MY LARGEST VIVARIUM YET! Bringing COSTA RICA to my LIVING ROOM!

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5 жыл бұрын

PART TWO: • Choosing and Setting U...
I visited Costa Rica a couple years ago, and while I was there, I met hundreds and hundreds of wild poison dart frogs. Ever since, I've had the desire to bring a little chunk of that landscape home with me - now, thanks to the help of TANKED Modern and the DFW Reptarium, I've gotten the chance to! In this video we set up EVERYTHING our darts are gonna need in their new home - plants, hardscape, substrate, etc. I'm going to be letting the plants get established for a while before adding any frogs, but the entire process was a great time and the final result exceeded my expectations.
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@lanegoss2511 5 жыл бұрын

You're supposed to carve the foam before you silicone so the silicone has a better surface to stick to. It also looks nicer.

@PYROTOAD 4 жыл бұрын

Timothy Newitt it falls of the uncarved foam!

@hooktraining3966 5 жыл бұрын

When tanks are expensive just because they have slightly abnormal measurements or no plastic borders on the corner but you could build it with literally some acrylic from home depot, a table saw, and some acrylic cement.

@graffic13 5 жыл бұрын

Omg reptile Bob Ross !! Love this video... i totally subscribed!

@set_blocks 3 жыл бұрын

You should watch Dendrozone. I feel like his voice makes him the Bob Ross of terrariums too.

@Shaden0040 5 жыл бұрын

Another leaf you can use for leaf litter are Catappa leaves (India almond leaves). They are used in Aquariums and have beneficial health properties, such as anti-fungal, anti-septic, anti-bacterial (disease bacteria, not beneficial bacteria), anti-external parasitic, anti-viral. They release vital tannins into your water as well, so try adding one into your water dish. Sprinkle a few around your vivarium as well. They are 100% biodegradable. They are available in small, medium and large sizes.

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to pick some up for another project, I will tomorrow

@trenthobson2756 5 жыл бұрын

That tank is looking devine. Well done, Daniel. That was one of the most beautiful vivariums I've seen. Can't wait to see it with some frogs!

@GingerJotunn 5 жыл бұрын

I love this video more than your normal ones, like your humour really came out here and it was really great. I can't wait to see you introduce the fauna :3

@mcbridemotorsports5788 5 жыл бұрын

Every time they placed something solid such as the caulking gun on the Acrylic front panel I cringed as Acrylic scratches very easily. It is a beautiful tank

@WildLife_Perspective 5 жыл бұрын

You guys did a great job! This is going to be very helpful when I build my Cuban Knight anoles and naturalistic enclosure with a foam background! Can't wait.

@DigitalDuelist 5 жыл бұрын

Let us know how tame they come! I want a pair myself but an concerned that they'll come as wild as the little Bahamain Anoles I have had.

@jefffunk4009 5 жыл бұрын

I love the dfw reptarium ive been going there for years. Its crazy ive been watching your channel for years now and its so awesome to see you collab with my favorite pet store and make a video in the exact same spot ive stood countless times just admiring those parsons chameleons behind yall. Super rad video as always man keep up the good content!

@kennikitty 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video 😍 This vivarium looks outanding. Great work. 👍

@AimeeHarrisonDesigns 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing. I love it!

@torrid91 5 жыл бұрын

I love DFW reptarium. This is where I get my feeders and they do such a wonderful job of taking care of the animals that they sell there and the enclosures and supplies that they provide are excellent. I highly recommend if anybody is ever in the DFW area that they stop in there and take a look around.

@statiusANDyuxzelf 5 жыл бұрын

first time watching one of your videos, really well done and very cool. good job my dudes

@SgtPicklehead 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I'm actually working on a vivarium for my white's tree frog and this will help me get started.

@iblegsnolegs6469 5 жыл бұрын

Wow me too im looking to start mine tomorrow my profile pic is a pic of him

@God-qi1fr 5 жыл бұрын

OML YES THAT NEW INTRO AND VERY NICE VIVARIUM KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

@aquajuwel7098 5 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome guys........

