Making a DIY IKEA Cabinet Living Wall Fish Paludarium

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In this week's video I decided to transform an IKEA FABRIKÖR Cabinet into a paludarium complete with a living wall and some of my favorite fish. I wanted to do it in a way that was easy and reliable. Not only that, but I wanted it to look cool as well. Something that looks a little more unique than a standard aquarium or paludarium.
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@SerpaDesign Жыл бұрын

I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while, but I had to come up with the right concept first. I went back and forth on various options, quit on the idea, and recently circled back when I saw this cabinet. All in all I think it was a good option and looks great with a paludarium inside of it. What do you think? Let me know and have a great weekend SerpaSquad!

@a4blackjaguar965 Жыл бұрын

Thats really cool I would put that in my office also btw are you feeling better from the tick bite thing?

@slamrock17 Жыл бұрын

A walk in paladarium is in your future.

@AzraelThanatos Жыл бұрын

You know, with your greenhouse comment and having a ground level access in your new house, you could build a larger one as an attached structure you could walk out of and into.

@wikrekkers1128 Жыл бұрын

Btw thank you for also using liters, it gives a better perspective.❤

@melindastanners Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, I love the concept! It looks beautiful.

@Ganymede_. Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy how well you can make these, especially builds like this where it’s not made for an aquarium or terrarium.

@Mossywall Жыл бұрын

I love how this turned out! My fav common fish has to be short fin bettas, they’re just so graceful and I love how they don’t get weighed down by their own fins!

@doesnotexist6524 Жыл бұрын

They're also a lot healthier than the long fin varieties, and generally are less temperamental.

@sharkloving_aquarist Жыл бұрын

I love bettas!!! I have 7. Most are "rescues" because I KNOW you shouldn't buy them from chain pet stores but I see them doing bad and magically they end up with me. One I had bought from the store thinking it was a female (back before I knew to look for an egg spot), really it was a plakat male. One of the most beautiful fish I've owned. He was a blue rim × blue marble. His name was Mara. Unfortunately he passed away due to dropsy after my mom overfed him while I was on a trip. Since then I bought another plakat from a BREEDER and it's a female! She has a blue body and a white head, her name is Ama Nin. I have to say plakats are probably also my fave but I'm also a sucker for crowntails because they look spikey. Used to have a shorter finned female but she was a mix of a crowntail and halfmoon. But as you can expect from a betta from a chain pet store, she died from hole in the head (of which I got her with but thought it was an ammonia burn before it was too late). I've got 1 veil, 1 rose, 3 crowns, and 2 plakats. It's an obsession

@Nitidus 11 ай бұрын

Short fin Bettas, as in, "normal Bettas." Since the natural form is (obviously) short-finned, everything else is what should get a special designation. To remind people of how bad breeding practices are, especially in the Betta space.

@simonlewis189 Жыл бұрын

Love this! Though I miss the days when you would show the names of each plant species... I really appreciated that as someone who's learning and not familiar with all of them :)

@joceslayback1231 Жыл бұрын

I find it hard to believe that you would need a ‘conversation piece’ with all the beautiful tanks you have. ❤

@rechelieu Жыл бұрын

Only you can make it look so easy. Wow, IKEA enters fish hobby. I would never imagine...🙂

@jeagerkej3171 Жыл бұрын

Honestly one of the most stunning build you have done in a while, this guy just don't miss

@spicynugget1012 Жыл бұрын

Soo beautifully created!!!!!

@BigShrimpin416 Жыл бұрын

This is the best modification I’ve seen done on this cabinet! Most people make them into terrariums and grow cabinets for plants. I love how you made a paludarium out of it!

@Ohmega369 Жыл бұрын

This seems like the perfect home for some froggies

@ChristianPeper Жыл бұрын

trick I was taught by a handy man when smoothing silicone: get a small bowl with water 2-3 oz is enough, squirt in a decent dose of detergent that you use for doing dishes. clean & dry your chosen finger, dab in the smal bowl and _then_ smooth the silicone like you normally do. the detergent helps create ultra smooth curves that just your finger can't. After each run, clean finger and repeat

@Esther_is_my_name Ай бұрын

or just use a plastic spoon tip on an angle, save your finger, no phosphates used...or extra cleanup.

