Ken DellaSandri its ytong some soet of very moist absorbent concrete i use it to for my nests the combination with the plaster at the inside makes it look very professional
I like it. I heard if you incline in it makes for better viewing and more surface area so your ants are less likely to get bored and spend allot less time testing your barriers because from their very small perspective they have a lot more land to explore.
I’m just starting my colony of pogonomyrmex barbatus with just a Queen, any tips⁉️ And are there a place/person with larvae⁉️ I really wanna brood boost my colony‼️🇺🇸🐜
Ich habe gehört man soll kein normales Aquarium benutzen weil die sich sonst unten durch das Gummi fressen , ist das ein Mythos oder hast du ein spezielles Aquarium benutz ?
Great video, got some really interesting ideas watching this. How do you raise the humidity level in those blocks without mold, for other species like Myrmica Rubra?
This video is really creative and I wanted to re-create this on a smaller scale. I’m just wondering where you can find the large ytong blocks (so I can make multiple other nests) or an alternative to it? Thanks xx
have you ever tried filling in the tunnels with sand or dirt so that the ants get to dig them out ? matbe leave 1 lever clear and as the population grows they clear the tunnels out?
Thank you! Nowhere, the colony will bring the water by themselves into the nest. They are now 500+. Otherwise i would water the nest directly from above.
Very nicely done!
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This tutorial was awesome!! Amazing
It was a great video, as well the formicarium. Except, how do you manage different humidity/moisture levels within the nest?
flood the hole? xD
Nice footage! Really like the cuts in between scene!
Awesome video mate! You are definitely underrated!
Thank you guys! I am always glad to hear that you like the video :)
I have a quick question... how do you water thus big thing? Any how very nice video
AmazingAnts i was wondering, what kind of cinder blocks did you use? Were they made of regular concrete?
Ken DellaSandri its ytong some soet of very moist absorbent concrete i use it to for my nests the combination with the plaster at the inside makes it look very professional
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Where can i get those cinder blocks?
How you hydrating those chambers? Is it necessary at all. ??
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I like it. I heard if you incline in it makes for better viewing and more surface area so your ants are less likely to get bored and spend allot less time testing your barriers because from their very small perspective they have a lot more land to explore.
This tutorial was awesome! I have a question for you. How do you keep the humidity of the fornicarium?
Thanks for all!
This is one of the best nest construction videos I've seen. Easy, efficient, and short. Well done 👏
You deserve so much more recognition, really well done !
very nice..i would have done a double stack of the cinder blocks..liked how you filled the space in back with foam and plexiglass
great work. love the clay paint idea. will be using that!
Lovely work! Great filming too!
Thanks for this. I’m starting my own ant colony and this was really helpful!
Going to make my first one, this video gave me a lot of good advices.
Looks amazing!
That's really cool, I never would have thought of converting an aquarium like that.
Loved this, thank you so much it helped me make my own
Dude that thing is badass
do not you have a separate water supply? only the snow was enough for a week?
i love this so creative !!
this looks really well done. :)
I’m just starting my colony of pogonomyrmex barbatus with just a Queen, any tips⁉️ And are there a place/person with larvae⁉️ I really wanna brood boost my colony‼️🇺🇸🐜
Amazing tutorial my dude, i need ant friends in the US 🇺🇸 . As always, i love your content dont ever stop or i may just die LMAO
where did you get your slabs of aac ? seems cant even get them in canada I wonder if i found a place in the usa if they would ship here
I really like the idea about painting it with clays I will be pinching that with the new setup I’m building now.
How big is the aquarium size?
I like it, but I would personally add more ground cover, then add some live plants and decor (logs etc). Make it a vivarium on top of the formicarium.
Does the clay and plaster paint run when water the nest?
I might do something like this for my aquarium but keep it for fish and shrimp I think that would look freakin cool
Was that a firebrick you put the holes in?
its looking very nice!
Wow amazing!!
WERE DO YOU GET YPUR CINDER ??!?!?!! i cant find any do i have to make my own ?
Awsome channel just found it today.find ur content to be unbelievably awsome
How big is the tank and how big is the fire brick
What tank did you use? I’m trying to get a good tank to keep my ants in.
Hi mate how do you hydrate the nest
I live in the us and where would I buy that type of material (did you use a us website?)