@jeradwilson8611 5 жыл бұрын

Another video!!! Awesome

@hadrosaur-harley9623 5 жыл бұрын

I love your vids afriherpkeeper/Daniel . It's people like you that made me fall in love with reptiles . Keep up the good work

@JtvsCl 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome can’t wait tell you show us what you put in it :)

@FloridaWildlife 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice job Guys!!

@auswild2625 5 жыл бұрын

This is truly amazing I love your content Daniel

@funfishology5429 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Love the tank!

@dianemainiero6760 4 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing

@BiteME8itch 5 жыл бұрын

Love this. I go here all the time and love the place

@PYROTOAD 5 жыл бұрын

Omg, awesome video! I’ve meet and talked to gage In person from DFW Reptarium! Awesome setup keep up the good work!

@jimmyphattits3700 5 жыл бұрын

So awesome!

@chewdallas96 5 жыл бұрын

Bromeliads do better when mounted so they're able to dry off. They will eventually rot in the soil

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m aware they’re epiphytes. We’ll see how they do, I’m trying to account for that

@FloridaWildlife 5 жыл бұрын

Bromeliads should be fine, you may be thinking of Tillandsias

@chewdallas96 5 жыл бұрын

@@FloridaWildlife both don't do well in soil. Neoregelia broms do way better when mounted and are aloud to dry off. Guzmania does well in soil.

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

Yup, at this point I’ve removed all the little ones and I’m attempting to salvage them. One or more probably won’t make it. The big ones seem better-off and I’m attempting to keep the sub around them dry... if need be I’ll pull them too and we’ll pick more appropriate foliage when I go back

@joshlferguson 5 жыл бұрын

That's a broad statement. Some species do just fine in soil.

@williamh9555 5 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool! I was at the reptarium yesterday

@sarahk4047 5 жыл бұрын

It looks totally incredible

@oliverobeid8352 5 жыл бұрын

This is so cool!👍🏻

@kristerpedersen1645 5 жыл бұрын

Your channel is so professional! I love it

@juliansmith2250 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool stuff guys. Love the hair.

@GameGW935 5 жыл бұрын

"We found him outside!" xD

@matthewpocha9156 5 жыл бұрын

Anybody else get high and watch vivs be made Orrr just me??

@lucianaraimondi3580 5 жыл бұрын

i feel u, matt

@luissimon9004 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@yourlocaltoad5102 5 жыл бұрын

Geez, your name alone makes me want to assume that you wear socks with weed-leaves on them

@matthewpocha9156 5 жыл бұрын

@@yourlocaltoad5102 got them on right now😂😂

@-u-i3419 5 жыл бұрын

@cyanatic7472 5 жыл бұрын

The foam is satisfying

@marcuslarwa9098 5 жыл бұрын

I’m really enjoying your content, it almost makes me want to go start getting some reptiles myself.

@devineveraert796 5 жыл бұрын

Your set up looks great, I can’t wait to see it stocked. Dendrobates auratus remind me more of home, but I can’t blame your choice of Oophaga pumilio.

@landonhawk1685 5 жыл бұрын

Idk why but I almost never like moss just covering the top of the floor. I wish I was mixed or something hahaha

@TheJokertimer 5 жыл бұрын

also its not very good for animals and plants

@user-hg7qg2oj8t 5 жыл бұрын

we need more people like you

@ScarletCandlelight 5 жыл бұрын

Just wow

@marugg78 4 жыл бұрын

That's one gnarly fro 🤘😁

@estebansolano7180 5 жыл бұрын

Grettings from Costa Rica

@fernandoaries9817 5 жыл бұрын

🗣The tank is DOPE🐸

@cyanatic7472 5 жыл бұрын

Great setup man

@adronxo 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos/spirit

@alexisturner781 5 жыл бұрын

Wow it's huge!

