:omg. That’s brilliant. I rly wanna make an AAC ant Formica some time and paint I rainbow/psychedelic colours. Adding rainbow substrate around such a Thing would be AMAZING
I also think if you give the ants a man made nest, you miss too much of the ants action! The formicarium looks great but i would have filled sand all around instead of the y-tong made nest, so i could see all of there tunneling action! greetings from germany :)
@@andreasurace4386 i got that, also i have my ants for over 10 years and they all have a sand farm. I can assure you atleast at some point they will show up digging on the glass. You can also manipulate that by having a thiner farm.
Sick video man and what an amazing nest. The craftsmanship is insane. Keep up the good work! I subscribed because I really want to see more of this. (p.s don't copy Ants Australia too much, you could get into trouble for that in the future, just some advice). 😉
Thanks Estethic Ants for the kind words! I am working on some new ideas already. In response to the advice ;) It's absolutely not my intention to copy Ants Australia in any way, I do however use a somewhat similar green color purely because thats a color that I really like. And I also contacted Ants Aus prior to launching my channel, so no worries but thanks for pointing out!
amazing design. I would recommend adding a separate outworld attached to a tube decently away from the nest, that'll promote the dumping of garbage in a separate area since the colony will look for the furthest place away from the nest to dump garbage. then you wont have to worry too much about cleaning in those tight spots
Creativity and hard work produced an excellent result! Your nest is an eye-catcher and I personally like your editing style👌 Always glad to inspire fellow ant enthusiasts🙂
I really appreciate what you did there. You really have a great inspiration for making this and inspired me how to build one of my own. Im completely new to ant farms and will use my old aquarium, which makes this a great example. Being Dutch myself aswell makes me recognize a lot of the materials that you've used and i probably have in the house myself being a handy person. Big thumbs up and subscribed for whatever you will show us next!
Very nice made. Incredible and Definitely unique design. Well done. For the hole of water, or humidité how did you manage to do it ? You just make a hole inside and build a spécial compartiment for it. Could you be kind to explain me this part that I didn’t catch thank you.
My kid just dug up a HUGE lasius flavus nest ... they are pretty tiny ants We have them in a box now with their original soil he found them in . This build looks great ... Can i take the design and build something similar for private use ?
I will probably just do the ant part and sand layer instead of the background it’s still great I have a Ant colony in a Jar they need a better home I will try this👍🏼😃
Amazingly well done! You are a great designer with an awesome imagination! I loved the outcome and your ants definitely seemed eager to explore it as well. I bet that hard work definitely made a massive difference between the budget of trying to purchase something similar to that from the net! It would have been hundreds and hundreds of dollars.
Beautiful nest! 😍 I'm starting to build nest as well, so as a beginner I was wondering something. Why did you paint on the plaster? I want to know if I'll need to as well. Thank you!
06:10 Als Steinmetz kann ich euch so schöne Sachen machen machen, aus so schönen Steinen, das tut meinen Augen weh. ( = As a stonemason, I can make you such beautiful things from such beautiful stones, it hurts my eyes.
Today i went to the gamma to check for gips to make my first nest in the nl. I´m glad to find this channel bc maaaan I´m so lost when i need to source any material hahah Do you have any info about pheidole in limburg or nearby? I´m in love with them and solenopsis, I´m hoping to find some in the future. For now i just got two queens of Lasius a few months back. They are already taking care of 6-7 pupa each.
Obviously for viewing reasons mainly but im just curious is there other reasons you don’t want the ants being able to access the middle behind the tunnels?
Thanks for the inspiration! I made one myself like this. It is really nice and my messor will love it! One question tho. How did you cover up de nest parts? What did work for you?
Beautiful build! Looks great :)
Thanks Jordan!
Holy
The legend is here!
My lord, we await your valiant return
Upload more you biche ants Austrian
I think you should've filled the tunnels with colored sand layers. Nothing more fun with ants than watching them dig tunnels.
Cool idea!
:omg. That’s brilliant.
