I Built a Giant Cloud Rainforest Vivarium
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- I created my dream tank, a cloud rainforest terrarium in an over 1,000 gallon custom built tank. Landscaping and construction of the habitat took months of planning, a lot of hard work, and days of terrarium building. But the final result was all worth the challenges. The tank hosts a variety of plants, and possesses an automated climate mimicking that of a cloud rainforest. Hope you enjoy Part 4 of my ant ecosystem series. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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Do you guys like it? I gave it my all! This vivarium is for us, AC Family! Ant love forever!
I'm watching your TH-cam channel from almost 2 years now and I reply on your pin comment then it's just 20s old don't you think it's cozy !!
Yep
Love it always wanted to do this
Liked that you showed the process of how you made it, can't wait for updates and such.
Yes it’s so pretty
I don’t think I’ve ever been so jealous of a enclosure in my life
Me niether
Ditto😉
Ditto😉
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This guy doesn’t create tanks anymore, he creates living art pieces
This is so unbelievably cool
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
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@@AntsCanada I've watched almost every video for years. Love what you've done with this vivarium. A genuine dreamscape.
It's so cool
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As a plumber and a nature lover I am so impressed! I'd love to see the filtration set up.
I agree. If it rains too much and it is too humid inside , where does all the water go ? the base will become a swamp ?
I had the same thought. I assume there must be a drain under the lava rock for any excess water build up
OMG, guys! Working on the next episode now and you guys won't believe the things that are happening in Pantdora already! Craziness... Ant love forever!
Excited!!
Great to hear! Keep up the good work!
I cant wait a whole week to see it 😢 aewsome job!
Look at 17:23 to 17:33, there where at least two ants near the glass. Are they supposed to be there?
Can't wait to see the next update 😍
PS - I'm wearing a mask due to the smell of drying silicone and airborne dust/dirt/mold which I'm sensitive to and naturally occurs when moving things around in the terrarium. It's not about virus lol.
so thats why hahahah
No problem just dont get sick to that mold that would be bad stay safe ant love forever
nah man, i thought you were just a ninja
i have a question: did you spotted this ants in the moss? i think there is some but i am not sure...
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I wish more zoo's had stuff like this. They could show off so much more.
With the funding zoos would have and the accessability to the animals alot of zoos allow to keepers, im sure it could go over VERY well. Could you imagine a zoo giving this guy something like a football sized vivarium with a whole team of ppl he chooses??😍
Check out the Osher Rainforest in California Academy of Science in San Francisco.
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
The National Aquarium in Baltimore has a series of animal enclosures similar to this, with live creatures native to the Neotropics. These are in addition to a large, 70-foot tall, walk-through tropical rainforest with hundreds of plant and animal species. I was Curator there and responsible for its layout and species' selection when all this was put together. .
Right?
i always forget how intense his editing is, its like a mini movie
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It's honestly annoying how self obsessed he is with the filming.
@@ImBetterThanYouHoeit feels like brave wilderness editing with the narration
Yah he's a pro at waffling on and on and making what should be a 10 min vid into 30 mins. The build is immaculate tho
@@excusablehoneybee4599 Why are y'all so crotchety. A large number of the audience are young people. It's not a tutorial channel (or at least not anymore), it's a science communication channel. The tongue-in-cheek drama and suspense is part of the channel brand.
When the viviarium is complete with all the flora and fauna in place, please, *PLEASE* make a 24/7 livestream out of it if you can. It would be *amazing* to see what happens in it in real time!
that will be so cool 😄
I need that 😊😭
Yah that would be good
What a great idea. Curious what’s going on? Hop on the live. It’s 3am and you’re bored? Watch the animal life in a mini ecosystem
NOOOO BECAUSE I WONT GET ANYTHING DONE!!!!!!! (but yes please)😂
The cloud effect is amazing!!!! It’s like Jurassic Park!
So does that make him Hamond?
I know right!!!!🎉
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@@zaqzilla1ian malcolm has been real quiet you know...
