How To Setup A Bioactive Tree Frog Terrarium!! (Exo Terra Tree Frog Terrarium)
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ค. 2024
- I walk you all through how to setup a bioactive Tree frog terrarium in Exo Terra's brand new Tree Frog Terrarium from their Frogs and Co product line! These will be perfect whites tree frogs, red eye tree frogs and many more! Links 👇
Exo Terra Frogs&Co: frogsandco.com/
Merch: teespring.com/stores/alpharep...
Instagram: / alpha.reptile
Facebook: / alphareptile
Email: alphareptile.co@gmail.com
Twitter: / miketytula
Product Links:
- Standard Exo terra terrarium: amzn.to/3bL7fYe
- Spray Foam: amzn.to/3fBujtO
- Drylok: amzn.to/3wqtlXR
- Drylok Colorants: amzn.to/33ZJ18B
- Paint Brushes: amzn.to/3bIZnGS
- Varnish: amzn.to/3fBwbCQ
- Silicone: amzn.to/2SbxikH
- Manzanita: amzn.to/3yvFz3l
- Malaysian Driftwood: amzn.to/3ud3PnO
- Monsoon Multi 2: amzn.to/3wo6FYk
- Alt. LEDs: amzn.to/3ozjqwu
- Dragon Stone: amzn.to/2RzFcEq
- Circulation Pump: amzn.to/3v9cxEP
![[UNCUT] ลูกหมี-ลิลลี่ เหงียน เปิดใจฟาด ปู มัณฑนา I คนดังนั่งเคลียร์ I 15 ก.ค.67](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FKQ60Y7bJ6s/mqdefault.jpg)
I want this tank SO BAD. I love the drain feature at the bottom especially. Also shoutout to you and bree for getting me to try the drylok method!
Thanks for watching and glad we could help :)
drainage layer is a MUST
Hey did you ever get the tank?
I’m new to the hobby but been doing research for almost three months before I pull the trigger. This gives me confidence about my first build I’m about to make. Thanks for the tips man, great video!
Awesome! Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you are researching before getting your animals :)
Fantastic build buddy! Really loved the narration and step by step process! I feel like anyone has the potential to make a beautiful vivarium thanks to this tutorial! 🐸🌿
Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I really love the build video and watching it all come together. i love how you went plant shopping in your reptile room, GOALS!! One day i maybe brave enough to make my own background as they are unique and will always be different to the tank next to them.
Glad you enjoyed the video! I love plant shopping in my own room haha! The worst is I don't even have much pothos around haha
Omg that silicone trick before using drylok is top notch. Had that issue myself just the other day.
Thanks! It works wonders!!
Really solid video - incredibly helpful. I really liked all the advice that you gave along with it.
Fantastic! I'm thrilled that you are happy with it.
any enclosure with a water feature just makes me so happy 👏🏻 it’s so pretty and natural
They are a lot more work to maintain but they do add a nice ambience
@@MikeTytula yes, yes they do
@@TrystaTaylor And can be super annoying in general. But a nice addition if done well. Theres some things I still might change about mine.
The video started out insane!! Such a great video 👍🏼
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Great build. Also, great job with the video editing. I enjoyed the experience
Fantastic! Glad you enjoyed! Anything you think I could improve on editing wise for next time?
Awesome setup man, love it!!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoy!
You did an absolutely amazing job on that setup. I'm speechless...
There's definitely a few things I would have changed or done differently, but overall I'm pleased with how it came out!
Super clean video, it looks really nice!
Thanks man! I tried moderately hard on this video haha
I am thinking about getting a red eyed tree frog, and this video helped tremendously!
AWesome! I'm happy to hear that!
Thank you for this video! Instructions list of products. You made it so simple and easy to follow along. Subscribed.
Thanks for the support! :)
@@MikeTytula Would all of this work for a Poison Dart Frog? specifically the Dendrobates tinctorius?
of course, I would make some adjustments to the topography but overall yes?
@@rubenleavell The tank itself works great for dart frogs, I wouldn't make it semi paludarium style for them though.
great build mike !!!
Thanks man! Glad you finally got to watch it haha
Looks awesome 👍🏻
Thanks! :)
Awesome Mike thanks bud!!
