Love your tank bud. Mine is set up pretty darn similar. I have 3 dart frog enclosures. They grow in so fast. My new one I got lucky and it came out so well I almost don't want my plants to grow toooo much. I know they like it crowded so I have it full. Great enclosure I really enjoyed it.
Thanks! You too. Hopefully we're past the worst of round 1 in California and don't see a huge resurgence, but I guess we've all gotta remain vigilant until we know for sure.
Man I hope your channel really takes off! I can't even begin to imagine the kind of creative and inspirational content you'll hopefully be making in the future! It'll be sad for me when the lock down is over and you can get back to your schooling, but nonetheless I will wish you the best!
Yeah I love them. They come out and sit in the front of the vivarium and stare everyone down. My roommate's housecat will sometimes sit and watch the frogs, and they just hop out and do a little foot stomp at him, daring him to try something.
Strip lights and a couple LED fixtures. The LED strip lights are malfunctioning though, I still have not repaired them yet. The exact products are in the description
Wow! This is what i was looking for. I want to keep dart frogs and when i Google it, the paludarium keeps showing. (Sorry for my english) But i dont like the large water areas in the bottom section, i just want a little water pool that i can take out and clean easily. And then if possible, keep the substrate wet for the huminity. The other thing that worries me a bit, is that i dont want too much electricity. (Sustainable enviroment) So the only powered elements i want are the lights (light and heat) and a system to spray water 2 times a day. And i hope that i can even leave away the powered ventilators. And too ensure that the windows wont fog up, i will look for a vivarium that has ventilation elements build in. (1 in front and 1 on top) I think its also important that my vivarium dont needs to be too high, so the heat from the lamps reach the bottom section. What are your thoughts about this? Is this set up possible? Greetings from the Netherlands!
I think it's possible. As long as you have a vent towards the bottom of the enclosure and another towards the top, a chimney effect should ensure you have appropriate ventilation. You'll need to experiment with what is required to get the correct ventilation/humidity levels.
Love the video and love the tank. Can you list the materials that you used for making the background? I've made similar, but I'm curious what all you used for yours. Thanks and I'm subscribed now.
My Neoregelias lower leaves are curling and drying out. They’re in a 10 gallon Vivarium with led lights. I mist daily. I have small ventilation holes at the top. I always have water in the “urn”. Do I need to put water in the leaves surrounding the urn or is it some other variable making my neos crispy.
Good question, it could be a few things, and I don’t pretend to be a neoregelia expert (I haven’t had much trouble growing them, so I’m not really sure what problems crop up). The lower leaves do eventually die. They should be replaced at about the speed they drop off in a healthy plant though. If it seems like they’re dying faster, I would check overall parameters of the cage (are they too hot? Is the cage too dry? The plants in this video are kept at 50-90% humidity). They can get pests like mealybugs and scale too. It’s also possible that if you’re using tap water, your water isn’t of high enough quality for the plants. The area I live has high quality river water so I’ve never worried about it, but I’ve heard it can be an issue for others. I don’t think it’s a problem with underwatering if you’re filling up the center of the bromeliad. That’s how they get their water. You could check out dendroboard, there are years of vivarium growing questions cataloged on there, someone might have had a similar question
Connor Long I think I found my problem. I found webbing in the cup and in the pocket of the leaves. I think they’re spider mites because the webbings are hydrophobic. Ugh! I already placed the bromeliad next to my other ones. I have read is is almost impossible to get rid of them. Although I have never seen the spider mites on them, I only see their webbing. Well, it time to throw $90 of bromeliads into the trash. I think I want to quit the hobby if I really do have a case of the spider mites.
Larry Cung I wouldn’t throw them out just yet - I haven’t personally dealt with spider mites, but my understanding is that they’re very difficult to eradicate from a vivarium, not impossible to eradicate from the actual plant. Check out plant processing on NEHerps - you can probably salvage them by taking them out and using a dilute bleach solution, and then putting them into quarantine.
It's just your name I was just making a name out of em have u seen terminator? Yeah John Conner the main character. And Long Cheng is in Thailand since your name was Conner Long.
Hello Chetan - I have the back drilled out for a bulkhead, but I don’t actually have to drain the enclosure very often - I think I have done it 2-3 times since it was originally set up in November of 2018. How much you need to drain will depend a lot on how much water you put in, how large of a drainage layer you have, and what kind of plants you have. In theory I suppose that the plants and beneficial bacteria could completely break down your nitrogenous waste, and thus if you’re not flooding the enclosure you’d never need to drain. I’m not sure I believe that, so I just have drained it whenever I’m doing major work on the tank, and that has been enough.
Love your tank bud. Mine is set up pretty darn similar. I have 3 dart frog enclosures. They grow in so fast. My new one I got lucky and it came out so well I almost don't want my plants to grow toooo much. I know they like it crowded so I have it full. Great enclosure I really enjoyed it.