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I'm gonna be honest here. I've watched you since your early days when you've had little ant farms full of ants, to you making your own ant farms, and even making custom terrariums. Now you have a whole ant house. You even made your own little rainforest! You still inspire me to this day. Whenever I think of starting a terrarium for a reptile or some bugs I always think back to your videos and how cool it would be to make something similar! Sadly I don't have the house space for any terrariums. Glad to see you're well! Continue inspiring people and creating these amazing projects! So proud! 😊
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
If the glass was not properly sealed and had leakage in the water section, it´s quite likely that it might not be well sealed in the rest of the perimeter
so you may want to seal all the points where the glass meets the metallic floor and walls near spots the ants can climb on (like the mossy wall), or you could potentially have ant escapees if they dig a nest or climb the moss and by pure chance they find a minuscule gap invisible to us that they can fit through
Like the comment so more people will see
Bow
That... is a very good point.
With so much mist and fog and rain, moisure may very well leak out at the seams... Hopefully he doesn't have to completely deconstruct it to seal it safely
But then again he does not live in the house, a couple escapees would not be such a huge problem I think. Other ants getting in there to raid would be worse.
I feel like that would've been noticed after the first few tests of the mist
This is truly huge. The most large-scale project on your channel! 👍
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The tank is like 3x his size
This is by far the biggest and most beautiful terrarium build I’ve ever seen in my life. Truly a breathtaking piece of art, you did such an amazing job!
Thank you🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
agreed
man...i remember years ago your greatest achievement was the original fire nation's og setup
And now you've created a tiny slice of a rainforest! How far you've come from humble ant farms to detailed vivariums and terrariums! Its been an amazing journey! I loved watching every minute of this years long journey!
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
Man you are 1 step closer to building your own zoo can’t wait to see all the critters moving around in there.
this vivarium will probably result in your best content till date
The fact youve simulated rain, mist, a water feature, ground laters, places to hide etc ... You are incredible!
the way he describes his work process at 14:12 really helps me see this as not just a scientific endeavor but an artistic one as well, a beautiful living sculpture lovingly crafted from antscanadas love of the earth and her life, idk i think theres something really beautiful about this, to recreate your own slice of it
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You came from a small ant keeping youtuber to a youtuber that almost everyone knows and achieved one of the impossible! Good job
When he built his house I knew something good was to come considering their workmanship but this is absolutely amazing, he out did the whole of TH-cam!
haven't watched you in three or four years, and this is what i come back to. utterly astonishing what you have done here.
Welcome back!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
19:21 The mist blowing away from the fans is like rolling the curtains as the theatre begins, so awesome!
I love the mist! Thanks for watching! Ant love forever! ❤🐜
Petition to have a livestream camera on Pantdora if that's feasible just so the AC fam can tune in and just watch the giant therapeutic vivarium.
I have been quietly admiring your efforts for more than 4 years. Although my practice is to NOT comment on any video or other social media platform activity, after seeing you build your home, ant floor, and now Vivarium….it’s certainly time to speak up and congratulate you and the AntsCanada team for the incredible success you have achieved! Thank you all for your dedication, and the money and other contributions you’ve made to our understanding of the world we share with our coinhabitants, from small to large! THANK YOU! 8:36
The landscaping of the vivarium looks way better than some zoo exhibits for smaller creatures that I have seen in person. The attention to detail and the cloud forest aesthetic really sells the look of the set-up.
Thanks so much! I appreciate that a lot. Ant love forever!
Yeah zoos and museums kind of suck when it comes to that
This is the exact video i need back when i was building my virst vivarium. You did so well! People wouldnt believe how many littler things you have to consider especially when adding animals. I'll def check out the rest of the playlist. I have so many questions on how you pulled off something SO amazing
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This looks amazing!! This actually looks like you took a piece of land somewhere and put it inside your house. Truly magnificent! The last time I watched you, you were making funny music videos, and now you're basically making worlds.
Even without a single animal, this is top tier zoo quality. You should be so proud. You put your all into this, and it shows. Truly, congratulations.