No problem! Glad you enjoyed
Love the vids
Thanks Aiden
I'm currently working on making a Mantis Terrarium!
I've recently picked up the plant hobby so I wanted to get a terrarium for plants that like higher humidity anyways and while browsing I realized I could just make the terrarium be a mantis enclosure in the future! So, like you suggested, I will be caring for the terrarium for several months before I actually get the animals, so that my plants can acclimate to their new surroundings!
Nice! Hope it's going well! Would love to see a picture if you message me on instagram!
@@MikeTytula I'll try to remember! XD
Awesome!
Love this tank. The while vid is art.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video!
The most helpful terrarium build video
Thanks man! Glad you enjoy!
Dude I’ve been watching since 2014 when u still had the breaking bad poster, and damn your channel has grown!
Haha that's awesome man! Thanks for watching the channel again!
Nice bluid love it
Thanks so much!
Absolutely loved the video! Can you explain a little more what you mean by circulation pump and what you used and how it’s set up?
I basically just put in a small water pump with foam around it to circulate the water throughout the tank.
I just got one of these and I’m currently building my back ground and selecting my plants
That's awesome! They are great tanks!
How did you get the tank? When I go on their website I can see the tank but I can't buy it.
Amazing vivarium! Good tip with sealing the background too, why didn’t you add isopods or millipedes to this viv as extra cuc? Is it so to do with the substrate or water ?
I don’t think isopods would do well as the substrate is very damp.
Looks great, I hope they come with the big 36 "x 18" x 36 " like this..
I doubt it will anytime soon, all depends on how these one sell I omagine
These vivariums turned out so cool, and I absolutely love the built in drainage system on the terrarium, I will definitely be swapping out a few of my current terrariums for these.
Right on! And they aren't that much more expensive which is something that they had to do!
@@MikeTytula Hey, I’ve been looking for this terrarium for days now and I can’t find it anywhere, do you know of any US sellers I could buy it from?
Awesome as viv! I just got my first one for Green Tree frogs (Aus) and wanted to do a shallow 'pond' at the bottom. How did you do the filtration for the water or is that not needed?
I ended up putting a pump in, I would strongly recommend drilling a second hole and installing external filtration.
How would this be done exactly? Putting an external filter into a paludereum with a closed lid tank… there’s basically no info on this when searched. I have an exo terra 24x18x36 and want to turn it into something similar and was going to put a normal pump in for water circulation. With 3 whites tree frogs I feel that won’t be enough but don’t know where to begin with putting an external pump in.
Brilliant vid thankyou soo much. Could that strutum be used in plant pots if u were hanging plants on a background in mid air for expample!!!❤🤘
Im sure it could! I might give it a try! I would probably just mix some sphagnum in there as well!
Really nice, I look forward to exo releasing a slightly bigger version! How does the water you have there not become stagnant? Or do you need to replace it every now and then?
Like I said in the video, I put a pump in, and yes the drain in the bottom makes water changes really easy
They have a 18x18x36 that’s been out for years…
@@jacieshockney6201 WITH the drain feature??
I emailed them a couple of years ago to ensure that their enclosures are not made of tempered glass because not only did I put a drain in my Paludarium, I installed bulkheads for my small canister filter that I run. Im glad they at least incorporated a drain into the design.
Exo terra tanks, at least their smaller models aren't tempered, you can always do the polarized lens test to see if it's tempered or not. But yes, I'm thrilled they included a drain
Awesome video! Preparing a vivarium for some red eyes now and using a lot of advice I found in this video. One question, does the water you have in the pond cover the entire bottom of the tank or do you have it sealed off to only be in the pond?
It circulates the entire bottom of the tank.
@@MikeTytula Great thank you!
No problem!
Hey Mike! I'm currently putting together a setup for my first amphibians, a pair of WTF's. I wanted to do a bioactive, but I got a little ahead of myself and didn't research enough before putting substrate down, so I don't have a drainage layer.
I'm wondering if
1. It's 100% necessary to have
2. I could find a way to salvage the substrate and getting a drainage layer under it
For something like a whites I would definitely have a drainage layer. Shouldn't be too hard to just remove the existing substrate and put a drainage layer down.
beautiful animal
They are beautiful indeed!
Could you do a video on what the cleaning procedure is for this? :)
Ya I might be able to do something like that in the future!