I rly wanna make an AAC ant Formica some time and paint I rainbow/psychedelic colours. Adding rainbow substrate around such a Thing would be AMAZING
I also think if you give the ants a man made nest, you miss too much of the ants action! The formicarium looks great but i would have filled sand all around instead of the y-tong made nest, so i could see all of there tunneling action! greetings from germany :)
@@DarthChris27the reason we use ytong is because when you use just sand, you don’t get to see the ants because they never dig against the glass.
@@andreasurace4386 i got that, also i have my ants for over 10 years and they all have a sand farm. I can assure you atleast at some point they will show up digging on the glass. You can also manipulate that by having a thiner farm.
Hi Guys! What kind of formicarium should I build next? :) Let me know in the comments!
Maybe an Island setup :D?
It would be nice a forest based formicarium, maybe a nest carved on a trunk
Let is are the life inside right now i wanna see if they moved
great video 👍💪 but where did you buy the aquarium? I would love to rebuild it
Wow amazing ant farm. Really beautiful 😱
Thanks Ant Holleufer!
Nice video bud! Well done!
Thanks man! :)
@Ant Adventure HE IS HERE
Amazing video!! Where are you from? I just like your accent
Thanks! From the Netherlands
@@antsadventure Je engels is echt fantastisch! Ik had niet door dat je Nederlands was totdat ik het gereedschap en zo zag staan!
It's funny. I was watching this video and you whent to the shop that shop is only 1 kilometer away from my house. But really!! 8:08
Haha praxis for the win, nieuwe video is uit!
That ant farm is incredible👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks :)
Sick video man and what an amazing nest. The craftsmanship is insane. Keep up the good work! I subscribed because I really want to see more of this.
(p.s don't copy Ants Australia too much, you could get into trouble for that in the future, just some advice). 😉
Thanks Estethic Ants for the kind words! I am working on some new ideas already.
In response to the advice ;) It's absolutely not my intention to copy Ants Australia in any way, I do however use a somewhat similar green color purely because thats a color that I really like. And I also contacted Ants Aus prior to launching my channel, so no worries but thanks for pointing out!
@@antsadventure yeah the green, font and logo look simular, but great that you contacted him. Just watching out for ya!
First & very good video! Great job!
Thanks a lot :)!
You need more subscribers, seriously. This guy is underrated.
Thanks :)
Nice I subbed!
Thank you :)
ants were : "The sacred lands ! Just as it was forthtold!"
LOVE this build man! Really beautiful 😃🐜
Thanks man! I like your setup as well! :)
Well done! Johan suggested that I check out your page, and while ants aren’t my thing, your video was really well done!!!
Thanks Jovie!
Very nicely done! Enjoyed watching the video. Always wanted to build an all in one.
Thanks Novo Ants! :)
How to build a formicarium: have someone else build it for you.
;)
amazing design. I would recommend adding a separate outworld attached to a tube decently away from the nest, that'll promote the dumping of garbage in a separate area since the colony will look for the furthest place away from the nest to dump garbage. then you wont have to worry too much about cleaning in those tight spots
Good advice!
I love the rock background and overhang! I’ve never seen anyone do that before! So smart!
Thanks :)
What is that tiny spider on 7:53 right under the hand
A dremel can be quite expensive, but is really usefull in the long run when working with ytong. Great video!
Thanks Ruzzle, yeah a dremel is already on my wishlist :).
Hello, very nice formicarium. How do you prevent ants from escape here ?
Thank you! The top is closed with venitlation holes so escaping is not possible :)
he is dutch
Klopt! nieuwe video is uit :)
Try not to hold it against him
He has a plan?
Would love to see more of the ants moving in. Great set up though
Thanks Marcus I am working on the next episode.
Nice setup, wish to see how the colony evolves on next videos
Congrats for the new channel
Thanks Tony!
i might try do this but insted of the pre built tunnels ill make a 1 inch or so thick layer of dirt or sand so i can watch them dig
Sounds good
Wow!