Mr. Bustos, you have a true entertainer's soul. This was well filmed, narrated, and edited. It's beautiful! Your hard work and artistic vision are a delight to behold. Thanks for sharing your wonderful video with us
This video was extremely helpful for making my family’s own bioactive vivarium in our living room. ANT LOVE FOREVER
Of course we would have to wait for another week to see the fauna move in. So happy and amazed of what you made AC! Happy Holidays as well!
I would not have been able to deliver a video this week if it continued! So sorry! Ant love forever!
Im so proud of how far this channel has come. This man is the most creative, determined, and one of the beat creators i have ever seen. This turned out beautifully even if thair where flaws in the process, best wild life enclosure ever! 🐜✨️
Thank you! Ant love forever!
A 24/7 web cam on this Vivarium would be amazing
Watching a genius at work is second to none! All I can say is wow. Glad I have become a new finder to this channel.
An incredible build. Seeing you stand next to it shows how massive this is. And how much space you still have in your ant room. I can't imagine the stress of building this, moving in that huge stump and the water tests. Totally worth it. Congats
It's been months of obsessing and work, but it was all worth it, right? Thanks for watching. Ant love forever!
Lovely build i think you should add some more species found in cloud forest like orchids and anthuriums
Great suggestions! I will continue to add more plants over time.
Tropical drosera might be neat too! They can manage population being a carnivorous plant
23:27 A jumping spider! What a joyous surprise! This is the best animal to see first, AC. What a welcome addition to these new lands! Of all the animals to make an appearance, this alert and curious little guy warms my heart the most.
Been watching your videos for years. It feels like I am also part of the tropical world in my own little way. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey! Ant love forever! 🙏❤️🐜🌿
You out did yourself with this build can't wait to next week for the introduction of the animals 🥳
You need a live feed on this vivarium 24/7 so we can see all that's going on in there.
Fr like a eagle cam
With one of those 360 cameras that allows the viewer to change the angle!!!
This has to be one of the most amazing things you’ve ever done on this channel, it’s so cool! I can’t wait to see what it will be like when the animals are introduced to it.
Thank you! Stay tuned for the madness ahead! Ant love forever!
My fiance and I have been watching you for years and we have to say we're in awe and proud to see where you started and where you are now!
Thanks for watching guys!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
I would never, EVER leave my house again, I would be so transfixed on the constant movement within…absolutely stunning creation, so very many congratulations to you, Sir!
I would have to agree. Hopefully one day AntsCandada would be willing to have some sort of live stream of this display to allow people to enjoy it at all times
@@Echidna23Gamingliterally just begged for a 24hr stream in my comment. Switch between a couple cameras in busy locations and I would be glued to it.
Thank you so much! It's definitely unreal to watch IRL! Thanks for watching. Ant love forever!
This is incredible. How awesome it must be to literally have a slice of rainforest in your house.
Never seen this channel before and this popped up for me. Absolutely amazing work. it's beautiful
Welcome aboard!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
That jumping spider obviously bought the early access pass. 😅
She was hired for pre-release bugfixes
Long time watcher, you always blow me away with your builds. They've just gotten bigger and better with every single video throughout the years. Your experience and passion so clearly shines through with projects like this. Can't wait for your ants and animals to have their own house instead of an ant room 😂
Thanks so much! Ant love forever!
I've watched since 2008 and this is by far the best thing I have seen you design let alone anyone on TH-cam.
The possibilities are endless as to what to put in it, it's almost too perfect 👌 I absolutely love it and I've done the same things myself since I was 4yo. I'm now 37! But nothing compares to this!😅
And dang dude, your getting buff!
Thanks for watching!
I think your channel became so successful because every child wanted an ant farm as a kid and literally every parent said HECK NO 😭👍🏻 we appreciate you bringing our childhood dreams to life
This was just mind blowing and truly a marvel to behold. Thank you sooooo much for sharing it with the rest of us!!!!!!!! I love your channel!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow so nice to have a rainforest in your house. I'm already waiting for next week when you start adding the ants and other animals to it. Great work 👍👏
I'm beyond obsessed with this. I wish I had the fortune to make this because I would just lay in it everyday and when I'm not in it I'd be sat nose to glass to watch it!