I was watching your videos and I was just wondering where you get the species labels for the tanks
There’s a link in my reptile room tours
Nice
Thanks!
Awesome build mike. Does the dried moss stuck with silicone stay brown or will it eventually get some life back into it?
Stays brown, all that green crap you buy that come prepackaged will all turn brown in a matter of days.
One more question. I noticed that you showed the liquitex matte varnish in the video, but had liquitex BASICS matt varnish (which I'm having a hard time finding) in the links. I'm certain they are both interchangeable, but I wanted to make sure you approved of either or for tree frogs?
And also, I saw you used craftsmart acrylic paints. Are all acrylics from this line safe, are there colors I should avoid?
I use pretty much exactly what you see in the video, I would say if they are very similar they should be okay, but I obviously can't guarantee anything.
Love the technique for the planted area, but what happens with the foreground water? Is there a follow on video to this?
There isn't a direct follow-up to this video, but in the reptile room tours I show the tank off.
How do you keep the water in the water section mate wouldnt it seep out into the land area
ya absolutely, thats why there is the lava rock base, so water can move freely. We have a small zoomed filter in the tank now and it helps a ton with water clarity if you have issues.
if i’m not doing the little pond thing that you did do i still need to put the lava rocks and sub strat in the bottom? i assume i do just to be able to plant the plants
Uhhh You don't need a drainage layer but I would highly recommend it.
Hello, Mike. Thanks for the demonstration. I have a question about this new terrarium. Does Exo Terra TerraSky Planted and Reptile Terrarium LED Lighting which generates the plants' need spectrum pass through the glass top part of this terrarium?
Uhhh There isn't really any special light rays that need to pass through the glass to grow plants, so yes it does.
@@MikeTytula Thanks, Mike. 👍
No problem!
Mike! The metal standing frame… where can I find one and buy one online! I have this same tank and want to know where I can find that stand hover metal frame to separate the filtration and the ground platform above!!
It's just a shelving unit from any hardware store.
How much dragon stone did you buy and did you buy the tiny pieces option or just buy the weight of the rocks
I bought 25 lbs of various sizes and broke them into smaller pieces myself
What is the small fern clipping you used
Can you give me a time stamp and I’ll get a name for you?
Hey! What kind of light did you use? I'm planning on going bio active and need to know what kind of heating light you use!
I don't have a heat light on the frogs.
It looks like you set your larger rocks on pieces of foam. Anything special about the foam? Was that just to keep it from moving? Thanks
Ya that's exactly it, also helps keeps the glass intact in case one of the rocks was to fall or something.
When securing your rocks for the water portion to the base of your tank, did you just silicon/glue them straight to the glass? What's the best technique?
I don't think I siliconed any to the glass, but I did glue some of the rocks to eachother. That way I can removed the rocks if need be.
How did you contain the water to just inside the rocks?
Question. Is a heat lamp required for green tree frogs. I’ve been reading they require 25-28 degrees Celsius during the day and lower temps at night.
Would I leave the terrasky on for 8-12 hours a day?
Going to have live plants and i know my mosses are dying because I have the old tank and it fills up with water too much and my soils are disgusting lol.
Got this tank coming with the drain.
Should I keep the drain valve open 24/7?
Reckon isopods or springtails are beneficial too?
It’s going to be misted daily and fogged too
Supplemental heating will be required as needed, if you room is cool then some form of heating would be recommended. Yes only during daylight hours.
i had a juvenile grey tree frog stumble into my kitchen last night he was on the floor and i was schockedd i grabbed him and put him in a cup then woke my brother and we took him out during the thunderstorm and released him near a pond still have no idea how he got in he was so cute though! God brought nature to me i have been pretty housebound since corona maybe i should get out more! thanks for a cool video!
Glad you released it! We all could stand to get out a bit more
I’m planning on doing this for my white tree frog! I have a 30 gallon tank and was curious, what kind of heating would be optimal for a bioactive vivarium tank?
A small basking light would likely do the trick.
only thing missing was what to do for tempeture and humidity? what devices do you use for those ?
I have a temp gun for the temperature, and humidity I bought a reader from Amazon.
