I think I heard you say that the soils can't have perlite in them, perlite is perfectly fine for reptiles. People still think its dangerous because in the 80s-90s it contained asbestos but it is now safe, unless they eat it lol.
Looks good. I'd probably prefer a bit more ventilation for air movement to help keep things a little more fresh. But yeah, nice setup and guide. Cheers.
So awesome! Did this set up end up working out. I am about to get my first crested gecko. I have been doing a ton of research, especially for bioactive enclosures. I want to be prepared before I bring him home.
Nice setup! One question and something to share. UVB does not penetrate glass unless it’s special uvb glass so having that light ontop of the tank (glass side) will help promote plant growth but won’t permit uvb to pass through to your gecko. My question is where is the ventilation/air passing into the enclosure from? I may have missed it but I didn’t see air holes in the lid. Thanks for your time and keep rocking it 😎👍🏼
Thanks so much! I'm using the UVB for day/night cycle and plant growth. It just happens to be the only "grow" bulb I had lying around haha. As for the ventilation, there's 3 rows of ventilation slots at the top of the conversion kit and one row at the bottom. You can see them better at 1:23 Also, I love your channel. 😊
Elle's Reptiles ahhhhhh okay! That’s awesome! Sorry! I was thinking these conversion lids are super cool but the lack of ventilation (I thought) really concerned me! Do you find it’s sufficient? And thanks so much! Yours is great too! Subbed 👍🏼☺️
Haha that's ok. I think it's great 😊. I'm pretty new to bioactives, but it's keeping my humidity at about 80%, and that's with spraying the tank once a day. My plants are growing great - lots of new leaves. And my gargoyle is very active at night.
Your gecko is so beautiful ugh I love gargoyles so much mine is still very small and also won't eat insects. I can't wait until she grows up I want to give her a bioactive as well.
@@ailanyvazquez1458 she never really did. Sometimes I can get her to eat them but she rarely shows any interest so I just give her Pangea with insects more often
Look up the 20 gallon tank conversion video by simply betas. She does this but takes out a side of glass to make it screen so that UVB and heat can go through to the animals.
Hi I've recently found your channel and absolutely love all your content. I recently purchased an i❤️ conversion kit and I'm curious about lighting setup on the tank after adding the kit. Any help would be appreciated
I’m so glad to see you trying out a substrate mix. I have some suggestions for the mix next time if your interested. Also do Gargoyle geckos need uvb? I only ask because plants don’t use it.
Definitely interested in any suggestions! I'm using a ReptiGlo because it says it grows plants, and I already had it. Haha. Should I get a different one?
Hey Elle, what kind of lighting system do you have or recommend for the 29 gallon vertical tanks? My lights are all on top of mesh lids so how do we properly heat the tank with the glass top?
Hi 😊 The lights on this tank are just grow lights for the plants. In the winter time, I use a small heat pad on the back wall of the tank. Gargoyle geckos don't usually require additional heat, though.
Great video and a great tank. I just want to ask about your stunning driftwood. When you get it from a riverbank, how do you clean it off? It would be way too big for my oven...
Haha I had zero luck with it. It did great for a while, and then just died out of no where. All my other plants have done great, just not that one. It was pretty while it lasted. 😬
It's still doing great! 😊 It's shown/talked about in a lot of my recent videos. The only thing that didn't survive was the ivy (but that one was iffy anyway because of the humidity). The pothos are all still doing great and growing. And I've added even more pothos since then, and it's all doing good, too. Plus, this past week, my isopods have reproduced for the second time since having the tank set up. Lots of little baby isopods in there. 😊
Oh honey....go to a hydroponic store. Get 25L (about 25lbs) of Hydroton (Hydroballs) for $15. Get a bag of Mother Earth coco fiber (no fertilizer or perlite), and a bag of Quoddy Blend compost dirt (again, no fertilizer or perlite). Get some NZ sphagnum moss and zoo med "forest floor" cypress mulch. Plants will love you! 👍
Heeeyyy Elle, I think you did a great job on the tank. I love you so much and I have a suggestion for your videos. So mabey you could start doing shout outs at the end or beginning of your videos. This s just a suggestion so you don't have to do it. love you❤️❤️🐍🐍🐍❤️❤️🐍🐍
Rather than mindlessly follow vivarium articles think about WHY you need something in a vivarium, and all the consequences of them. Having a shoddy half-inch drainage layer just to have a drainage layer isn't good, you have a drainage layer to drain excess moisture and to encourage plants to extend their roots into it. Yours is one gravel tall, so it is essentially useless and is basically equivalent to the drainage layer not even being there. Placing a UVB bulb on top of glass is stupid, the glass could overheat if the UVB bulb is particularly powerful and not as much light will make its way into the tank, effectively wasting your money on electricity.' You didn't sterilize your wood. Great job, you're going to have a real fun time with wood mites and possibly some nice termite buddies.