@stampinturtles Жыл бұрын

At the beginning of the video I was literally asking myself how you could turn a cabinet into a tank. I was thinking that opening the door would allow water to rush out! I absolutely love how it looks that way yet you made a tank for the bottom. You are a master at paladariums! Thank you for taking time to show us how to create things like this. Oh and I hope you are feeling better. Lyme disease is no joke. Praying that you have no complications from it. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@Sup3rBadAss Жыл бұрын

I personally love white cloud tetras, they breed easily and they have very pretty colors. Another cool build, always makes me want to set up another tank!

@wailmerpail Жыл бұрын

My favorite common fish is sparkling gouramis, they make look dull at first but if you look at them at certain angles, the sparkling colours really come through

@gem9535 Жыл бұрын

I love sparkling gourami! Underrated fish.

@YourLocalInquisator Жыл бұрын

Hi, not normally early but you’ve recently inspired me to start building terrariums and stuff like it and my life’s just became happier, hopefully you fully recovered from the tick bite! Edit: Could you make a video going over how often you feed things in the animal room and what preparing it is like?

@1v3x9 Жыл бұрын

My day is better now that there’s a serpa upload

@Trishakins0890 Жыл бұрын

I almost want to say this is my favorite that you’ve ever made!! Well done! Can’t wait to see it mature and fill in! ❤❤❤

@Ragadollite Жыл бұрын

Babe wake up new serpa design !!!

@blackburned Жыл бұрын

Sunburst platies and neon tetras are my favorite common freshwater fish. Beautifully done as always, Tanner 😊

@bradlyknox4307 Жыл бұрын

I just got into hydroponics recently and I have to say your work has inspired me to create living systems like this. Thank you for your content!

@t_s4500 Жыл бұрын

Finally a new video I haven’t even watched it yet and I already know it’s going to be great. Edit it was great!

@GoodLifeAquatics Жыл бұрын

Turned out great. I love how you break the process down step by step and speak in terms regular people can understand. It’s a very inspiring piece! Beautiful!

@fletchoid 7 ай бұрын

You make these creations look so easy. My favorite easy "common" fish is the White Cloud Mountain Minnow. They are great for my seasonal outdoor ponds, and don't require a heater when I bring them inside for the winter. Once established, they are quite hardy, and I love the funny little dances the males do.

@dustyrusty75 Жыл бұрын

What a stunning and creative re-imagining of an IKEA piece! I love zebra danios, though I feel that 10 gallons is on the small side for an active and fast swimming schooling fish. Great work!

@AlexIsModded 8 ай бұрын

For me, my favorite common fish is the koi/galaxy variety of betta fish. I just like how colorful they are, and the way their colors change as they reach full maturity. My male koi, Kingsley, was a little over 1.5 inches when I bought him, and he had a redish-pink head, white body, and blue fins. Now, his head is a combo of dark red and peach blotches, the lower half of his body is peach, his upper body is speckles of black, dark red, blue and white, and his fins are blue, black and white. He's doubled in size, too.

@whimsicalgarbage Жыл бұрын

This is incredible!! I love how you originally wanted it to be a terrarium but eventually caved and was just like "welllllll might as well.." lmao. It turned out so cool! Will be neat to see how it holds up over time and how easy maintenance is for you. As for common fish... I absolutely adore guppies and mollies. They come in such a wide variety of colors and have cool fin shapes and patterns, they're easy to care for, and get along with just about any community fish. I'll probably never not have them, they're just so cute lol.

@TranceGrrrl613 Жыл бұрын

I just got guppies for the first time (I'm a goldfish and betta--separate--girl) and I'm in LOVE!!! They're SO cute and tiny!!

@vernonjones4399 Жыл бұрын

A tropical one with frogs and other things would be amazing! Possibly a little hard to manage though I guess

@zeeby_ Жыл бұрын

i love your vids so much, your voice is very calming and you go over everything you are doing and why you are doing it which i love. you inspired me to create my own 10 gallon paludarium which currently has some pothos on the wood with it's roots growing into the water and some rhizomnium punctatum that i found growing in a constant puddle along my school. you showed me that i can make something beautiful out of things that i find and it doesn't have to be expensive. you also introduced me to the world of paludariums and scaping outside of aqua scaping.

@jaranth Жыл бұрын

Wow! This one blows me away! The bilateral structures and sky-like center are wonderful!

@malicious-fisheeves Жыл бұрын

hey tanner! I just started my first ever planted tank. I've been watching for a few yrs now and always dreamed of having a planted tank because you make such cool projects. You create such gorgeous tanks, there's such creativity and a careful eye too. I'm letting the plants get established before adding any fish in, but even without any critters i've spent so much time just staring at it and smiling. Thank you so much for introducing me to the wonder of aquarium building.