Something like this: amzn.to/3famDPz
Im just setting up a terra i don't know what type of plants to have inside the terra and the best subrate can you give me the what type of plants and soil for the plants
I chat about it in this video. Did you watch the whole thing?
Can you do the same build for a couple Dart frogs?
I'd choose different plants, different wood layout and a much smaller pond area, but I suppose you could?
What is the dri-lock for? Do you need to use it if you are using silicone and sticking substrate to the background? Also, do you need any type of filter for the pond? How does it stay clean? Do you have to drain the water periodically and replace it? And if you dont have a "drain" how would you do this? Siphon it out? I am a little lost on the pond section. I have several grey tree frogs.
Did you watch the entire video? Because it’s a method used an alternative to the silicone and substrate method. I would strongly recommend a small filter, or at very least a circulation pump. It’s just like any other aquarium, weekly water changes at a minimum.
@@MikeTytula what type of water is best for the tank ?
Did you seal the rocks for the pond or did you leave it to where the water goes into the drainage layer?
Water goes throughout the entire bottom of the tank
Is any type of liquid varnish acceptable for frog tanks?
I mean, I’m using the one I showed in the video. That’s all I can really speak to
I want get one those exo terra for tree frogs not seen them before
They are brand new, and still not released in the states yet
@@MikeTytula am not in the state's lol I am in UK
Most of the Amazon links are currently out of stock; do you still get a cut if i go from that link to buy something similar or does it need to be those specific items?
I sure do! I believe anything you buy on Amazon after clicking on my link for like 24 hours I will get a tiny commission, thanks for your support!
How often should you clean or change substrate ?
I will change it when it seems fouled
Mike ,a question, working on first terrarium, have sprayfoamed back and sides and carved off the shiny hard skin from foam. It'll be a bioactive terrarium for salamanders and western toad,in a natural alberta setting ( pretty well everything gathered from local woods, trees,plants,wood etc. My question, I intend to finish with silicone and coated in cocofiber jungle mix etc. Do I need coat of drylock firstly over carved foam or can I apply silicone and cocofiber/ jungle mix directly. Thanks for your advice
You can apply it directly, but If it isn't a huge tank, I definitely wouldn't cohab in it.
Thanks for quick reply Mike, appreciated. It's a 36x18x17
@@gordmonteath6090 Hmm, that seems slightly small, seeing that toads and salamanders are EXTREMELY strong hunters...I would go much larger.
Ya I would definitely say that is too small to be cohabbing that many species in the tank.
I would definitely go larger for a group like that.
could i use cotton balls for the drainage layer?
Nope
Hi! Shouldn’t we use some filter in water part?
Yes! I ended up doing the same thing!
Will there be a 30x30x45 cm version of this Tree Frog Terrarium?
I doubt it. But it's possible
how is the new substrate holding ? im curious
So far so good!
Where do you get the new frogs and co tanks there is no shopping cart on their website. Why are they not just on the exo terra website?
Just ask your local reptile shop, or anywhere that carries Exo Terra products and they should be able to bring it in for you
What kind of filter did you use in the water if any
Just a cheap water pump with filter foam around the pump.
are there any discords that people can join for getting into building these and taking care of frogs?
Probably?
I have the same terrarium just wondering how you took the lid off without breaking the hinges at the back?
You lift the lid all the way up 90° with the tank and pull straight up
Cheers legend
Hopefully it worked?
How did you color the dry lock?
I show it in the video haha at 2:57
Thank you so much for this I'm buying all the supplies for that tank and it helps there not much reviews about the tank or how to set it up
I mean it's an empty tank, filling it is your job haha! Just gotta be creative :)
I bought some pre-colored Dryloc from Lowe's recently and was wondering if I could use it for a tank? From what I can tell, it's the exact same can you used in the Amazon Link, I just requested them to mix in grey at the store.
Uhhhh assuming it is the same colourant I would think it would be totally fine.
@@MikeTytula I'll call them to ask what colorant they used, but I can't confirm that it was the concrete colorant that you used in the video. Should I avoid using it if not? I just hate to waste a $20 can of drylok
@@valeriedavis6834 Im not sure. I dont want to give advice on something I am not familiar with
@@MikeTytula Nope, I completely understand! I'll call them today (who knows, maybe it's the same brand), better safe than sorry. Thanks again!
