i made a rainfall paludarium 49 days ago, this happened | update and maintenance video
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- here's an update and maintenance video of a rainfall paludarium that I made a 49 days ago.
how to make a rain paludarium- • i made a terrarium rai...
the main concept of this project is to bring nature home in smaller scales.
having such miniature landscapes not only add beauty to your living scapes, also the visual effects like natural light or FLOWING water, help reduces stress levels and improve moods.
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i just finish watching the first video of this and got curious what happen after, i feel like this will be a very good hobby to make my mind at peace after hrs of work, its like a mini forest
Aluminium plant is a great fit for this setup! Have you thought about adding a cleanup crew? no need for slaters in there but a few springtails would remove any mould before it becomes visible. Thank you for this update, I love this paludarium!
I made one like this, based in the first video. I’m 2 weeks in and so far so good. But, I only ‘turn on the rain’ for an hour or so each day - seems like it would stay too wet otherwise. Holes for aeration were a great addition in this video!
is the pump loud?
@@Covid-me1xf I used a USB pump, similar to the one in the video. It is not loud. The sound of dripping water drowns out the sound of the pump completely.
But, my terrarium isn’t doing great. It’s staying too wet and the moss and other plants are suffering. I should have made a better false bottom so the water drains through faster and used a faster draining soul mix. Anyway, a fun project and will probably have another attempt in the future. I think a small area of a bigger terrarium with this feature would be easier. E.g. rain falling into a ‘pond’ that is fully separated from the rest of the build.
I was wondering how long could you run it daily
@@marieellis6084 my moss and plants stayed too wet, but with adequate experience and better selections than mine (e.g. varieties that are suitable for an aquarium) I am pretty sure you could run the rain constantly.
@@nathanmillard is there a certain thickness to the walls? The soil mixture that is used... I assume over time the roots of the plants will grow totally through it and become a total mass 🤔 i realize some plants have shallow root systems but plenty variety of aquarium plants ive seen with huge long roots
This week has been the hardest week of my life. The videos you produce are incredible in the sense that they are the only thing I can find that make me feel at peace again ❤ God bless you, and keep making these amazing videos :)
Thank you so much.
May God bless you too🙂
Thank you for the update! I think this is my favorite DIY anyone has ever made.
Thank you
This rain system is such a good system go use! Wi definitely think about this for my next build
You should add holes to the upper top cover for ventilation, airflow. The ones to made in the drip tray are covered by the lid. :)
I noticed that bit right away.... 😁
ikr i was so confused. like what is the point of those holes then
So glad to see it's doing well. I expected rotting due to the high moisture, and possibly a leak but this looks like it held up great!
That's why choice of materials is so important. And maintenance, of course - removing dead plant matter especially. I think it would be even easier to make it bigger and add some springtails and some centipedes that can deal with the moisture to get a natural composting cycle going. You already have denitrifying bacteria in the clay balls to convert the poo into nitrates which subsequently fertilizes the water again so it doesn't lose all the nutrients as fast, encouraging plant growth. Honestly, if you just put some fertilizer into the water every week, you probably wouldn't even have to change water at all. Of course use distilled or reverse osmosis water in the first place and this could be pretty easy to maintain. Provided it's large enough to support a stable, subsistent miniature eco system, of course.
@Nitidus you are obviously experienced and know your stuff!
Great work. Maybe if the top wood frame was thicker, we could not see the drops. Would look more natural
This is a great looking tank. I made a drip-wall terrarium five months ago but the plants that get hit by the water rotted away including the ferns. Your build seems more successful in avoiding rot and fungus.
I had a setup that lasted ~year before I had to move and I took it down, I just had the dripping on during the mornings and evenings and off the rest of the time.
How do plants in a rainforest survive but when we overwater plants they die
I am a nature lover, tha kyou for putting up this video, i am encouraged to make one
Incredible, Beautiful ❤
Still looks cozy af
Espetáculo para os olhos e para a alma
i am surprise how your pump doesn't clogged yet. Mine clogged so many times.
Maybe put the pump on a timer for afternoon/evening rain shower and introduce some isopods for dead plant matter?
Such a gorgeous and relaxing piece 😊
very beautiful
i love it so much thanks you for this update !!
This is therapeutic!
We always watch youtube rain, waterfall, stream sound.
Its white sound.
It will help you relax, destress & hopefully restore your mental health while you sleep.
Its amazing bro... Keep more videos... 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks
inspiring, one doubt what about light source? we need to keep in bight light area?