@tiffyspetlife2500 5 жыл бұрын

Alexis Turner how come you’re everywhere what next

@tiffyspetlife2500 5 жыл бұрын

i watch minecraft videos 😂🙄

@brunobertin7457 5 жыл бұрын

It looks really amazing

@Lucidesmond 5 жыл бұрын

I love this store! So worth the trip if you live in Texas ❤️

@jordanbrackeen9186 5 жыл бұрын

Love it! My family and I were at the DFW Reptairum the day you were there last, filming in the back room I believe. Sadly we didn't get to meet you. Hopefully we'll get to say hi at the NARBC Arlington We are the obsessed type who is there at least once a week haha! Beautiful vivarium I want to build some myself, but I have to say I'm extremely tempted to commission the Reptairm for a couple. Love the content my brotha! Don't listen to the haters at this level of subscribers and overall popularity you're inevitably going to have a few. Much love From an ex-austinite keep it coming my man.

@sillyminicat 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god that is cool

@sillyminicat 5 жыл бұрын

*BIG NUT*

@JurrassicAss 5 жыл бұрын

*BIGGER NUT*

@sillyminicat 5 жыл бұрын

*MEGA SUPER ULTRA NUT*

@JurrassicAss 5 жыл бұрын

*ULTRA SUPER MEGA SKEET SKEET NUT*

@sillyminicat 5 жыл бұрын

*SUPER ULTRA 69 MULTIVERSE’S LARGEST NUT*

@bobbyj8044 5 жыл бұрын

Cool

@elianwolfert3879 5 жыл бұрын

"I'm gonna cut that out" XDDD Oh Daniel

@ezrajames8858 5 жыл бұрын

I love it

@kristerpedersen1645 5 жыл бұрын

07:00 that's me lmao

@Shaden0040 5 жыл бұрын

Make sure you attach the tank to wall studs secured fixtures, not plaster or drywall alone. The weight of the tank and its contents will pull it off the wall eventually if only attached to drywall or plaster lathes..

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

Not going to put this one on the wall - seems a little too risky for my liking. If it didn't have so much heft to it I'd consider it.

@Shaden0040 5 жыл бұрын

@@AfroHerpkeeper If you did want to wall mount it you'd have to make sure the bolts you use are secured to the wall studs behind the wall surface.

@longbowz6200 5 жыл бұрын

Seeing someone my age with the same hobby be successful really inspires me I hope I can be successful I just don't know where to start or how to get out there

@longbowz6200 5 жыл бұрын

@afroherpkeeper

@belizeguy 5 жыл бұрын

Really nice set up ! Look forward to seeing it inhabited.

@giobaa-barbarino6028 5 жыл бұрын

Nice vivarium man :)

@nathanielmarkey8388 5 жыл бұрын

Should have done this with serpa design, still very appealing 👍🏻

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

I think he lives pretty far from me but I could be wrong

@taeviansworldofreptiles3828 5 жыл бұрын

Man I wish I was a little reptile moving into that!

@allenjones1947 5 жыл бұрын

Is this the mourning gecko bachelorette penthouse? 😂

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

For the next few weeks indeed it is

@tdbarts210 5 жыл бұрын

What's up Daniel, crazy we had the same RTF class last year. Hope you're doing well

@fishingandreptileswithliam6954 5 жыл бұрын

Good video

@andreacaramia7055 5 жыл бұрын

Good! By an italian reptil lover

@pacovl46 4 жыл бұрын

Pro tip, if you cut off the shiny surface of the expanding foam after it’s cured the silicone will stick much better to the foam.

@oposum244 5 жыл бұрын

Nice setup!Do you plan to make some video about your salamander terrarium?

@sandersmet7913 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't it better to put a Dendrobates species in there (larger), because they stay more on the ground. While thumbnails need a lot og height :)

@TheJokertimer 5 жыл бұрын

you are right

@weslycarter1326 5 жыл бұрын

Yep my thoughts exactly. No enough height for thumbnails or glass frogs. It is an awesome vivarium tho.

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

The glass frogs idea was officially scrapped about a week ago, this would be totally unsuitable for them. I’m still planning to put some Oophaga pumilio in here. They can be very arboreal, but they should do just fine. There’s a lot of space even if it’s not all that tall.

@williamdavis9471 5 жыл бұрын

Sander Smet what is the genus for thumbnail dart frogs?

