How to create a Bioactive Paludarium terrarium featuring SuperGrow as new way to landscape.
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2017
- Here is a video with The Bio Dude going over a step by step Paludarium build featuring a new take on vivaria drainage utilizing SuperGrow. The terrarium is a 38" x 18" x 18" Exo Terra featuring the BioDude Terra Flora substrate seeded with isopods, springtails and micro and mechanical filtration. This terrarium is for the Dude's proven group of Borneo Eared Frogs with their babies.
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Not gonna lie, I wasn't feeling your layout at first but after the plants were added I changed my mind. Looks good.
I've never heard of using sponges like that at the bottom of the tank! Very good idea. It basically turns the tank into its own sump filter.
All that landscaping and the frogs immediately go onto the glass.
Lol
Obviously you've never kept tree frogs XD
@@pixel3610 obviously you've never kept interesting animals like fish or snakes
@@aarongonzalez4458 tree frog usually sleep on the glass and background I have kept tree frogs
@@aarongonzalez4458 I've looked at your videos. You don't take good care of what you have and are like 10 and also you do not have frogs of any kind so please be quiet and research and watch things on the animals you have
Long, no adds, I like it. Good job! 👍🏻
Another great setup the fern was a great addition
I really enjoyed watching how this thing came together.
Great idea with the matala mat!
so cool. might use a similar setup for my red bellied toads
Really amazing video and very informative... Glad I came across your channel
Nice video man. I had a really basic newt tank growing up but wanted to get into Paludariums more recently. Your video is probably the most informative one, I'll check out your site.
First time looking at your videos, nothing like a little piece of nature in the house or office . Love it, thank you. Looking forward to keep looking and learning from you.
Thank you very much!
Gorgeous. Thanks for explaining everything you did and the plant names. Just fantastic. The mister was superb. I was just fascinated by your video. Impressed.
Wow! You make it look so simple! I can’t wait to build mine! Thank you so much for this tutorial! Subscribed!
Glad to help!
Excellent idea using he matala! I may have to try this soon!
is it non toxic?
@@evanquarterman7589 No way. He would definitely only recommend toxic materials for plants.
Thanks for the cool ideas! I got my first beardie a few days ago :)
Dude your vivs are way too cool looking!!
One of these would look dope right near my Reef aquarium.
You are a rockstar dude!
I loved the awesome video.
Incredible!
so awesome, I love the natural look and the frogs are very cool 👍.
Awesome video.
Well done. Really nice.
Long duration worth to watch mate
Damn.. love how everything is right at your fingertips...
That is the point ;)
i think your business is genius! 😊 very impressed.
Thank you!
I love this idea, makes the tank so much lighter.
I HATE heavy tanks!
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter Me too
Thanx 4 input
Looks like real outside nature
I was so happy to find out your in Houston! I live about 45 minutes away from your shop. I am currently working on a project to convert my home office into a reptile/amphibian paradise. As of now I only have one well established vivarium housing, believe it or not, a reticulated python. Everything in the viv was carefully selected to not only be native to Southeast Asia, but also be safe for a wide variety of animals to ensure that it can house a new animal once my retic out grows it. I just purchased a 75 gallon tank yesterday (1/18/19) and will be creating my next project throughout the next few months. While I am more interested in Asian ecosystems its impossible to have a complete collection of bio active ecosystems without having one dedicated to the Amazon Basin. I plan to build this new 75 gal tank into a paludarium for either a small specie of snake, gecko, lizard or perhaps some tree or dart frogs. I cannot wait to meet you in person and look forward to doing business with you soon!
awesome video
I love it, great job. 👍
Appreciate it : )
love you video, well explained, very easy to follow and understand. awesome video. love the setup.
Thank you!
thank you for making these videos, they have become my newest addiction... i love how they turn out, i love watching you build them, i love everything about these videos :) currently ordering your supply to make a bioactive tank for my bearded dragon and my milk snake :)
Thank you so much!! your support is greatly appreciated :)
Awesome vid. U just got another subscriber.
Great.. I will follow you right now :D
You're a naturalistic legend
Cole Logan no
@Blood Eagle 88 have you seen serpadesign?
@@corvina_y yes your point hes a god theres a difference from legend and god
Great video! I subscribed.
Thank you!
Cool vid
Nice
I like your "no nonsense approach." People make it too complicated trying to impress people with their knowledge.