An LED would be sufficient, you can also keep near a window
I wish you’d make it viable for like a dart frog or something 🐸 could make a good pet habitat. And fun to look at
I'll make one soon🙂
Tu gères
Oh wow. I expected it to be moldy mess but so beautiful kept!
Beautiful work. Thank you for showing us. I am thinking about making one. I think it would look better if the drip tray was concealed more, so maybe make the paludarium a bit taller, and make the top box a bit deeper to conceal the drip tray…..but I would not know this if you had not shown us how, so thank you again. 😊
The bug that made it inside: DUDE WHEN WILL IT STOP RAININGGGG
My most favourite design is ❤❤❤❤
Thank you🙂
reminds me of the game rainworld
Love this! First tine i've a rainfall paludarium! Im thinking of using all aquarium plants to grow in that constant water contact. I wonder if the holes can be made smaller and the hose smaller also and yes a little hole on the lid for some of the humidity to escape? Thank you for sharing this ❤
Spectacular video, incl. the build!!! Thanks for sharing this. 🥰
Could you show us how you light the set-up? I assume it's a very low watt LED hanging over the set-up?
At the end of the 49 days some of the moss /ferns looked a bit tired/pos. hungry from not having enough nutrience in the water? Do you use rain-/ or RO water for these set-ups? Do you provide any addition "food" like a weak algea solution or anything (poss. applyed by external spraybottle once every 1-2 weeks)?
Thank you so much🙂
In next video I'll show my light setups,
It's a lamp with a 6 watt led hanging over the setup.
I used tap water.
The substrate I used has a high amount of nutrience, currently not adding any addition food.
I really and truly enjoy your work it’s absolutely amazing! If you want a way to keep the water clean so you don’t always have to change out the water try using Activated Virgin Carbon (instead of bottom layer of rocks) it constantly keep systems clean and and the water purified.
Thank you, I'll try it for sure
@@langdiy lang Can I have a list of all the plants in it? Thank you very much.
1) hypnum moss
2) begonia grandis
3) Selaginella
4) bladder ferns
5) fern moss
Bonjour ,
Nouveau sur le site , venant de l'aquariophilie , je voudrais apporter une précision sur le charbon
Charbon actif (à partir d'os) ou le charbon domestique (vegetal) , il est bien connu que le charbon est excellent en effet (desodorisant , aseptisant , clarifiant , absorbant les métaux lourds , etc....) , mais si il est utilisé trop longtemps , il "relargue" les éléments qu'il a filtré !
Notre intérêt est donc de pouvoir le remplacer environ tous les mois pour en tirer les profits , sans les désagréments !
L'inclure dans le sol et le laisser en place me paraît donc une mauvaise idée !
Sauf si vous avez une cascade et une place pour sortir la pompe pour entretiens , auquel cas , vous pouvez en mettre dans un filet , autour du tuyau de remonté d'eau ! En remontant la pompe , vous pourrez changer le charbon ....
Qu'en pensez vous , n'avez vous jamais eu de problèmes sur le long terme ?
Peut être que les plantes sont moins sensibles que les poissons ? (Qui peuvent en mourir , les crevettes y étant encore plus sensibles !!! )
Peut être ne sert il plus à rien une fois qu'il a accumulé .... puis relargué ... devenant inerte ?
En tous cas , je suis un peu étonné de son utilisation sous le sol !!!
Merci de vos expérience ... 😉😎
What do you think about increasing the thickness of the top wooden section to hide the drips? I feel like seeing the drips takes away from the rain illusion. This is beautiful though I adore it.
Thank you, I too fell I should've increased the thickness of the top wooden section
my thought exactly
This is the first time I found this type of tank. Thumbs up for the creativity and final effect. But how do you keep the mud on the wall from falling off, since it is only adhered?
Beautiful! How often do you switch it on to water it? Also, where do you get the plants and dirt from? Is there a website?
Thank you
You can buy plants and dirts from Aquascaping stores and also from online marketplace. Do not keep the pump on for more than 6 hours a day.
@@langdiy Youre awesome! thanks for that info, have a great day! :)
Is it just the same water keep recycling or what ?
Yes same water keeps recycling
Can u please do more of those lost world aquariums
Yes I'll do more lost world aquariums
did you put springtails or isopods to eat the decompose leaves?
No, I remove the dead leaves
how do you prevent the glass from getting fungus or dirty with so much humidity?
You could add some different organisms that would break down the plant matter. This definitely needs some tree frogs. It's beautiful
Also, I would have added holes in the top piece above where you added extra for better exchange, to allow more air flow in and out
how ur glass is still clear when the water drops?