@goosenotmaverick1156 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the hobby. Such natural beauty can be achieved with live plants, and it was a game changer for me and my aquarium experience.

@kropka8259 Жыл бұрын

I've made one of the wider ones (FABRIKÖR) for my crested gecko. The best thing is that you can use the shelves as they are, one for bottom and the other to create substrate barrier. FABRIKÖR also has glass on top that can be removed from underneath and replaced with a mesh! I am sporadically placing the glass on top to keep humidity up. Its perfect for that kind of diy!

@DanielMcGeee 10 ай бұрын

I have a knight anole and I was thinking something like this would be perfect for him! Care to share some pictures or ideas, tips and tricks?

@kropka8259 10 ай бұрын

@@DanielMcGeee ofc! The shelves are made out of tempered glass so they cannot be cut/drilled through but they are a perfect size as they are to create substrate barrier/watertight bottom. The metal side beams are curved but wide enough to implement ventilation. I drilled 19mm holes and put round stainless steel air vents. 4 on each beam, have no issues with condensation but still keep the humidity. It doesnt take away from the look, i would argue it adds to it. There is a space in the back to implement cable holes too. You can buy cable tie covers that will help keep insects inside. It's a perfect and easy way to build your own thing, with minimal structual interventions.

@Jess-vk6mp Жыл бұрын

Every time I go to ikea I see that display case and always think “I could turn that into an awesome frog cage with live plants and stuff” lol.

@TomoyoTatar Жыл бұрын

Yup...thats the one I always imagined 😊❤️ -- I want to make a terrarium for a leopard gecko one day. I don't know if khuli loaches are common, but they are my favorite!!

@lavender-hearts Жыл бұрын

I think my absolute favorite common fish is the neon tetra. They're full of energy and so colorful and fun to watch

@d.e.2338 Жыл бұрын

That's funny. I had this thing standing around for years and wanted to get rid of it because I thought it just takes up space. Never ever had I thought building a paludarium out of it. Amazing work!

@MrHillbilly Жыл бұрын

I have been wanting to do one of these for a while. I have an old 1970s dish holder that’s all glass and stands tall. This video really inspired me to make it happen. Thank you!

@kahnfamily9467 Жыл бұрын

Tanner, its amazing how you can transform a piece of IKEA furniture into a stunning and lively display. I love what you do and keep doing what youre doing!

@stephenw.6588 Жыл бұрын

Exact glass configuration I have prepared for my two Milsbro tall cabinet paludariums. Wonderful you’ve done a great video about this build for others to follow. Looks amazing!!

@oranjeehobbies Жыл бұрын

just finished the video. thats so cool. I have one of those ikea greenhouses and i might actually put something in it... hehe

@janinebean4276 Жыл бұрын

it's absolutely gorgeous! the negative space is so striking!

@WowCoolHorse Жыл бұрын

White cloud mountain minnows are my favorite "common" fish, zebras used to be mine but once I got some white clouds they quickly became my favorites

@Boney0ne Жыл бұрын

This room is absolutely gorgeous, and the paludarium is the perfect choice!! It looks amazing!

@WickensWickedReptiles Жыл бұрын

You're a wizard dude!

@ambrialee4197 Жыл бұрын

I'm using the same cabinet to put together a White's tree frog terrium. This is beautiful ❤

@andycline7416 Жыл бұрын

I’m thinking about doing something similar how are you doing it?

@pj7733 Жыл бұрын

@Andy Cline I'm just starting to design it. I'll be using the foam board as the base. I'm thinking about doing all the sides but having cutouts on the sides that show the glass in places. I had one of the shelves in front, but it was too tall and didn't want to cut the glass, so I have a piece of plexiglass in front. I'm actually making two cabinets. I ended up with 5 white's tree frogs, and 6 are smaller than the other two, so I can not put them all together. I'll be using the ikea rudsta cabinet for the 2 larger ones.

@rafaelnunez1615 Жыл бұрын

Loving the Ikea builds.

@madelinehealey6674 Жыл бұрын

Your filming and editing skills have gotten so good! I love the quality of these newer videos

@hannakierstead289 Жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for your take on the greenhouse cabinets for YEARS! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

@robertcasey9777 Жыл бұрын

My favorite common fish is the green Cory Catfish!! Tons of personality and they stick together in a tank like a family!!