Josh could you make a video of a Paludarium, for some fire belly newts, fish shrimp, snails etc? What products would you use?
Now I want one
They do that to you, don't they. :)
29:19
Guy- *that happy frog*
29:21
Frog- *lemme out*
Wow!
Sweet, makes me want frogs lol 😲👌
That sounds so familiar. Hahaha I use to keep green tree frogs, until my son left the paludarium open after he fed them and in the Australian heat they baked. But that stuff looks great. Going see if we have it here.
crazy shrimp lady have you gotten anymore tree frogs since?
nice frogs
This is great keep it up
Thank you!
The Bio Dude Josh Halter hey bro u sale tadpoles from those frogs???
The Bio Dude Josh Halter whats the name of the sponge like substrate you us? Trying to find it online?
www.thebiodude.com/collections/vivaria-drainage/products/supergrow-matala-lightweight-drainage-layer
You ROCK!!!
Thanks, Jeff!
Makes me anxious thinking about how hard/ annoying it’s going to be to get to that filter 😂
Apart from that nice video!
Is this guy training dragons? xD
I can't unhear it. Thanks
Looks like him, too 😂
The frogs looks so beautiful. Too bad for me, Im scared of frogs 😁. But I love your set up.
wish i was able to afford a natural set up like this. one day!
These vids are addicting 😂wandering if you’ve done any type of bioactive pink tongue skink enclosures
Hey there! we had a video that was removed for a channel revamp, the care team can get you set up with a kit - reach out to customercare@thebiodude.com so we can get you started!
That frog said I’m finna risk it all 21:29
Will you do a follow up video to show how everything grows in?
Yes~!
The Bio Dude Josh Halter bro u sale tadpoles??? I want some of those frogs,I got got 20 red eyed and a couple other different frog tads,got 30 more coming,but I have been lookin for those frogs for a minute well tads...let me know
PSYC LINEZ have you gotten any borneos yet?
I’ve been trying to find an answer to a question hopefully you could answer it for me! With the bioactive setups, how often should you clean the tank? Do you have to switch the dirt out regularly, if so how often? Maybe you could make a video on the basic maintenance of these type of tanks 🌱 thank you!
I love frogs
Hi josh I don’t keep them am a fish keeper but I must say your videos are great glad your teaching people to do it right
Thank you, David.
Except the fact that u should never run a filter dry lmao
Finally I found someone who didn't use mountains of silicone and expanding foam and glue to put it all together, just mimicking what nature actually does. I have some questions. If I wasn't automating the misting, how often should I mist the tank? I live in (Subtropical) New Zealand, we get pretty humid in summer and our winters are relatively mild. One of the only frogs we are allowed to keep here are Green and Golden Bell Frogs, which thrive in our wild (we find them in our backyard sometimes lol). So could I just mist a couple of times a day to keep the plants healthy and mimic rainfall? My other question, is do you have to dismantle and change out the filtration part everynow and then? If so how often? Or can you leave this permanently growing and just change out the water occasionally?
Could you possibly do an up right paludarium in say a exo terra 12x12x24 or a zoomed paludarium I am really interested to see someone do this
That's amazing I'm subscribed after the first video. And one question, do you ever have to clean that tank completely out?
negative and thank you!
Awesome videos given me lots of ideas. Can you supply this Matala in a small quantity to the uk? Ideally the size of the biggest piece you’ve used here. Thank you
I really love this and you created a work of art in such a short time! It would probably take me all day to do what you did. :p I've watched a lot of videos for inspiration on ideas for designing my first exo terra and this is the one I want to follow. Thank you so much for this video! (and your other videos as well)
Thank you very much for the support.
Can you please do a set up for a Mountain Horned Dragon. I'm very interested in getting 2, but I want to have a proper setup ready and established first.
Looking at something like this for my Painted Wood Turtle, hoping this would work as he likes to dig in the dirt now and then but loves the water.
When will you have the matala available?
it would prolly be cheaper from a non hobbyist source
Hey man, can I do something like this for a green tree python? I would love to here back from you. I have been wanting to don’t for about a year now but never knew how and you seem smart enough to help! Please get back to me!
Can you do a bio kit for larger snakes? Like Burmese & Retics. I would love a set up like yours but I only work with big snakes.