What kind of pump did you use? Since the pump isn’t fully underwater it will suck air too. From what I have experienced normal aquarium pumps would be broken soon like this and also will struggle to pump the water up if air comes into the system.
Was curious for if i build one in the future, do you leave it on 24/7? And how to you change the filter around the pump if it gets too dirty without wrecking the whole set up?
Do you get considerable condensation on the inside of the tank?
Yes
where do you from? I want buy this tank.
put frogs and springtails in it. the springtails will eat the dead leaves
Wonderful, someday I will make it myself
can the rain water run every day ?
Yes
Make another one - much taller - hide the drip tray behind wider wood slats, and use smaller holes for smaller drops of water.. also, your ‘holes for aeration’ seem to be capped by the lid to the drip tray, their chimneys need to be higher and cutout through the lid.
It’s beautiful, by the way, my nasty mouth notwithstanding. I do however think it could be improved by being taller, the drops being smaller, and the drip mechanism and light hidden behind a larger mask of wood. Also, someone mentioned sprintails! Good idea. What about making the drip lid itself from a 2-way mirror, so that light from above passes through, but looking up from below with the light off would just show a reflection of the tank below.
And lastly, it just came to mind after reading so many comments about it being too wet - I’ve an idea that might be of use. Separate the mud on the walls from the water reservoir - let the only water it receives be from the rain. Then you can turn it on when the soil starts getting dry, like a normal houseplant, sort of - i mean, at least you get to decide - IF the soil is kept seperate from the reservoir in the rocks.
Im about to make my own and your comment makes a lot of good points! I like the idea of the 2-way mirror. Thanks!
Make a new earth if you can!!
Which filter do you use ?
Filter floss
I'll try to make it 😅
Maybe next step would be to make the rain scale down? The drops look disproportionate to the size of the paludarium.
Can i do it on normal soil
Yes
Please keep posting update video…
Yes sure🙂
When did you add the wood to the terrarium?
What type plant should be used , could you name some.
Ferns or any moisture loving plants. Selaginella, java moss and rabbits foot ferns are great for these type of setups
@@langdiy thanks man
Whats fern species on this video? 🙏🏻
im still in the middle of gathering resources for this kind of setup. do you have any suggestion for plant that can live in this moist and humid environment?? preferable that do not need substare. also is micro orchid can live in this kind of environment??
Selaginella grows very well in moist environment. Orchid is a good option if you doesn't want to add any substrate. My next video will be a rain paludarium without substrate on walls.
@@langdiy nice..now im loooking forward for the videos 😄😄
I think this setup might be too wet for most orchids, which would rot (as I know from my own experiments - and it gets expensive!), although maybe some of the cloud forest species might work. Restrepias could do well, or perhaps you could add a branch or vine for other species so the roots get a chance to dry a little. One of the mini vandas might work, branch mounted, and I've found Haraella retrocalla and Leptotes bicolor and unicolor all do well mounted in my intermediate terrarium (watered every morning), as does Dracula mopsus which I never allow to get dry. You will need to include a fan because all orchids need good air circulation, and it could be tricky to fit one into in this setup so you would need to adapt it somehow and a fan inside wouldn't last long - even the more expensive "waterproof" ones I've tried lasted no longer than a standard pc fan. Good luck.
@@debbiethomas3687 thank you for the advice..was planning for Lepanthes species or platystele bacqeuroi but it is quite expensive in my country and can be considered rare..im gonna search the species that you recommend if there is any seller..or i would try local mini orchid or the cheaper species one
I was wondering if there could be a way to switch the water pump if that one ever breaks?
I don't understand how the inner walls don't just collapse. After looking at your last video, isn't it just mud?
Water drops from drip tray don't fall directly on the soil
This is so cool! I want to try making something similar. I'd love to have it on my desk at work but the dripping sound might drive my coworkers crazy lol so probably best for my desk at home
Try adding spring tails. It would make it more interesting.
What stops the drip tray from sliding down the inside? I feel like the natural weight + the water weight would slowly cause it to slide down? Amazing work btw! This is a GORGEOUS project!!
How does the background hold up long term
What plants did you use? Probably answered 1000 times already..
Imagine it starts its own little evolution and one day you notice little people cutting the plants to make small buildings and go to work. You will be GOD to them!
I'm both impressed but disappointed. You made what you said it was, for some reason I was expecting no pump and just evaporating water
Brilliant tank. I love seeing peoples' builds after they have had time to establish and grow in.
The most relaxing video I've watched in so long! Do you leave the water on all the time? Or is it on a time cycle?