@sandersmet7913 5 жыл бұрын

@@williamdavis9471 Ranitomeya and most Oophaga are considered thumbnails

@paskasiusevanfernando9059 5 жыл бұрын

do i need specific specification for the led? can a regular led feed the plants need?

@ahorsenamedbeaux 5 жыл бұрын

That hat though!!! ;)

@charlie_camanche1827 5 жыл бұрын

Im first as long as I dont refresh the page love you so much and it’s so big

@ShayedSays 5 жыл бұрын

I don't even want to think about how heavy that thing must be to lift but damn it looks nice.

@KreefAquariumhobby 5 жыл бұрын

Nice ! Subbed

@ulliamodell5451 5 жыл бұрын

hmm im thinking for the clean up crew you could maybe use tropical pink spring tails, lawn shrimp, dwarf purple isopods, and maybe some kind of worm. I think it would be cool if their was some kind of small species of roach or some kind of tropical beetle that could go in there too.

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve already put some dwarf white springs in there, but a larger species would be pretty cool. Probably going to stick with powder orange isos, but worms and beetles are also an interesting idea

@daltondixon7517 5 жыл бұрын

oh hey! i go to dfw rept all the time! they know me by name there

@nikolajovanov2587 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, only thing I’d add is some rocks

@zahraramirez4077 5 жыл бұрын

I was LITTERALLY just beginning to think about adding dark frogs to my collection, what a coincidence

@cupofmaddyVODS 5 жыл бұрын

Super glue works great on plants and moss too instead of wasting silicone on them.

@pacovl46 4 жыл бұрын

“We found him outside!” And then we took and imprisoned him and now we’re wondering why he makes such a ruckus in his prison cell!

@harryme472 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Let him go , let him be free.

@sarahmosa7904 5 жыл бұрын

Tell me how I was wheezing when you took your hat off.

@lightacatgaming 4 жыл бұрын

okay so, idk the conditions this was made in but you should let the foam fully cure, carve it to remove the smooth shiny surface and then add the silicone, otherwise whatever you use to cover the background will fall off over time faster, also try using egg crate light defuser as a false bottom.

@duniasoa3445 5 жыл бұрын

Love video natural

@Njg3697 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, I am designing a viv background using great stuff and had a question about curing/drying, Etc. I applied foam a week ago. I left it to dry for over 48 hours before I checked it. There was a large section (almost the entire length of the background) that was full of clear dark brown liquid. I cut open as many of the large pockets as I could to let it drain/dry. There are still a few left no larger than a quarter after 7 days. Should I be concerned? It is dry around the edges, top and face of the background, and the liquid is sealed between the foam and glass.

@whenfishwalk7073 5 жыл бұрын

am I the only one who slowed down the video? its kinda funny

@chewdallas96 5 жыл бұрын

I did a 4 foot vertical dart frog viv

@HUNTERSCOLO 2 жыл бұрын

“I don’t know”- hey man ur aspergers is showin

@graphite2786 5 жыл бұрын

As this is a bio- organic set up would you consider adding some large invertebrates to live with the frogs? Maybe giant millipedes or even some medium sized snail species? I've kept panda snails, giant millipedes, spiny stick insects and 5 Litoria bicolor (tree frogs) in a 90cm cube terrarium , it was a very interesting set up and easy to maintain. Having never kept dart frogs (illegal wildlife in Australia) I'm not informed enough about their husbandry and how well they cohabit with other species so maybe it would be a very bad idea. Is there a consensus on invertebrate/ Dart frog community tanks?

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if there’s a consensus, but they’ll have a diverse cleanup crew. I don’t want to put anything too large in there for the sake of the plants and the overall look of the tank, but millipedes would be pretty cool.

@DigitalDuelist 5 жыл бұрын

They're not bad, and non poisonous of raised in captivity. I've seen people handle them with little to no trouble. They stay so small that I doubt they'd be an active threat to any of the bugs.

@cupofmaddyVODS 5 жыл бұрын

@@DigitalDuelist The real question is whether or not the bugs would be a threat to the frogs lol. Usually spring tails, isopods, and even worms work best with most animals.

