How to make a DIY Ytong formicarium Ant nest *Tutorial*
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- In this video I show YOU how to make your own Ytong formicarium!
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❗⛔❗⛔❗⛔❗⛔❗⛔❗⛔❗⛔NOTE: I was a noob making this video, as you can hear on my voice haha. DO NOT use "whatever works for you" as silicone, ALWAYS use Aquarium silicone, otherwise, you risk killing the colony. ALSO, aquarium silicone does not adhease to acryllic, so you need to use a primer on it first. Watch my later videos for more info on that...
Top tip. Use some dish soap and water, dip your finger in this them smooth the silicone. The soap stops it sticking to your fingers
Another great way to do this is to drill smallish holes in the Ytong and in the same spot on the acrylic and carefully screw it in place. that way you can take the nest appart if you have to deep clean it if, for example, mold was starting to grow in there because the ants might have used an area as toilet area or used a chamber to store food where you didnt anticipate it.
damn, you made it look so easy that I wanna try making my own formicarium now.:D Good job Vincent.
well, it is sort of easy! But mostly fun!
Nice thank you so much now I can finally make my ytong nest for my messor capitatatus colony!!! THANK YOU
How do you have only 90 subs? Awesome video
Thanks ;)
@@AntsScandinavia hi I do not speak english! what is the material of this block, is cement? Thanks
Gu A Ytong or Hebel
@@gua435 I'm pretty sure it's called groute
Great tutorial! Can't wait for more videos from you!
Thanks alot!
Wow this is the best tutorial on making an Ytong-nest I've seen until now. Well done! :)
You dont know how much I apprichiate that comment
This is Underrated! You are about the same age as me except my attempts look like garbage. Applause to you, you have a knack for this. ;)
Finally a ants channel who responds to comments +1 sub
Hahaha, I try :)
Very good dude! Can’t wait for more!
Thanks alot man! :D
Nice work!
Wow great video I wish I had found this channel sooner
Thanks for idea
oh thats wierd! thanks for changing it!:)
np m8!
Okay, I might end up making my own ytong formicarium at some point
you are supposed to keep the plastic on until you are done drilling, but good job it looks really nice. i think i might try to start a colony with this. going to buy lasius since im too late to the party this year.
It`s amazing. Very very good
wow, thank you!
nice vid man
Very helpful
I am glad I could help!
Cool
Thanks m8! :D
Well done nice work
Thanks! 😄
Great vid.
thanks man! Glad to help! :)
I'm happy i found your channel... +1sub😉👍
Thank you man! hope I deliver 😂
Ants Scandinavia sure👍
ants australia: makes tutorial
Every other ant keeper: i have to tell my community about this
Subscribed. 😁
Nice job 😊🖒
Thanks man! Hope it helped!
Liked and subscribed
eyyyyy my man!
nice vid man!
Thanks!
wow yes
And you just four the water inside of those wholes to moist the nest right? How do you know how much water you need?
The water will be sucked up immediately by the Ytong, and as you saw I placed the hole on a "circle" so that they can enjoy the most of the moisture. And how much you will need? Well that depends. You want to add water untill some areas of the nest becomes darker ( they absorb water) and then see how the ants behave, if they place themselves really close to it, add more, and more frequently. If they stay away from the moist side, add less. Thats also why I added holes on opposite sides, so that if they dont like moisture that much I can only add on one side. If they like it I can add on both. Hope this helped and that you build one for your ants! :D
PS: I watch and love ur vids! So excited you watch mine XD
Yeah, I'm currently editing ants update video and looking a bit on how to make a proper nest...my "ant game" is not that good tbh so I need information ^^
I stumbled here randomly, it is a well made video :)
Thanks man! Be sure to check out my other tutorial on a plaster nest as well! (I mean if you dont feel like building in Ytong!)
The Dark Den your channel blew up, I am subbed to you since you had 9k subs, now you are the #2nd most subbed ant channel ☺
@@AntsScandinavia It is also smart to water one hole at a time becouse that prevents mold growth, the conditions are not stabile enough for mold to grow. Ants on the other hand, have no problems just moving themselves closer or away from the moist areas.
