Sorry @1:53 meant to put Isopods, not isotopes lol. My bad! You look over a video 50 times and something so obvious can get missed. -_-

There's not really any videos on KZfaq showing the process of building a false bottom. I've experienced a lot of trial and error building these. And I appreciate you uploading this to help us. Thanks man. Great videos. Great hobby.

The smell of terrariums is the best smell ever. So fresh and foresty

Sorry for the drought in videos the past few weeks, I've been very busy getting ready for the holidays and what not. As always I hope that you enjoy this video and that it has been beneficial to you in some way. I also want to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas! Spend some quality time with your family and have a good time! If you're a workaholic like myself, it's nice to a have a few days off. Stay tuned for 2017, some really great stuff coming up. I have nearly 10 projects in the works, so there is a lot to come. I will also be announcing something pretty cool on the 1st that is my way of thanking you guys for supporting this channel.

thanks, been waiting for this 3rd video on false bottom drainage. nobodys put one out or its not covered well enough to understand. great job

Finally a good false bottom tutorial! Love the vids!

That was a great way to do the false bottom. Thanks fur the ideas

Thaaaaank you! I have been looking for this for a long time. I am planning a pure plant terrarium, and never found instructions on how to create false bottoms.

This is the best false bottom idea !!! Love your vids

Thanks, man, for another informative and great video. I'm a big fan. You've awakened something in me, lol. I have made several lightbulb terrariums and am planning out a succulent one for the near future. Thanks for all the work you do!

i just found a great website for uniseals seeing as they mostly sell in bulk they get expensive really fast, in the uniseal warehouse they are cheap af im making my first terrarium on the good ol college budget but i bought a 1/4 uniseal for 69 cents, the shipping was around 2.69 but thats still way cheaper than the rest, plus the more you buy the cheaper they get its amazing, i sound like an add but its really fascinating, just so you know you're still inspiring people with these tutorials, also do i need a false bottom like this for a pet snake itll probably be a ribbon snake or a green snake

your videos are incredibly useful and informative they helped a lot for my own projects thanks for sharing your experience

Love the video guide, its been a real help thus far

Hpw about the glass enclosure,?

I'm so excited to make a closed terrarium that I can't wait for winter to be over. I really want to try terrarium out of local materials, but there's nothing really to be found at the moment except lichen on trees

I really enjoy the videos, good job!

Love your videos! Thank you so much for making them! I had a question about the pots mounted in the GS foam. I see you have drilled holes through the cups to drain through the background but are you concerned about water draining into the spongy foam and becoming putrid or possibly deteriorating the foundation of the design? Thanks again for the videos, my gf and I are excited to try our hand at designing vivariums.

I love all your vids

I'm a new subscriber. I really like your channel. Your instructions are easy to follow and seem like something I could do. Thank you.

Hey!! Can you PLEASE put up links for 1/4" uniseal, airline tubing & airline tube flow valve? I went to home depot & got completely overwhelmed. Any help would be appreciated!!

Is that a 1/4 uniseal or a 1 1/4 uniseal sorry for the confusion

awesome ty for the video. i been looking for something just like this.

That’s great 💡 idea thanks for showing to us🤙🏼😎all tips and to prepare it🙏

Good video. Just wondering why you prefer this method to hydroballs? And is the gravel around the sides just to hide it?

Have you made any videos where you talk about different plants, moss, and woods that you can use/are best ones for a terrarium? If not can you make one? Thanks. Ps. I just found your vids and I find them very informative, thanks again.

thanks for the video!!! I love this idea.. Im going to try it!!

I am trying to do do this but I'm having a devil of a time finding the uniseal. I can find 1/2" but no smaller. Herm. The search continues!

I like that you don't see the egg crate around the sides.

You are so helpful!

Do you have links for the Uniseals and flow valves? I can't seem to find the 1/4" Uniseals on Amazon.

man awesome video

Can you use (safe / inert) window screen mesh in an Aquarium ? (to wrap small stones and create height / hills ... etc)

I need a false bottom for my 90 gallon crabitat for my hermit crabs. They constantly dig down to molt or play so I have a question of what I should do with the top of my screen? If I leave it loose they will dig under it. Also, I have a 90 gallon aquarium. Meaning I can't drill into the bottom side to place the valve, right? Please help. I have 7 babies eager to get into their new home.

What if you have a glass tank?

Really love the uni-seal design. It looks like it makes a easy way to drain and am going to attempt. What type of drill bits did you use to drill in the glass?

3:31 toss a ground cover fabric on that and you got yourself an undergravel filter

If doing this on a glass tank, is it possible to drill through the glass? Can I use a reg drill?

Can you post a link for the uniseals? I ordered 1/4 inch ones off of amazon and they were HUGE compared to the ones you’re using. Thanks!

SerpaDesign Hey i’ve been watching your videos recently to help setup some of my reptile enclosures, and they have been very helpful! I was actually wondering if the drainage technique you used for this enclosure would work for a palidarium in a vertical tank? any advice helps thanks!

I can’t find UNISEAL Flexible Tank Adapter in 1/4 where did you get?

are the drainage at the bottom neccesary? i have a glass tank so i don't think drilling a hole in the glass would work lol

Can I use a rubber grommit? Is it the same thing? Amazon doesn't have the uniseal anymore in 1/4". Also I was thinking of using a Sharkbite valve. Thoughts?