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Your set ups are amazing, and the frogs are so cute. Stay safe.
Thanks! You too. Hopefully we're past the worst of round 1 in California and don't see a huge resurgence, but I guess we've all gotta remain vigilant until we know for sure.
Man I hope your channel really takes off! I can't even begin to imagine the kind of creative and inspirational content you'll hopefully be making in the future! It'll be sad for me when the lock down is over and you can get back to your schooling, but nonetheless I will wish you the best!
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Yeah I love them. They come out and sit in the front of the vivarium and stare everyone down. My roommate's housecat will sometimes sit and watch the frogs, and they just hop out and do a little foot stomp at him, daring him to try something.
Nice work man!
Great tank man! What lights are you using? The plants seem happy
Strip lights and a couple LED fixtures. The LED strip lights are malfunctioning though, I still have not repaired them yet. The exact products are in the description
Wow! This is what i was looking for. I want to keep dart frogs and when i Google it, the paludarium keeps showing. (Sorry for my english) But i dont like the large water areas in the bottom section, i just want a little water pool that i can take out and clean easily. And then if possible, keep the substrate wet for the huminity. The other thing that worries me a bit, is that i dont want too much electricity. (Sustainable enviroment) So the only powered elements i want are the lights (light and heat) and a system to spray water 2 times a day. And i hope that i can even leave away the powered ventilators. And too ensure that the windows wont fog up, i will look for a vivarium that has ventilation elements build in. (1 in front and 1 on top) I think its also important that my vivarium dont needs to be too high, so the heat from the lamps reach the bottom section. What are your thoughts about this? Is this set up possible? Greetings from the Netherlands!
I think it's possible. As long as you have a vent towards the bottom of the enclosure and another towards the top, a chimney effect should ensure you have appropriate ventilation. You'll need to experiment with what is required to get the correct ventilation/humidity levels.
Love the video and love the tank. Can you list the materials that you used for making the background? I've made similar, but I'm curious what all you used for yours. Thanks and I'm subscribed now.
I used the fairly standard method of pond foam, silicone, and orchidbark/coco fiber pressed into the silicone
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I’m guessing those loose loops are their sofas and beds.😄
My Neoregelias lower leaves are curling and drying out. They’re in a 10 gallon Vivarium with led lights. I mist daily. I have small ventilation holes at the top. I always have water in the “urn”. Do I need to put water in the leaves surrounding the urn or is it some other variable making my neos crispy.
Good question, it could be a few things, and I don’t pretend to be a neoregelia expert (I haven’t had much trouble growing them, so I’m not really sure what problems crop up). The lower leaves do eventually die. They should be replaced at about the speed they drop off in a healthy plant though.
If it seems like they’re dying faster, I would check overall parameters of the cage (are they too hot? Is the cage too dry? The plants in this video are kept at 50-90% humidity). They can get pests like mealybugs and scale too.
It’s also possible that if you’re using tap water, your water isn’t of high enough quality for the plants. The area I live has high quality river water so I’ve never worried about it, but I’ve heard it can be an issue for others.
I don’t think it’s a problem with underwatering if you’re filling up the center of the bromeliad. That’s how they get their water. You could check out dendroboard, there are years of vivarium growing questions cataloged on there, someone might have had a similar question
Connor Long I think I found my problem. I found webbing in the cup and in the pocket of the leaves. I think they’re spider mites because the webbings are hydrophobic. Ugh! I already placed the bromeliad next to my other ones. I have read is is almost impossible to get rid of them. Although I have never seen the spider mites on them, I only see their webbing. Well, it time to throw $90 of bromeliads into the trash. I think I want to quit the hobby if I really do have a case of the spider mites.
Larry Cung I wouldn’t throw them out just yet - I haven’t personally dealt with spider mites, but my understanding is that they’re very difficult to eradicate from a vivarium, not impossible to eradicate from the actual plant. Check out plant processing on NEHerps - you can probably salvage them by taking them out and using a dilute bleach solution, and then putting them into quarantine.
Hey John Conner Long Cheng. Nice
I’m sorry Jaye, I don’t get the reference
It's just your name I was just making a name out of em have u seen terminator? Yeah John Conner the main character. And Long Cheng is in Thailand since your name was Conner Long.
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Do you drain the water if yes how offen
Hello Chetan - I have the back drilled out for a bulkhead, but I don’t actually have to drain the enclosure very often - I think I have done it 2-3 times since it was originally set up in November of 2018. How much you need to drain will depend a lot on how much water you put in, how large of a drainage layer you have, and what kind of plants you have. In theory I suppose that the plants and beneficial bacteria could completely break down your nitrogenous waste, and thus if you’re not flooding the enclosure you’d never need to drain. I’m not sure I believe that, so I just have drained it whenever I’m doing major work on the tank, and that has been enough.
Thanks for the reply it was helpful 😇