If you water both holes every time then it is the perfekt conditions for the ants as there is no wind eighter.
Good job
Thanks :D
You asked, why is that so satisfying, removing the purple cover, it is very ASMR-ish. Maybe you should shoot some videos, completely without background music, just plain sounds when you are working on the ytong or removing cover plastics :)
Hahahaha, well, mayyyybie
that big nest at: 8:19 looks awesome tho...
i think i will make one
NICE CROCS MY DUDE
4:22 ;)
where do u buy the ytong
Why is this so satisfying?
haha 😉 I don't know, you tell me!
Where do you buy the tubes?
looks great, idea for the tubes would be to hot glue them :)
any insight on buying queens, or colonies in scandinavia?
Ye, you can also just bluetac them in place, but I want to be 3000% sure they dont escape XD
Not really, If you are from scandinavia and want to buy a queen, just look it up in facebook groups, but catching your own is the coolest :)
Hey, absolutely LOVE this. Just subscribed. One question. Where did you get all the ytong?
Super thanks man! Well, I live insweden. And here, I get it from a place called "XL bygg". That probably did not help you at all XD. Well go to you local store who sells wood and timber, and ask for either Ytong or light concreete. Its the same. Hope you find it, just ask around where you live where they bought the material they used to build their houses with, cause Ytong is actually used for inside walls. (if you live in a city in an apartment, well that people havent built their homes them selves but, hey, just ask around, someone must know ;)
Where did you get such a large ytong brick?
Where can you buy that stone and glass
Does this work because I have ytong and I am going to try and I wanna know if my ants will really enjoy it
Well, ants "enjoying" something is very relative. However, I do beliave that keeping ants in vivariums is the "kindest" to them, but in Ytong nests works just fine.
i have a Black crazy ant Colony Like 8 workers and 1 queen Btw can i use any glass beside the glass your using?
Yes, ofcourse you can use any glass that you can use :P But be sure to Use aquarium silicone, I was stupid in this video and reccomended "anything that works for you" you should really use aquarium silicone :)
where do you even buy ytong?
How does the watering holes work?
The ytong is kind of like a sponge and it soaks up the water then disperses it throughout the block and slowly seeps into the chambers. You just have to put some water in the hole and it will slowly seep in.
where did you buy that ytong
I am from sweden, so here it is called "lätt betong" which translates to light concreete
im from finland i think i can order that
Torilla tavataan =D
@@AntsScandinavia witch store did you buy it in?
Bauhaus?
Where would you get ytong and the plexiglass??
I got the plexi glass at "Biltema! in sweden, but its a shop like wallmart but for cars and boats. I got the Ytong at a local hardwareshop, where you also can buy building materials for houses, I actually got it for free, scinse people usually buy like 50 blocks, not just one 😅
Ants Scandinavia lol thx, so I might try and go to Bunnings because I'm from Australia it's a big hardware store, not sure about the plexiglass tho...
well, ask them there about the plexi glass. Also, if they dont have "Ytong" they might just call it "light concreete" instead, its the same, and besides, most people use Ytong because it is easy to carv in and holds moisture well, so if you find some material that is easy to carv in and holds moisture well (and is non toxic ofcource) go for that! Hope this helped and that you will have an awesoume nest untill christmas ;)
MYZTIC GAMING you can also get a photo screen
i found out, that i love making ant nests and throw half of them away a half year later xD or i give a small colony a way to big nest -_-
i think, this is one of your old videos and it is still extremly good ^^ im way to lazy to make videos that long and good xD
i can recomend making nests which fit in aquariums! you dont have trouble with the plexiglas and you dont waste space =))
maybe i make a tutorial for those nests ;]
greetings fron germany ^-°
I feel you bro, thease nests in the video stand on a shelf and will never be used haha, so badly wanna do a remake of this video, feel as if it is so bad haha. I say so much wrong... oh well, glad you like it! And, yes i might do some experiments like that!