Why not put the drainage system underneath? Even when it let all the water out you can always close the drainage and pour a small amount of water afterward to add a bit of water in it again.

why do you use the eggcrate instead of hydroballs?

Does this also work if you skip the egg crate, and just fill the whole drainage layer with rocks?

Great videos, but i don't really get the point of the grate in the middle. Fair enough, it makes the whole setup more light weight, and allows for a larger volume of water, but i thought part of the point of having gravel at the bottom was to - like in an aquarium - provide growing surface for bacteria and act as a filter as the water circulates through the setup. Gravel-only would not make it less "drain-able", especially not at the size you are using here. I'm not criticizing, just trying to understand the factors to take into account. Thanks for the rewarding tutorial and sorry for the noob questions.

I have a 60 L gallon fish tank. I want to convert to a terrarium. How to remove water from the false bottom. I can't drill through the glass. Thanks,

Could you link where you got your flow valve and uniseal? I am having a hard time finding a flow valve that looks like that.

What is the point of filling the bottom with water before adding the substrate / planting? Does this need to be done? In all your other builds the false bottom just acts to drain / evaporate water that is added after watering plants / terrariums / etc.

I know you've said several times you prefer the false bottom method and I've seen you use Hydroballs or small stones for the bottom as well. Is there a reason you prefer this egg-crate method over just filling the bottom with Hydroballs or something similar? I'm guessing it's a bit lighter, but I can't imagine it's a huge difference. Just wondering.

What are the two pieces that help drain the tank called? A uniseal and a what? What is the name of the device that has the nob the water comes out of?

How often do you drain your falsebottom?

Hey dunno if you have time to answer this but qill any mesh do? I have left of pet mesh left over from when i made a cricket enclosure. But i was watching other videos and they were suggesting gardening cloth of something. Didnt know how much i matters....

Will the mesh/window screen rust at all?

Im making my crested gecko a terrarium and im wondering if i need the false bottom. Im thinking of having live plants but no springtails as i cant get them where i live. Do i need a false bottome?

Do you think this is better than a clay ball false bottom?

can i use hardware cloth instead of egg crate. it is pretty stable

I have big grey isopods in my viv will they affect in any way if i add some dart frogs?

Is it possible to make a drainable false bottom with an actual aquarium? Will the glass hold up without shattering? If not, any other tips to drain water with false bottom?

Tnx for this video, man. I wonder what you think of using vermiculite or perlite as a false bottom in a only plant terrarium. Can these be used or is it better to stick to gravel or leca? Tnx

сеточка поверх решетки со временем разлагается и камни проваливаются внутрь решетки. нужно стелить геотекстиль, оборачивая им всю конструкцию. и можно клеть на термоклей.

I am wondering if an airstone a was added to the false bottom and some tubing exiting the f/bottom and piping the mist up to a selected spot in the vivarium would work as a mister/humidifier. Any comments on this??

🤔 I like this 👍

so what are the odds for me breaking the glass when i drill :X Sooo nervous about that part!!

for a mesh over the egg crate. i have what ibthink is an aluminum window screen not the fiberglass stuff would it make a difference. not sure if it would make a diffence.

can you do this method with leca clay?

Is the drainage necessary or is there a different way to drain the water without putting a hole in the glass

So whats wrong with sealing the hole with silicone?

how fine mesh can I use in a sealed terrarium? I have access to old drum filter sheets which is glued to plastic grids. Sort of looks like the grid material you're using.

Hi and thanks for the awesome instruction! I couldn't find silicone without the mold inhibitor. On Amazon I found some and it says silicone rubber. Is that the same thing?

why not just use a submersible mini pump?

Do you use the same steps with the drill and bits on glass as you did with the fiber glass

Hey, you got a really nice channel going on. Can you give me/us any tips on "watering tools"? I've heard a lot of terms from spraying to misting, I know there are such things as foggers... What are each of those for and when should you use them? And are there really cheap alternatives to the devices that you find online? Thanks!

Is there an alternative to using egg crate while still making a bottom similar to this? It is alot more expensive where I am

Can you make vivarium - paludarium jungle combo

can I drill into a exo terra tank like in this video, without it cracking?

what happened to part 2B? was there a point in calling the other party 2A?

where can you buy those large acrylic aquariums?

2:09 2:47 Whats that stuff called Ache crate? It's hard to understand....

What if your terrarium is glass?

Hello guys can anybody tell me difference between placing mesh on egg crate and directly on gravel? I think maybe gravel it self is maybe drainable inaf.. Or even water traped between each particles of gravel is bad? Im just looking for simplyfied solution without egg crate...

Do you need to drain it?

Do I need a false bottom if I wanted to put coco fiber down and put live plants in it

Can i use hydro fleece

Would this be effective for a hermit crab tank?

Love the videos! You've inspired me to pick up this hobby over the last few months. How does one buy springtails and all these kinds of mosses? They don't seem to be at Home Depot or anything. Thanks!

May I ask... I am making a terrarium out of a 70 cm long fish tank. does it need to be near a window for sunlight?

can I use a different sized uniseal

1. ypu cpuld have simply cut the top mesh larger and ziptie it down in one piece vs strips. 2. had u used ypur head the tank can fully drain if u made a 90 degree turn to the bottom of the tank leaving about a mm between the tank bottom glas and the 90 elbow. this would drain it completely.

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Hmmm...If some people don’t want to bother themselves with zip-tying egg crates and drilling holes, you could just buy some hydrogen for $8.00 😂