@erynanngrigg4507 5 жыл бұрын

Omg I actually put it in .25x and it did not disappoint 🤣🤣

@flyinghigh8487 5 жыл бұрын

Hey man really nice setup, btw how did you you transport that thing back to your house lol must of been heavy !

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

It was manageable enough, it fit fine in my trunk

@m3t4l.f4c3 5 жыл бұрын

What are the name of the plants you used please?

@brainshockedsubscribeor9269 5 жыл бұрын

Can you have a video with the animals in the vavarian.

@thereisnopandemic 4 жыл бұрын

Get a top hat: Hence you shall be called Slashfro

@AW-qz4kk 5 жыл бұрын

Hey you should house some mourning geckos with the dart frogs

@chewdallas96 5 жыл бұрын

I would've cut one of the doors in half and sealed a piece of glass in its place then turned the enclosure vertically and made it that way. Then it would be cool for glass frogs, pumilio, and mourning or gonatodes.

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

Very good point, I will strongly consider that when/if I do another setup like this

@chewdallas96 5 жыл бұрын

@@AfroHerpkeeper i would recommend doing all the designing and the background first like foam a nice big piece of ghostwood right in the middle of the tank allowing you to mpunt broms all on the branches. Then seal the tank and do all the rest.

@ronr7855 5 жыл бұрын

Let me start by saying it looks amazing! However this video was somewhat confusing to me. Just recently started building backgrounds and have watched every video I could find. Every one of them says to let the foam set and then carve the top layer to form to your liking but also so the silicone adheres to it. In this video he not only didn't let the foam set but he didn't carve it, applying the silicone directly on the smooth non porous surface. If he were going to do that why not put the substrate directly on the foam and avoid the silicone? I have done that and it looks amazing. Where the foam shows through it looks like black lava rock! Does anyone reading this have any thoughts on this? I would really like to know which is proper because if this is good then I've wasted a lot of time waiting and carving! AGAIN... not a negative post , just looking for better ways to do things! Thank you

@MPL019 5 жыл бұрын

You are right, you should wait and carve the foam. In the video he mentions that over time the silicone will peal off, probably happens because it's smooth

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

Neither of us is really an expert on scaping but Gage mentioned that technique too. We let the foam dry but not set entirely, just because we had to do it all in one sitting. We still spent about five hours on it

@MPL019 5 жыл бұрын

It would have been a lot longer, yes. That way was faster and did the job, it looks awesome! You make really great videos dude, keep it up

@gjosuem 5 жыл бұрын

The only critique is no method of drain/siphoning up water that accumulates in the drainage layer. Otherwise looks good

@MsTweetyJo70 5 жыл бұрын

OMG 😲 this is so amazing .. Can you use spray foam for a boa or blue skink enclosure??

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

Of course, just give it enough time to air out before putting animals in. If you’re interested in it there’s plenty of videos out there - you can also carve or paint the foam once it’s hardened to resemble rockwork

@MsTweetyJo70 5 жыл бұрын

You guys did an amazing job on this project ... Can you use an an acrylic tank for a boa I would love to purchase one of the tanks from tanked modern can you give me any suggestions since you have to use a heat lamp and a heating pad

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

They make PVC cages I’d recommend over the acrylic ones for a boa - you could probably keep one in either, but this would be too small for most boas.

@coleweiss-curry9534 5 жыл бұрын

8:33 "so it's DIRT TIME"

@svavsgzggz2181 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome build, I can't wait to see animals in it! Just wondering, would you need a water dish? 👍🐸🐢🐍🐊

@AfroHerpkeeper 5 жыл бұрын

The darts and geckos should be able to find all the water they need in the bromeliads and seed pods

@svavsgzggz2181 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for replying! That makes sense💧

@Helveteshit 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm? I learned that if you don't carve the cured foam and use Silicon directly on it. You will lose the adhesive effect in the long run? Which makes sense since it is similar to how you sand smooth surfaces for gluing. So, will this not make the silicone portion, peel away from th foam in the long-run?

@nastysasquatch1909 5 жыл бұрын

With the amount of moisture involved you may be right...still a great video though!