@@AntsScandinavia thank you for all the answers ^^ its good to hear somebody, who has the same problems with ants as i.
Hahaha, yea i have severe formicarium making problems haha, legit tho, have like, 8 nests done, 5 unfinished and a ton of glassware that i was gonna make into vivariums XD
vilken butik köpte du lätt lätt betongen?
XL bygg (tungelsta om du undrade)
ohh why is that so satisfying.in my head that sounds wrong man just wrong like if im a comedian
sorry about the weird mistake
haha XD well, with only sound at the loadest volume in calss, you would get some wierd looks XD
hi I do not speak english! what is the material of this block, is cement?
What are the odds this video is over 2 years old and you ask 3 hours ago, lol
!Google translate! this. Ytong goes by many names, such as Ytong, Hebel, but the true name is A.A.C., which means Autoclaved Aerated Concrete. AAC is like a really soft version of some concrete or something, and is used in construction, and less commonly and nests.
Wikipedia Article:
Autoclaved aerated concrete is a lightweight, precast, foam concrete building material suitable for producing concrete masonry unit like blocks. Composed of quartz sand, calcined gypsum, lime, cement, water and aluminum powder, AAC products are cured under heat and pressure in an autoclave. Wikipedia
@@internetextraordinaire1472 I can only ask the question when I watch the video, lol. thanks for answering me very complete your answer lol
Were did u buy that ytong i cant find it in norway
Thats wierd, I got it in a shop called "XL bygg", but go around to different hardware shops and tell them that you want "light concreete"/"lätt betong" in swedish. Some shops dont know it as Ytong.
Ok vi har xlbygg i Norge tusen takk :D
Happy to help!
where can you get ytong block?
I bought it at a local hardware shop, called "XL bygg" (I am from sweden, thats why the wierd name) But if you go asking for either Ytong or "light concreete" they will know what it is.
What part of Scandinavia are you from? I am from Denmark.
Sweden, stockholm ;)
Is there any substitution for ytong?
Well, plaster works great :) Also, if you can't find "Ytong" in your area, look for similar materials. Ytong is just a name, it can be called many things as airated concreete, light concreete, hebble etc.
thanks!
Man, I wish I could get that Ytong here in Canada. :-(
Well, I am 100% sure that it is just named something else over there :D Here in sweden it was actually called "light concreete", not Ytong. Ytong is actually a company, who makes this material. It can be called airated concreete also. Basically go to a hardware shop and ask for the insulation used inside houses! :D
What material is he using?
"He" is using Ytong, also known as airated concreete, light concreete and other names :)
OMG FIRST ANTS CANADA, THEN ANTS AUSTRALIA, AND NOW ANTS SCANDANAVIA!?!?!
2:52 no a bit smaller or they Will escape easier you can put The tube into Hot water
u did but why u made the hole bigger then the tube?
How do they breath
I suppose you ment "how are they able to breathe inside of the nest?" And the answer to that is; the Ytong has alot of holes, so air ventilation is just like in the soil, Plus, the waterinh holes give extra ventilation, and the large entrances :)
Ants aus made a similar vid they used a CD case instead of glass and blu tac instead of silicone
Also can I buy YTong in the US
You can but it’s hard to find
If you look in specialty stores for kilns,clay,and plaster you might find ytong there but it can be expensive
Can u make a tutorial on the bigger nest at the end
Hmmm, well if you follow the same steps as in this video, just do it on 2 sides you will get there, but who knows, maybie I can do a more complex formicarium totorial another time! :)
Where so I get the block
Depends on where you live :) In most "pick your self" building material shops :D
why did you stop posting?
Where do you get ytong
I know right
you should be able to buy a plate in every hardware store. or online. easy enough to find.
"use the stick to smooth any bumps"
jk just make a mess of it.
1) Need be careful with silicon. It may be poisonous for ants! Get aquarium silicon.
2) How make maintaining humidity?