Sieht sehr gut aus!!!
Love the way u talk
Great idea and realy well done. The surface was a bit plain though so mabie add some rocks or plants?
Ich habe gehört man soll kein normales Aquarium benutzen weil die sich sonst unten durch das Gummi fressen , ist das ein Mythos oder hast du ein spezielles Aquarium benutz ?
That looks great!
Haha almost everyone in the comments section is an ants youtube channel. Nice to see some fellow ant lovers.
awesome video, a big camponotus colony can live in it
Do they drill in ytong?
Wow great desygn!!
I'm late finding this but great video!
Amazing ants that's a amazing formicarium.
how will you water the nest?
Really like the look of this think it's a great idea
How do you make sure they don't escape??
Have you grown mold
Great video, got some really interesting ideas watching this. How do you raise the humidity level in those blocks without mold, for other species like Myrmica Rubra?
Just needs a sponge 🧽 in one of the chambers that you can fill up to keep nest moist and hydrated
Couldnt you have done a double sets of nest one on top of the other as alot of the nest space is wasted
How do you watering the nest part?
Really good video!!
Great idea, looks amazing, but has the ytong blocks moulded over time?
Thanks! It still looks fine but I also don't water the nest.
What is the size of the aquarium?
Have the chambers filled with the out world dirt?
This video was great! Who else saw it on facebook com/groups/formicarium
I like it so much!😍
How did the queen get water and workers get water
What kind of cinder block is this? I don't know if we have soft enough stuff to drill.
This video is really creative and I wanted to re-create this on a smaller scale. I’m just wondering where you can find the large ytong blocks (so I can make multiple other nests) or an alternative to it? Thanks xx
I bought mine in a local hardware store (Europe, germany), if you live in america, it's not to easy to find ytong
were can you find cinder blocks ?!!
@Amazing Ants, at 3:41 you said you used a mix of red sand. But, that looks like dirt. Where did you get that? Hope you reply!!
how can i stop ants crawling out? i dont want to put a glass plate on top because they need air, is there any solution?
Balázs Tóth PTFE or rubbing alcohol plus baby powder
Is this ytong or just a normal cinder block
It's ytong, also known as AAC(Autoclaved Aerated Concrete). You can tell by looking at the brick and how it looks porous.
I think this is awesome. But I have a question how do you set up a water gradient in something like this, how does moisture enter the actual nest?
Nice tutorial, thanks! I'm inspired to get some ytong!
Hi there what is the name of that bore u use to make the chambers?
Wow! So good
How do you make tge silicon escape proof?
Very nice video and setup :)!
Nice Vid! i might make a smaller version of that
1:59
the largest camera in the lower left corner there is no way to access
have you ever tried filling in the tunnels with sand or dirt so that the ants get to dig them out ? matbe leave 1 lever clear and as the population grows they clear the tunnels out?
I love this idea
I know this is three years ago but for making the most if that new best why not have the back of the tank with more nest modules????
great video! its amazing!
Gotta leave nest floors unpainted for humidity control. I heard plaster and clay get mold easily?!?
Wie groß ist das Aquarium?
is plaster ok for a formicarium?? thanks
wow, so nice !
Where can you can get this material
What block?
A lot of good DIY nests are made of something called Ytong or AAC but sadly if you are in North America it'll probably be hard for you to come by.
Louis ya I’m in North America
How much did that tank cost and where did u get it. Great video man the best i have seen on diy formicarium
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Hi! What blocks is that? Is that block chalk?
It's called YTong it's an Australian product. I don't know about othe countries, but we don't yet have it in The U.S.
@@DragonUdo Some of Europes picked up on it I think.
DragonUdo Depends on where you live, there’s a hardware store selling ytong just a few miles away here in ohio
Wow this is so good. Where do you water the nest?
Thank you! Nowhere, the colony will bring the water by themselves into the nest. They are now 500+. Otherwise i would water the nest directly from above.
Oh wow. Messor barbarus are so cool
Excellent
Awsome job! Hope u dont mind I'm going to still couple of ur ideas in construction and design. Lol
do you need to put the paint?
Where did you bought the clay powder?
But what if you have to much of them ? Are you going to kill them ?
IT’S AMAZING !!!