@ShadedWisp Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad your back and doing better! ❤❤❤ I look forward to each week for a new vid and have gotten into making terrariums myself in jars and am planing to upscale the aquarium I have right now and make it more natural. I've been trying to find a place to buy aquatic plants but have been having a hard time as the only place that really sells some in my area is PetSmart and they don't have a good selection at all, and no floating plants sadly... Glad your back and I am grateful for the creativity that you are able to help people see and do their own things!!

@TranceGrrrl613 Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful! I really appreciate how much thought you put into your builds. I'm putting together my first planted tank right now and it's so much work for me (motivation? Don't know her!) so I'm in awe of how much you do!!

@glassyGREEN_ Жыл бұрын

Wow this looks amazing. 😍 I am planning on building something like this for a while now. My ideas I came up with so far are very similar to your build. That is a huge inspiration.

@justmyway508 Жыл бұрын

Another work of art. Looks incredible with the choice of wood you went with. It really flowed amazingly. And as for my favorite common fish has to be the endler guppies.

@jenpink4298 Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely beautiful! I love how it’s all self contained. I also love how you turned the bottom into an aquarium! Every time I see a terrarium I wonder when they are going to add the water and the fish😂

@shilabostick7655 10 ай бұрын

I can't wait to make my own. You explain everything so simple, I have no hesitate to start mine.

@morganw.4711 Жыл бұрын

This would be amazing for a canopy-dwelling reptile!

@esotericLobster Жыл бұрын

Lovely build! Somehow you posted this right as I was looking at ikea cabinets for my uranium glass collection. My favorite common fish has got to be catfish. They're so freaking cute and I wish I could have a massive aquarium to give them all the love they deserve!

@meescha2798 Жыл бұрын

Love you took an everyday item and turned it into something not it's intended purpose, creativity at work! My favorite common fish is a fantail goldfish, swoosh of the tail flows in the water.

@baramatt Жыл бұрын

This is such a great tank and tbh great inspiration for someone looking into ways to get into tank-building! My favourite common fish (and actually favourite fish in general) is the neon tetra!!!!

@keithpannell573 Жыл бұрын

Lovely conversion, Tanner! It will be a true stunner when all filled in, for sure! As far as my favorite common fish, it has to be the Rosy Red Minnow--an incredibly hardy species that is amazingly beautiful under decent lighting or sunlight. Thank you so much for all your content!

@MrTmbg Жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning! Love the negative space!

@christianstonecipher1547 Жыл бұрын

Great build. And personally I guppies to be some of the most interesting common fish that you can get, the sheer breadth of colors and looks you can find makes them fascinating to me. And the fact that they are nice community fish is just the icing on the cake.

@Jedapoo Жыл бұрын

You're a genius!! Is never have thought of that or been able to pull it off. I really admire your scaping skillz!

@magichatty Жыл бұрын

I swear, if ever a pair of dirty socks could be made into a fish tank, you'd be the one to do it! ! You have such a creative eye for making art! I love watching you create. Thank you!

@lucpar23 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Looks awesome. You also make all this look so easy. I'd be making a massive mess out of it, and I'm an experienced fish handler and breeder. I'm also an experienced gardener. Mixing the two, though, is not my strong suit. You do it so seamlessly. Zebra Danios are awesome. They are constantly on the move and aren't scared of much.

@calnative4904 Жыл бұрын

Right now my favorite common fish would be the colorful Dwarf Gourami, several to choose from. Another nice build.

@carolebraswell982 Жыл бұрын

Another great build! This one really showcases your skills turning an IKEA item into a paludarium! I love it!

@meghannygren7920 Жыл бұрын

I love different varieties of plecostomos or other bottom feeders like Cory Dora's. They are adorable, active, social, and the variety that's available and inexpensive is terrific!

@Like4Hurricane2 Жыл бұрын

a habitat like that would be great for thumbnail dart frogs; they love verticality

@myanimalroom Жыл бұрын

I love the way you attached the wood together, I'll have to try this in the future.

@toiletwater2036 10 ай бұрын

One of the best builds i've ever seen. Really well done!

@dinosoren0747 Жыл бұрын

I love White Cloud Mountain Minnows. There color is just amazing for such a small fish

@MsLeenite Жыл бұрын

Wonderful design and execution, Tanner! The combination of imagination, planning, and careful work has brought forth a unique showpiece.

@NikoPikoo Жыл бұрын

My favourite common fish is definitely the neon tetra. Just recently created my first ever aquarium with them and some harlequin rasboras. Thanks for all the advice and ideas, I used your advice when I was scaping my aquarium.