Thank you
I keep the water run for 6 hours a day
There's no way this doesn't stink with waterlogged cotton stuffed under rocks + no air out dry time for the underneath. oof.
Definitely on top of my project list to do. Its very cool!!!!!! But may i ask? Do you leave it on 24/7? And is there like something more colourful plants that i can used which will be suitable? Thank you in advance. Really glad this came up on my youtube feed.
Thank you so much!
I don't keep the pump on for more than 6 hours a day. You can use pink fittonias or diastema affine, these are great colourful terrarium plants, but I'm not 100% sure that it'll be suitable for such setups.
@@langdiy Alright. Thank you so much!
@@langdiy @axzeralzane9799 Buchephelandra should be extremely well suited for this setup! Anubias will do great too, but they are not colorful. nana petite and other small leaved variants wont outgrow a wet terrarium though and you can have them under running water 24/7. Lots of aquariumplants that have an emerse growth will do fine!
tried to tagg you but it didnt seem to work. Have a look at buchephelandra! they're sold as aquariumplants but naturally grow in and on the sides of jungle streams and would do very well in a setup like this. they do fine under running water 24/7, as do a lot of other plants sold for aquariums. Have a look at aquariumplants that are grown emerse, all of them should be suitable.
don't plants go into a state of not photosynthesizing for a few hours after being rained on
Is there a small critter that could be added to tank that could eat the fallen leaves? Might help reduce the frequency that maintenance is required beyond trims.
You can add isopods.
if you want pops of color try adding some mastivalia orchids or dracula orchids to the sides they thrive in high humidity
Thank you for sharing how to set up this beautiful terrarium! Do you usually have a plant light above the terrarium? Also can you provide the ratios of the soil + peat moss on the walls? How often do you run the rain? Thank you!
Can you show light ? How do you fix?
If i may suggest dwarf species that are usually aquarium plants buce, java fern, anubias, dwarf saggiteria, aquatic mosses. A filmy fern could work as well not sure on mature size though. A mini fan will get you better bang for your buck on ventilation but nay draw in mold spores. Springtails would enjoy this environment as they often live in fishtanks at the surface. You probably already have them in there anyway.
so much water should rot the plants why the plants are not getting rotten.
I have never subscribed to or liked a channel as quickly as yours. Your work is exceptional and soothing to watch. Please continue producing such remarkable content.
Thank you so much🙂
Bro , it's really a great work , keep it up . Thanks for this amazing stuff .
Thank you
i'm a beginner, can you make a video for beginners?
I always try to keep it simple. soon I'll make more easy one for beginners
Hi! I loved your idea! How's the project now? Once the soil is on the walls and is not connected to the under water I wonder how the rain system would water the soil. Hasn't the soil got dry after a few months??
I wonder if i can plant herb thats i can use for eating too it fresh to plant my own but not sure if it posible ? Need your expertise for advice thank you new subscriber just found your Chanel your work is amazing
Hi, I'd like to make your paludarium, I wanted to know what type of lamp you use and how long you light it for 😁
I use regular 9 watt led bulb. I light it for about 7 to 9 hours a day.
@langdiy Thank you very much for the information
Light requirements?
how long is the lifespan of a terrarium like this with proper maintenance? Thanks :)
I seen your tabletop moss video and come to your page. Appreciated your work and subscribed your channel,watched all videos. Will love to see your new videos. Keep making such simple yet beautiful things
Thank you so much
"Add holes for ventilitation" immediately puts a cover over it
좀 만 더 구멍이 촘촘했으면 ㅎㅎ
Can you please tell me what kind of pump you use to suck the water out of the tank when you connect the tubes? Is it two of the same pumps??
It's the pump in the bottom of the tank no extra pump needed.
Do you have clay in wall soil mix to make it stick firmly? How do you stop it eroding away from the dripping rain?
No clay in soil mix. Water dripping from the drip tray doesn't fall directly on the soil mix.
hi! Im wondering, did you leave the water pump on all day? Or like timmer controled? Great job by the way!!
Thank you
I don't keep the pump on for more than six hours a day.
why make holes for better aeration then cover them with the lid??
Do you keep the water on 24/7?
Only 3 or 4 hour's a day
доступ есть кислорода из внешней среды?
It has holes for aeration
Where is the caterpillar 😂
😅
Nice one....how many hours do you keep in on in rain mode?
question? do you keep the water running most of the time or do you have moments when you stop the rainfall ?
I don't keep the pump on for more than 6 hours a day.
I expected the whole thing to mold. But i could not see any. Why this is not molding down? :D Moisture + Air + organic material = mold...As far as i know...