I watched the whole thing but have no idea what the water hole is for? do you just fill the hole with water to keep the nest moist? oh great build!!!
Yes :)
wow I am so surprised :O
Thanks haha!
Wow😯
:)
Creativity and hard work produced an excellent result! Your nest is an eye-catcher and I personally like your editing style👌
Always glad to inspire fellow ant enthusiasts🙂
Thanks man! :)
I have a messor structure ants and i need them a bigger home im making that
Cool good luck! Enjoy
I would love to see what your colony did with your super-cool formicarium.
Thank you James, I am working on a video at the moment but its taking me a bit longer than expected!
Mooi gedaan!! Kom je uit België of Nederland?
Nederland
Wow, thank your for this.
Thank you Lucian, new video is out there :)
What's the name of the excape prof mesh ?
I dont know, in dutch it is called "benzinegaas"
how the river works???? its awesome
Just drilled some mini holes for a minimum river bed in stone that prevents water from leaking.
I really appreciate what you did there. You really have a great inspiration for making this and inspired me how to build one of my own.
Im completely new to ant farms and will use my old aquarium, which makes this a great example. Being Dutch myself aswell makes me recognize a lot of the materials that you've used and i probably have in the house myself being a handy person. Big thumbs up and subscribed for whatever you will show us next!
Bedankt voor je reactie René, succes met de bouw van je formicarium. Ben benieuwd!
@@antsadventure Dankjewel!
Sonnenseite? Was
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Very nice made. Incredible and Definitely unique design. Well done. For the hole of water, or humidité how did you manage to do it ? You just make a hole inside and build a spécial compartiment for it. Could you be kind to explain me this part that I didn’t catch thank you.
Great video, the setup is great!
Thank you! I have seen some of yours as well :) good work.
@@antsadventure thank you very much 😊
My kid just dug up a HUGE lasius flavus nest ... they are pretty tiny ants
We have them in a box now with their original soil he found them in .
This build looks great ...
Can i take the design and build something similar for private use ?
I love it and i built it too i have a colony of bullet ants :)
cool! :)
I SMELLL DUTCH!!!🟥⬜🟦
Klopt! ;)
If I made this I would skip the background step
I will probably just do the ant part and sand layer instead of the background it’s still great I have a Ant colony in a Jar they need a better home I will try this👍🏼😃
bardzo podziwiam twoje dzieło cz była by morzliwość kupna dwa razy mniejszego i dowieść je do polski
Wow I would totally make this with my dad of course because I’m 13 almost to be 14
Very epic
Thank you
Really good job. I like it very much. Maybe I didn't quite notice it because my English is not the best, but what are the dimensions of the cube?
Thank you! The dimensions are 75 centimer by 55 centimeter and 40 depth :)
Wait I know it’s weird but can I use foam for the tunnels or something?
Really nice. To bad that so many died, but you got rid of those Milben.
deze man is gewoon nl gang
Jazekers, nieuwe video is uit!
😊Cool, I hope you make videos like this again on camera, it's okay if you don't use cenon, I hope in the future you can make even better videos😊
I will try my best :) thank you
do you think this would work for Carpenter Ants?
Amazingly well done! You are a great designer with an awesome imagination! I loved the outcome and your ants definitely seemed eager to explore it as well. I bet that hard work definitely made a massive difference between the budget of trying to purchase something similar to that from the net! It would have been hundreds and hundreds of dollars.
Hi DM Raven, thank you :) , it sure did save some money but in all honesty it wasnt cheap. New video is out.
Unless you like doing things wrong and bass ackwards
Beautiful nest! 😍
I'm starting to build nest as well, so as a beginner I was wondering something. Why did you paint on the plaster? I want to know if I'll need to as well. Thank you!
No you dont need to paint the plaster, its painted 1 for aesthetics and also having it painted helps it to retain humidity for longer.
yes indeed :) thank you Ashley
06:10 Als Steinmetz kann ich euch so schöne Sachen machen machen, aus so schönen Steinen, das tut meinen Augen weh. ( =
As a stonemason, I can make you such beautiful things from such beautiful stones, it hurts my eyes.