Brilliantly done, I love it ❤
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This is truly stunning! I cannot wait to see this mature and just explode with life!
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Thank you, beloved AC Senator! Ant love forever. Bow.
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WOW...this is incredible!!! I wish that you were my nabour, and I could come over every day and see the progress and what is happening. Thank you for your hard work. I will be watching to see what happens next. This is very cool.
Looks wonderful. I've also made terrariums all my life. I'm not even sure what inspired me to start. I just remember I used a large pickle jar for it. I still love using glassware with interesting shapes that I find various places like junk shops.... everything from microsized worlds to a giant, old real glass water bottle that used to be common in office water coolers until they went to plastic. That was a real challenge creating it all through the small 3" opening at the top.
Love this! Yes, I agree. Chinese, Japanese, and Indonesians have the best aquascaping techniques!
The most astonishing ant project in history!!!
I am nearly speechless, Mikey! This is EPIC! I literally got full body chills with awe from how beautiful you've made this environment. I don't think there is anything else like it and a fitting celebration of 5 million subs! You deserve it so much! Cannot wait for this journey! Thank you for taking us along! ❤❤
Thanks so much! So happy you enjoy it. Ant love forever!
Amazing, this would be such a cool display in some modern luxury mansions livingroom
Thank you
Don't loose faith when the setup is setteling and the nonstop small fixes it needs to be perfect! Keep up the hard work and stay focused on the project brother! Looks fantastic at it's peak of being finished!
This is like a slice of Heaven. So beautiful and artfully made!
I haven't seen a better tank on youtube ever. Can't wait for the animals. Amazing jo
"Under 1k gallons" literally the biggest understatement ive ever heard in my life 😂 you did too good on that tank not to praise it more, you and everyone that helped you build it did a breathtaking job congratulations on everything especially this enclosure
Ps I've watching your channel for at least 3 years but just subbed on this account one video ago, I apologize
This is absolutely stunning! The clouds, the vines, the rock wall, it's all perfect! And that first spider is so lucky to live there. I call him Tommy.
I was thinking you could maybe set up fixed cameras around it, and do a continuous livestream for people to tune into every now and again. Maybe not on TH-cam. It could run totally automatic, cycling through the cameras. It would be totally epic!
Really pretty! Just a...I guess idea is the word, but I would really love it if you included something that flowered or even had fruit in the terrarium, it would be interesting to see how that would affect the the animals
Bow
Wow, the cloud forest effect is so beautiful!
it is yeah
So cool. Pantdora looks like a mini Jurassic Park. I Love it 💚
welcome to jurassic ant
My friend. I am so impressed! And inspired. Absolutely amazing! I literally cried when it rained. Miraculous! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Im so happy to see what AntsCanada has become and get to watch what this epic journey unfold!
You capture absolute beauty. It emanates from within you.
I’m a big fan of your videos! I’ve been watching you for so long (since I was in middle school) and I am now recent graduate. The cinematography is really spectacular. Keep up the great work!
So Exotic, tranquil and serene. I applaud your beautiful work.
All Awe and amazement aside...your writing/storytelling, videography, narrative, voice-over, sound effects and music are just so compelling and worthy for Nat'Geo" !!! 🥰🤩🤓😜🤓💞
Thank you so much! I appreciate that! 🙏 😀
Definitely would his voice on Nat’Geo
It’s so beautiful, taking a giant yet tiny piece of nature and putting incased in glass inside a building makes it look like a doorway to another world. It will provide an undisturbed free life for the animals in it, and the cycle will go on forever. I can’t wait to watch the progress!! Great job!!🌿☘️🍃🌾🌱🪵🌧️
I can't believe how built this guy is
I would imagine it would be difficult to route vines in a way that doesn't make them look like hanging wires, you did a great job!!
