұрын

something to keep in mind is that manzanita is a desert plant so the wood may not last long term in a wet terrarium as it is prone to rotting quickly when constantly wet. I'll be very interested to see how this does for you long-term. That being said I'm loving you're videos you can count me as a new subscriber my friend.

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

I mean I know many people use manzanita in aquariums so I’m guessing it will last Atleast a couple years.... and the main piece that’s covered in moss is actually Malaysian drift... the branchy pieces are all manzanita

@TheBeardedHerper 4 жыл бұрын

@@TroyGoldberg worst case scenario they become food for the isos I assume are part of your bioactive fauna, and yeah I would expect a couple of years out of them minimum.

@JF-mp9xz 3 ай бұрын

So the water runs down into the sponge stuff at the bottom and the pump is able to suck the water through that sponge stuff and push it back up?

@onatassell6424 8 ай бұрын

Troy can you help me know how to hook the pump to the mist king fittings and which fittings to buy. I ordered a similar pump on Amazon. Couldn’t find the exact one. I ordered Kedsum 100 gph on Amazon

@user-vd5gj3id7m 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! How can I keep the 24C in this system? What is the heater to keep the temperature ?

@steveplays5408 3 жыл бұрын

How do u mount your bromiliads where u want them any tips . Maybe you can do a quick video on it

@TroyGoldberg 3 жыл бұрын

I show in the video how to mount them.... watch the full video

@steveplays5408 3 жыл бұрын

Ya i saw that after haha

@5rightturns3 4 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking about getting back into frogs. I was in the hobby back when people were trying to make clay substrate for pumilio. What are your thoughts about the filter/no substrate like in this build for pumilio?

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

It would still be fine... clay isn’t needed, but it definitely can help with smaller young pumilio... and most people aren’t using clay as the entire substrate... they usually just make a puck of sorts so the frogs can sit on the luck and absorb the nutes

@mispa51 Жыл бұрын

May I ask what you use for the walls?

@clairvoyantdetails8423 Жыл бұрын

So the bromeliad doesn't have roots? you can just 'glue' to the background?

@LVGmemphis10 4 жыл бұрын

So a few questions, i understand this isnt a tutorial vid but how do you reconnect the power cord to the pump once you snip it? How would you replace the pump if it went out? and how does the water level not raise if you are misting the viv regularly? The viv looks great as always, and we're still waiting for you to build the ultimate phyllomedusa bicolor viv :P

@TroyGoldberg 4 жыл бұрын

MiZtA_bluee all my tanks tanks are drilled for drainage so that the water level doesn’t raise above a certain point. If the pump fails, you cut the tip of the plug and literately just rip it out and replace the same way you originally installed it. To reconnect the plug, you strip the wire tips to expose the actual metal and reconnect the positive side to positive side and the negative to the negative side and wrap each side with electric tape. It’s the most basic of wiring techniques.