Wow
Can we get an update on the supergrow
Oh how I wish I had seen this video before I set up my dart frog tank (HUGE FAIL). The biospheres and barrier and ABG mix and plants ... and oh that expanding foam background I worked SO hard on. Blah. Next time it will be so much better.
Could something similar be done on a smaller scale for garter snakes?
Josh, you're funny but also right. :)
Was on your site now its gone,or at least I can not find it.. Wanted to use this stuff for a Mossy Frog Viv,much better than rocks for certain.
Your filter will run right away if you prime it by filling it with water. It's *really* hard on them to let them run dry.
Yeah. I didnt have any issues
I love this! Question, though; I want to create one of these for a crocodile skink - would the pool at the side be enough for the skink to drink, do you think? Should I add another bowl? And are there any other adjustments you'd recommend? Grateful to anyone for answers, thank you!
Hey Bradi,
I would ensure that the water level is not more than 0.5" They are not the best swimmers - but yes, that would be just fine! Make sure there are cork pieces or branches in the water so the little one can get out and so the feeders do not drown. Live plants that can handle the moisture content!
tell me About your terrarium lights..where did you get them.o
I'm wanting one for mine
Great video as always! I had a question about the bark. Will it not rot over time? That might be a dumb question but I am just curious.
Yes it will, but that is the point : )
Awesome setup. I just have one question, how do u maintain humidity with a screen top?
Automatic misting : )
Love your video's!! Is there anyway you could show a setup for Fire Belly Toads? I been looking for ideas and inspection but most the videos I find are just quick looks at tanks. No one really talks on how to make a bioactive setup.
I will get a fire belly video done one of these days!
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter thank you!
wow its incoperated with bioshock? DAMN SICK
I always use the Plasmids ;)
Just curious: How humid is it in that room? I mean.. in the room where you keep the terrariums/vivariums?
I had a question regarding Matala as a false bottom for paludarium set up : is it safe to use if planning to use an aquarium heating cable on the bottom glass panel (so right under the matala)? thnx for answering and for posting such great vids !
Yes! As long as you are ensuring that not too much weight is over it, but with the dense structure you should not have any issues.
If you need, you can check out Matala USA for their FAQS page with the dos and don'ts of their product.
I'd really like to make a large bioactive setup for a small water monitor. I can't really afford it right now though...
Why did you switch from "Matala" media to a different brand/media?
would putting the misters in the front top aimed to the rear work just as well? so you dont mist the front middle of the tank which obstructs viewing? or would it still do the same thing?
I have a fogger in my tank and it’s gets humid but it only looks so bad on a phone camera, in person it’s almost better because everything gets so shiny and vibrant from the water in. My opinion lol
Great video
What was that black matt on the bottom called and where can I get it?
Thank You :)
Matala Mat
I think its metala and I cant find it . And its metal . Will it not rust ?
@@moderndaydinosaurs3031 It's not metal and it is designed for water filtration. Here is one source: calponds.com/pond-filter-media-5/matala-filter-media-sheets-black
I searched through the comments to see if you answered this, but how would you change the filter pads? It seems like you would have to tear the tank apart would the filter to change it out.
Quick question, I'm seeing some tiny white worms on my new viv glass is this a concern?
Hi! Thanks for your super informative videos! What level density is your matala? Is it Matala brand or a generic brand? Did you get it on Amazon? Also, for an American toad enclosure with a pothos plant growing, would you recommend your terra flora or terra fauna basic kit?
It is the Matala brand, but I have been unable to sell it because of the super high shipping - They want almost $900 in shipping for a pallet >.> So I found a different brand which is what I have been using.
Can I use this same basic build without a mistking for a croc skink
What is the black stuff in the bottom called that you described at the beginning? I couldn’t make out what you said I got “Metalla”
So i have a question. I want to put a nano aquarium (3.5 gallon long rectamgle) with some small fish (easily consumable for my baby male ball python) but I don't know how well the snake will do with that amount of water.
Love your videos! I will be ordering from you. i have set up an account with you. Would like to see how you would go about setting up a paludarium for the above mentioned. Thanks
Should you add more springtales and isopods over time after you set up an enclosure like this or just let them be and populate over time??
Does the cork bark rot eventually with being in water constantly?
Could I use this same setup for my crocodile skinks??
I see you have mister attached what do you do in case it over flows with water because of the mister?
If the filter is placed in the matala, will it still work?