Thank you! Yes, you understand! The thing is in nature, these laterally strung vines usually aren't this low to the ground so for a long time while I was trying to figure it out, it looked odd. Thanks for watching. Ant love forever!
you have single handedly inspired me to start keeping animals. im getting a 20g fish tank and im going to try and use your aquascaping tips to make it cool. =)
That is awesome!
Your creation looks way better than I expected! Keep it up Antscanada!
This guy is a true artist. Bravo. Your process is incredible. Subscribed.
It's amazing truly epic . My favorite is that waterfall it's beautiful it all came together so natural looking. I can't wait for more video to be updated on this . Your skills is amazing and I can't believe you did that in 5 days congratulations 😮❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Absolutely love the build. I am at all with it. That said I could see problems trying to keep ants in there. The first water test you did showed there was a lot of leaks with water. So it has to make me wonder on the other side. What holes ants can crawl out of. To them that could be a huge hole but you know this probably. My remedy would have been give the whole tank a water test. I don't think you're going to have problems keeping bigger creatures in. But you're never going to find where they are getting out at because of this.
All the plants look absolutely awesome. I thought you were going to put in some carnivore plants though to keep population low but that also could be a future thing.
Overall awesome aquarium Love it wish I had it. But I do think that you were too excited to finally have it in your room. I strongly think that this is not going to be able to house aunts. I hope I am wrong but I think your ecosystem will probably work.
Wow, you did the best ecosystem tank i have ever seen yet😊
Wow, thanks!
Your welcome
it would be really cool if you added an literall underwater cave system
Heyoooo, idk if you do suggestions, but would you consider doing a flower vivarium? An ecosystem built using flowers, pollinators, bees, butterflies and lots of flowering plants? Would be beautiful to see some bright colors in one of your set ups!
next projext: Building a seperate room/building on your property and turning the whole thing into a walk in terrarium...
Recently found your channel, and I really love it, your enthusiasm brings back childhood memories when I was watching and reading NatGeo. You could collaborate with schools, this is way more interesting and realistic than many nature films.
Welcome aboard!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
Dude! That is the most beautiful and amazing mini world I have ever seen! You rule bro, so awesome. You literally made a small rain forest in your house! Incredible, magnum opus indeed. I cannot wait to see the animals you put in. You rock so hard man. Thank you for sharing this, I Love it. This kind of thing would be a dream for me to have. So gorgeous.
Big thanks
It looks absolutely awesome. I'm so happy that you went through with building a pond and having some water Area as well. I think it will be a great addition and the animals will get used to it and not drown themself in mass :) Thanks a lot for all the great content you created over the years for us ! Best wishes and have a great tropical Christmas time, from far away Germany !
I'm glad we did it, too! I'll need to add a creature inside to eat drowned insects/animals. Hmmm... Ant love forever!
Why do your videos make me cry 😅 I’m just so moved !!
I love this!! You are so talented in terrarium landscaping! Can't wait to see when you put in the creatures and insects next.😅
Thank you! Cheers!
@@AntsCanada is the next video coming out soon?(:
Wow, just wow! This is truly amazing, very well done!
Thank you! 😊
It is beautiful Mikey!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks so real. Amazing job ❤
So lovely to find a new favourite channel and then hear my music in the video. I dreamed of spiders and ants after binging your channel yesterday.
That is awesome!
We love it
I've been a fan since around 2019/2018 and still going the content you guys produce is amazing and entertaining keep up the good work ❤
Thanks for watching!
man, you should make a 24/7 livestream ok the vivarium, it'll be nice to watch
Working on it! Ant love forever!
ITS HIM
A 24 hour stream would be good
This is jawdroppingly beautiful, not to mention beyond impressive, you should be endlessly proud of it!
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It looks INCREDIBLE!!!!🎉🎉
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WOW just WOW it’s amazing to watch such a talented progressive artist at work thanks for sharing
And thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
14:44 There are some little critters in that soil!
17:28 There are some little critters towards the bottom left of the screen!