I was not expecting the heat gun, but wow that worked out well! I can't wait to do a similar build for my bearded dragon. I really want it to be bioactive.
I poor RO water into a reservoir on top of the tank that drains into the drainage layer of LECA. This wicks up into the sandy substrate and waters the plants. I do this about once per week as the Fan on top of the cage dries out the substrate quickly.
Was in the process of buying everything for a project like this. Anyone know if a western banded gecko and a desert horned lizard could live in the same tank? Or perhaps the Australian helmeted gecko Edit. Nevermind. Great thank build man. This was beyond than what I'm doing. I just wanted a semblance of a natural desert ecosystem in a large tank. Love the backboard though.
A little late to comment here but in case you see this, what were you using around 24:10? It looks like you're painting, but your tool is plugged in and I can't figure out what it is you're doing. Thanks!
Can you list the supplies used in your video to make the background? I see dry lock and the anti skid? I'm wanting to make my own background using your video. Thanks so much!
I used concrete pigments to tint the dry-lock. I would suggest getting a black or grey Dry lock to start instead of white, but the only color available to me was white and it still turned out well. Also, use the liquid pigments for the darkest first coat(which takes the longest-hours) and then use the powdered pigments for a thicker consistency on the later dry brush coats. Finish with the anti skid coat. Reference Serpa Design's bearded dragon habitat build as I took min inspiration from him
Look, I like it I don’t just put more sand that because a cactus would just start to Diamme a few weeks or something like probably probably isn’t already dead cause you probably made it at a long time ago. Can you put soil then the sand for the cactus to actually get original nutrients, well I think that charcoal would be good. I don’t know.
How did you know? LOL, yes, I take significant inspiration from him, but there are some glaring problems with many of his builds that I do differently.
As someone who's completely new to this, what are his issues with designs? I'm getting ready to start one tomorrow actually amd the more info the better lol
@@Inverts4Introverts I'd be happy to help you through the design process. I've spent hundreds of hours and dollars researching what does and doesn't work. Reach out to me on Instagram (naturenate19) and I'd be happy to help you get on the right track.
Bro makes us watch him vacuum his entire garage.
Just playing. Amazing build! Gonna do something similar for my leopard gecko.
That’s awesome. Thanks so much for sharing that. I like the idea of starting with foam instead of building with spray foam.
I was not expecting the heat gun, but wow that worked out well! I can't wait to do a similar build for my bearded dragon. I really want it to be bioactive.
You did really great job. It looks like piece of nature.
Thank you for the compliment!
It looks so natural. Amazing job.very artistic😮.
Thank you!
That back ground came out freaking awesome! 👍
Great job! What a work of art!
love the creativity. Watching as many of these vids as i can before building mine. looks great.
Looks fantastic mate, hope to see more soon.
Gotta love a good shop vac! Nice work
Heat guns work awesome on the foam makes it feels like real rocks did this to mine few years ago
only thing i would say is remove that spiney cacti dont want eny accidentl eye pokes.... also i dident know coachwips were arid interesting!
Wow! It looks like real stone. Nice job. I love your artwork video. Thanks!
Nice vid. Its a good one and was a lot of fun to watch. Deserve way more attention
Really cool. Would love to hear about the critical aspects that you did not cover!
Looks amazing, buddy
Thanks! More to come soon! I'll be making a tropical vivarium next
I've never seen anyone use a heat gun on those boards. The result is really striking! Were there noticable fumes when you were doing it?
Speed running micro plastic and cancer with dis one lmao 😅
Love this setup. Could you explain your substrate and watering process?
I poor RO water into a reservoir on top of the tank that drains into the drainage layer of LECA. This wicks up into the sandy substrate and waters the plants. I do this about once per week as the Fan on top of the cage dries out the substrate quickly.
Looks great, I would up the lighting a bit just to stop the plants etiolating as much
Gorgeous…I’m planning a Sonoran Desert river/stream ecosystem for the Spring…
awesome, however, we should dialog before you start as I learned a lot from this project.
Was in the process of buying everything for a project like this. Anyone know if a western banded gecko and a desert horned lizard could live in the same tank? Or perhaps the Australian helmeted gecko
Edit. Nevermind. Great thank build man. This was beyond than what I'm doing. I just wanted a semblance of a natural desert ecosystem in a large tank. Love the backboard though.
Amazing👍👍💪💪music too.
A little late to comment here but in case you see this, what were you using around 24:10? It looks like you're painting, but your tool is plugged in and I can't figure out what it is you're doing. Thanks!
9:25 10:01 Can you please tell me what you added in at these times? And did you adhere the foam background to the glass behind it?
Outstanding!
Beautiful!! But just out of curiosity, doesn’t adding all that moisture make it not an arid desert environment?
Hello, how are you, my husband would like to know which profile is used to learn the screen please now
nice project
Great job!
Looks great
What was the chicken scratch for? Nice job very entertaining.
I was using the old bag to store sand that I used for substrate
Awesome 😎
What plants did you use, and where did you get them and the botanicals? This build looks amazing by the way!
What are the 2 colors besides Gray that you used for dry brush technique?
What are you using for substrate. ??
Very nice
Ah yes, the forbidden Coco Puffs
Is that grilling charcoal you used?
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where did you get the arid springtails? I've heard theyre extremely hard to find anywhere but the wild
swell reptiles
Olá meu marido quer saber qual perfil usado para prender a tela? Por favir
Seems more intuitive than the spray foam methods
Can you list the supplies used in your video to make the background? I see dry lock and the anti skid? I'm wanting to make my own background using your video. Thanks so much!
Also, how long after you set it up do you need to wait before adding a gecko?
I used concrete pigments to tint the dry-lock. I would suggest getting a black or grey Dry lock to start instead of white, but the only color available to me was white and it still turned out well. Also, use the liquid pigments for the darkest first coat(which takes the longest-hours) and then use the powdered pigments for a thicker consistency on the later dry brush coats. Finish with the anti skid coat. Reference Serpa Design's bearded dragon habitat build as I took min inspiration from him
@@NatureNatesVivarium Thank you so much!!
Look, I like it I don’t just put more sand that because a cactus would just start to Diamme a few weeks or something like probably probably isn’t already dead cause you probably made it at a long time ago. Can you put soil then the sand for the cactus to actually get original nutrients, well I think that charcoal would be good. I don’t know.
What did you use for substrate?
i love how there is just a random pc fan in the tool box XD
Amazing
what type of light you use in terrarium?
LED grow light and fluorescent tubes with a heat light on the right
Question. Do you watch surpa design?
How did you know? LOL, yes, I take significant inspiration from him, but there are some glaring problems with many of his builds that I do differently.
As someone who's completely new to this, what are his issues with designs? I'm getting ready to start one tomorrow actually amd the more info the better lol
@@Inverts4Introverts I'd be happy to help you through the design process. I've spent hundreds of hours and dollars researching what does and doesn't work. Reach out to me on Instagram (naturenate19) and I'd be happy to help you get on the right track.
Hi I’ve never made a tank before but interested in trying. What’s the pink board?
What are the dimensions?
Come back
Really well done up until you started planting. Then you began to show your inexperience with plants and how they naturally grow.
An aquarium…