Can’t wait to see the next video. The setup looks awesome! I wish I could get ytong where I’m at
Thanks Marcus!
cool
Thank you!
Good
Thanks!
The formicarium looks very cool but I would like to see more of the ants exporing it or even moving in..
Thank you, hope to upload soon!
Wow
Thank you! New video is out
Today i went to the gamma to check for gips to make my first nest in the nl. I´m glad to find this channel bc maaaan I´m so lost when i need to source any material hahah
Do you have any info about pheidole in limburg or nearby? I´m in love with them and solenopsis, I´m hoping to find some in the future. For now i just got two queens of Lasius a few months back. They are already taking care of 6-7 pupa each.
Hahah nice glad to be of help
this is cool and probably fairly inexpensive
Thank you! It cost a bit to be honest, timewise and material :)
you're from Belgium. Me to!
Great looking nest . And nice content too . Definetly giving you a sub and thumbs up .
Thanks!
How deep have you made the water holes , have you filled them whit cotton ? As per humidity , those AAC blocks retain water ?
Almost till the bottom, yes I used some sort of cotton / sponge.
👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Dmitry!
I can't find the blocks anywhere doing my 5x2x2 tank a bit like this any idea if I could use thick polistiron
I dont know to be honest, not familiar with that. Those blocks must we somewhere? Maybe plaster?
I just realize ants is more expensive than tarantulas
It is indeed very expensive to make this build haha oops!
Obviously for viewing reasons mainly but im just curious is there other reasons you don’t want the ants being able to access the middle behind the tunnels?
Hi Sigrid, because I would lose them out of sight :)
Epic vid I have been planning a similar build its awesome to see it in action thanks :)
Thanks Ollie, good luck! :)
why not use more of the ytong for space seems silly making them very narrow should make them abit deeper then they can utilize the space?
I wanted to keep in sight :) that is why. could have been deeper indeed.
ниче не понятно, но получилось красиво👍
Wow love the result, you made a great work on that nest.
thank you :)
so amazing bro!!!
Thank you! New video is out :)
Yes
This is fantastic! Such an incredibly well built AntFarm! I'm going to copy this :) I hope you don't mind xD
Cool video! Where did you get the aquarium?
Custom made :) by someone
The fact that you didn't put a link in the description to the next video is beyond my understanding.
Eh lol? The next video is featured ;)
Hi! Awesome job. How do you keep humidity in it?
Thanks, with the water tunnels! I fill them on a regular basis.
Mooi geworden!!
Dankje mc adw , nieuwe video is uit!
Going to do the same with my 5x2x2 got all the wood and so on so half way there just need to build the bottom half
Cool!
Очень красиво получилось, ant messor struktor??
Sorry what :)?
how much did it cost?
Thanks for the inspiration! I made one myself like this. It is really nice and my messor will love it! One question tho. How did you cover up de nest parts? What did work for you?
Anyone have a link for the AAC blocks. I can’t find them.
They should be all over the place! New video is out btw :)
Hello, i can’ y realy understand how you do the river ? Can you help me ?
With a drill and some piece of rock :) very easy. You can also search for alternatives.
You could have used a rotary tool for making the tunnels.
Good suggestion, I have such a tool but never thought of it.
Can You tell me where the buy a good ant aquarium I can’t find one
Just go to a regular pet store! :) New video is out there
Nice
I had messor barbarus but they died :( idk what i did wrong
It happens with everyone. Hydration is often vert essential. They must have anough water. Seeds is probably not the issue.
Isso foi incrível!!!! Onde encontro o vídeo 2?🇧🇷
Thanks! I am editing the 2nd one as we speak, took a bit longer than expected.
Such a big formicarium for such boring species
Dont agree!
If I gave you the dimensions of my tank how much would I have to pay you to make some basic pieces just to get the colony going?
Love the request but isnt it more fun to try and create it by yourself :), its very simple.
@@antsadventure I emailed you I do web development I could also make you a website in exchange for your services