@@valeriedavis6834 Absolutely! Good luck and let me know what they say!
What are you using as a heat source?
They have LED's ontop that get quite hot, and the room is in the upper 70's so nothing dedicated to heat.
When you got the rocks, did you clean them in advance before putting them in the tank?
Yes I washed the rocks
@Mike Tytula thank you! Going to build my first one soon and I want to make sure my frog is living in a safe place.
Nice! Good luck!
Is the paint and foam safe for a whites tree frog?
Yup! It's currently housing more delicate frogs than the whites, so I would say it should be fine
Is there a filter needed at all
I would definitely recommend a filter unless you are doing constant water changes.
I need to find drylock but being in the UK I'm not sure on an alternative
Look for Elastopur! That stuff is like magic
@@MikeTytula thanks mike
What kind of water do you use in the mister and pond? And how often do you drain the pond?
I do a water changed every other week, or as needed. It's just standard tap water.
@@MikeTytula do you ever add in minerals to the distilled water or do you supplement them with food?
@@sydneydysert3816 I just use tap water.
Yusss
Hopefully you enjoyed :)
Did you glue those rocks into place?
Not all of them! But some of the bigger ones are glued together.
What is dry lock colorant? Why is it brown?
It's concrete dye, there are limited options when it comes to the colourants I used.
I'm confused of navigating the website to get all of the products can you help?
Exo Terra website is pretty much just for information there is no purchasing. To purchase, you must find one of their retailers and order the enclosure through them.
How many inches off the bottom when laying down the foam?
Depends on what your scape is and how you want it to look.
What is that colorful frog with the dark blue and orange with the speckles?
Cruziohyla craspedopus?
@@MikeTytula I figured it out. It's a fringed leaf frog.
@@MikeTytula thank you for your reply though.
Ya that is the same species I said in my comment haha
Could you tell me around the price of all this and size of the tank
This is the 18x18x24, it will vary on price from place to place.
Is this sponsored? Wondering because I’m interested you chose a monsoon over a mistking. I’ve seen some bad reviews for the monsoon but it’s a relatively cheaper option compared to a mistking.
I say in the video it is sponsored. The mistkings don't fit in the tank like the monsoon was built too. The new monsoons have fixed a lot of the errors in the past. With that said, the mistking offers a wider output and finer misting.
Do u need a drainage? Cause my exo terra tank didn’t come with one
You should have some way to remove water. Especially if they are tree frogs because most people will heavily mist and saturate the soil.
Can i use this tank for crested geckos?
Absolutely you could!
drinking game, drink everytime you hear exo terra😂
Wouldn’t last long hhah
Great stuff.. Don't know if you've ever been to a river though. I've never seen nor heard that in bodies of water your only going to find one kind of rock. That's a bunch of crock
A bunch of different colours of rock maybe but my guess is they share many similar properties and chemical composition.
Can you just use the foam day itself without paint or silicone
I wouldn’t. Plus it looks terrible haha
But is there any specific reason
For me it's pretty much that it looks terrible. I'm sure there are other reasons out there though.
Lovely setup. What the dimension o this. Thanks
This tank is 18x18x24
@@MikeTytula thanks. I've just ordered one. Same size
@@ilovemusic0023 That's fantastic! They are great!
When is this tank gonna be released?
It’s out in most places
@@MikeTytula you really do try and answer everything!
Did you like that exo terra substrate better than an ABG substrate?
Depends on the use case honestly! For semi-paludarium setups like this one I think that the substratum is definitely the superior choice.
@@MikeTytula I am setting up an 18x18x24 vivarium for my dart frogs and maybe a couple of gheckos so I am trying to decide what substrate i want to use this time.
In that case both will work, I know several people who house their frogs on exclusively Exo Terra Substratum and they are doing great. So realistically it's up to you
Would this word for start night Reed frogs
Personally, I'd give them more, and probably deeper water.
I'd probably do a larger water section for Reed Frogs but the size is great if you're looking to keep a small group of them
They got it covered
I feel baited, I was expecting a frog, I've been frog baited
Haha frog baited 😂🤣
Ever consider selling prebuilt tanks?
Absolutely! If someone is interested, I would happily build a tank for them.
Do you feel like Drylok is necessary?
Necessary for a frog tank? No definitely not.