1) I am aware of that now, and not then. Thanks for your concern
2) The holes I drilled are watering holes. You use a Pipette to get water into it
You should have left it in water for a few hours so it would be softer to chisel out😅 then again I’ve never worked with the material so I might not know what I’m talking about.
Well, ye that is a way to do it. Especially when you use mashines to drill and sandpaper it. However, chiseling by hand in my opinion is much easier and more fun to do when it is dry. Thanks for your opinion tho :D
Wow all I got to say
awesome video, but Y tong is not so good for ants, although awesome nests :)
Oh, I did not know, do you have any facts to back up that statement?
Ants Scandinavia , Don't be angry bro, I love you channel but y tong is not the best for ants, although only natural nests rank #1 when we talk about ants choice, y tong need to be hydrated two times a day n its not even escape proof for myrmicinae ants, although your content is awesome, I am not dissing you I just don't like y tong, but I love your channel :) ☺☺
nonono, I didn't take it badly (thats the down side with text XD you read with your own voice not the writers) I was just curious! I though you ment some health issues like it contains some dangerous chemical that mixed with brood silk will cause mould or some shinaneganz! Mut ye I know, natureal nests are the best, however I like both, plus some queens even choose to be in a plastic/ytong nest and not a natural set up, looking at AC's new video ;) I am planning on making an epic natural setup, but that will have to wait untill spring, cause the water streams are not filled with that much life RN, 'hint 'hint 😉
exactly, texts are often mistaken, can we collab any time soon?, n your natural terrarium plan is awesome, i was also gonna make a big terrarium
No thanks, I want to grow for myself. Thank you for the offer tho!
The infamous jig sauce
Ye the jig sauces are pretty scary ;)
Ants Scandinavia sharp and.... saucy.... very nasty 🤣
y so so dirty fellow scavenger? We are civilized scavengers, not like that ;) XD
because after all that saucing they get very saucy, I meant that
oh poh oh, I see, well ye I got pretty dirty, u liked that?
you should sell them
id pay good money for that like 30-40usd
Well, I have sold in the past :) But shipping over seas (assuming u are from the US) would be rfather expensive, no?
finding this stuff is ligit impossible lol
Just don't run that screwdriver through your hand like I did yesterday
Not to mention for proper hydration and humidity you need sponges for the watering not at all a smart or safe design keep practicing but know that posting this video is setting up beginners to fail
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Jadå det är jag!
Vilken brytningen?
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How many ants something are there?!
Sorry, I do not understand your question... :/
Ants Scandinavia I mean there is ants Australia and ants canada and now there's ants scandinavia
Ants Scandinavia you're still awesome though😉
Ahaaa, XD well, if you mean ant youtube channels named "ants ____" I dont know :D But there is quiet a few good ant youtubers tho, you know about Nordic Ants, Safeway ants, Amazing ants, pan1c777??
Ants Scandinavia yeah they're all awesome, and so are you!
get a better mike but vid is good
Ye, i know ;) Thanks :D
How old r u?
17 :)
That looks like a tooth lmfao
how much did u pay for the view bot ?
Hahaha, well, I actually understand that you think so 😂 I was also BLOWN AWAY by the amount of views my first ever video got. However, the topic was well chosen, sinse there where not that many Ytong ant nest videoes out. Short said, I dont blame you for thinking that ;) (btw, tutorials ALWAYS bring the most views, just watch my plaster nest tutorial 😉 )
thats not why Look at the views and the comments to the views 226 likes and 11k views 104 comment
Well, I have explained that I have not payed a view/like/comment bot or whatever, and that I understand that you think so, as did I the first 3 days XD
Tockshick silicon...
Jo die jo ik ben die olivier
good job making it! you inspire me to make one myselfe :) check out my channel i made a video on how to make a gips nest :)
I dont know why, but your comment was marked as spam. So I approved it now. 😀
Not the best idea to silicone it genius you’ll need to clean it at some point use screws
It looks like a a tooth
Your fomicarium looks like a tooth
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