@paeve362 Жыл бұрын

fav common fish is dev my fancy guppies. A couple years ago I replicated your DIY low tech patio pond gen2 build and it's been going strong ever since. I now have way too many fish and frequently give them to friends in the hobby. Thanks for the build vid! Might try something like this in the future!

@pontusandsarah2781 Жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful! Very well done and absolutely stunning. Are you thinking of making this into a series? Turning Ikea furniture into paludariums?

@marykalter13 Жыл бұрын

The art of this, the creativity... its really captivating. I'm always so impressed by. your ideas and executions. Well done again!!!

@jari.tokimeki 10 ай бұрын

I love a beta with vibrant shrimp and snails! 🐟🦐🐌 This is a cool design - like an upcycle!

@mpk6664 Жыл бұрын

This would be amazing for some starry night reed frogs 😮

@someonerandom-v4i Жыл бұрын

This is just amazing. Great job 👏

@DannysAquariums Жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about making an Ikea cabinet for a while now, this is it, I’m buying one! You make it look so good Tanner! 🤩

@WTX.Lamkin Жыл бұрын

I like how you put a skinny, tall case next to the staircase. It just fits well there. Looks awesome too!

@aquamackem Жыл бұрын

Love how it ended up looking! Great job. Got to say my favourite common fish is the neon tetra, can't beat those colours.

@SlamminGaming64 Жыл бұрын

This was worth the delays and waiting! Also, I loved this idea. In the future, you should make this again, as a vivarium. (My favourite common aquarium fish is corydoras, specifically Salt & Pepper Corys)

@dirtywhitellama Жыл бұрын

Corydoras? More like corydorables 💕

@jordannietos Жыл бұрын

Lil cuties. Swear they're so shy but lovable. Randomly coming up to me just to stare lol

@Bweerts Жыл бұрын

That's by far, the coolest ikea hack I've ever seen! It's amazing!

@elizabethneuberger1332 Жыл бұрын

The tank looks great! I love the concept. My favorite common fish is guppies. They come in so many different colors and are like puppies when you go near the tank. I have an axolotl tank with them in it and there is always movement and flashes of color. They also do really well in multiple water conditions…like the 64° of my axolotl tank.

@starr_ship Жыл бұрын

Easily one of my favorite of your builds to date; that negative space really makes the corners pop! I very much look forward to the follow up video to see how it grows in. I suspect we have a pond video coming our way soon too, and am pumped to see what you and Ed were up to :)

@DRANVR4 Жыл бұрын

My favourite common fish is the lemon tetras. Active, attractive, outgoing and also how they interact with each other.

@Sjuuls3Design 6 ай бұрын

"Very nice! I loved seeing the update on it, especially how the cabinet holds up and if there is any rust."

@Pollenoverponds Жыл бұрын

Love the way this one turned out.

@quki3 Жыл бұрын

One day I’ll make something like this. For now, newbie me would like to keep my aquariums clean planted and thriving…❤

@JenniferDoRego Жыл бұрын

Tanner, you truly have a fantastic eye. Your ability to see beyond is inspiring, Thank You for sharing vision.

@bettyannbest Жыл бұрын

You constantly amaze me! Thanks for sharing Tanner.

@Sno_mando Жыл бұрын

My favorite common fish is definitely ember tetras. Such beautiful little fellas, and I like how they are super chill compared to some other kinds of nano fish that zip around

@wuv2quilt 8 ай бұрын

WOW. BEAUTIFUL!

@ilovejewelyn Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful build! Top tier work and you took the ikea cabinet idea and made it your own! Love everything about this! I love bettas!

@dawnt6791 Жыл бұрын

I've never really shopped at IKEA. Don't have one near me. But now you've got me thinking to check their website and possibly order from them online the next time I want to do certain types of projects. Such a cool setup from a cabinet!

@Evil_Genius_888 Жыл бұрын

A very interesting project! Of course I love how it turned out.

@Z3BRA33 Жыл бұрын

Favorite most common fish are easily the white cloud/gold white cloud minnows, gorgeous lil ones

@eggboi4564 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite you’ve done it’s stunning!

@anamourao2983 Жыл бұрын

Love it. Always wanted something alike for my orchids. I wanted one with a Beta fish. Just loved your idea and execution. You do. Amazing things thank you for sharing. 🤗🌱🇵🇹