Yikes. 😬 Well, this video was posted over a year ago, and all except the headra helix are still thriving. This one wasn't a surprise, as I didn't think it would do too well with the constant humidity; however, the guy at the plant store insisted it'd be fine. All the plants are thriving with the same UV light. Having the light on glass would be stupid if I was using it for the animal, as UVB is filtered through glass. However, this is a UV grow light - meaning UVB and UVA. Plants, as I'm sure you know, benefit immensely from UVA. UVA is only filtered about 25% through glass. This is the reason house plants can sit at windows and thrive. As for the comment you left a couple weeks ago, Headra helix is toxic if consumed. Gargoyle geckos do not consume plants. In the video I stated that I would NOT advise using this in most situations, because a feeder bug that consumes it can be toxic to your animal. Also in the video, I stated that I was comfortable using it, because at the time she would not consume any bugs. (6:00) As for the gravel, the drainage layer is an inch thick and has never once flooded out. And has been fantastic in keeping excess moisture off the roots for over a year now. I always sanitize all of the driftwood I collect, as stated in all my videos. I even have videos showing different methods of sanitizing wood, and continually talk about how important this step is. But please tell me more about wood lice and termites that can survive bleach solution sanitization or sanitizing in an oven? I'm not sure why you feel the need to attack someone over the internet based on your own assumptions and misconceptions, but based on the fact that you've come back twice now to the same video, over two weeks, tells me that maybe you just wanted a little attention? Well there ya go, I hope I addressed all your concerns. 😊 I sincerely hope you have a fantastic week.
@@ellesreptiles I was only saying this as I didn't want others to be misled. I didn't realize I came to this same video before, I have been watching a lot of Gargoyle Gecko videos lately in my preparation to buy one!
Great video, I love vertical tank conversion vivariums, much cheaper and very beautiful vivariums.
" Conversion Kee-it"
I think I heard you say that the soils can't have perlite in them, perlite is perfectly fine for reptiles. People still think its dangerous because in the 80s-90s it contained asbestos but it is now safe, unless they eat it lol.
Looks good. I'd probably prefer a bit more ventilation for air movement to help keep things a little more fresh. But yeah, nice setup and guide. Cheers.
Dexter is the name of my gargoyle gecko!!!
So awesome! Did this set up end up working out. I am about to get my first crested gecko. I have been doing a ton of research, especially for bioactive enclosures. I want to be prepared before I bring him home.
Nice setup! One question and something to share. UVB does not penetrate glass unless it’s special uvb glass so having that light ontop of the tank (glass side) will help promote plant growth but won’t permit uvb to pass through to your gecko. My question is where is the ventilation/air passing into the enclosure from? I may have missed it but I didn’t see air holes in the lid.
Thanks for your time and keep rocking it 😎👍🏼
Thanks so much! I'm using the UVB for day/night cycle and plant growth. It just happens to be the only "grow" bulb I had lying around haha.
As for the ventilation, there's 3 rows of ventilation slots at the top of the conversion kit and one row at the bottom. You can see them better at 1:23
Also, I love your channel. 😊
Elle's Reptiles ahhhhhh okay! That’s awesome! Sorry! I was thinking these conversion lids are super cool but the lack of ventilation (I thought) really concerned me! Do you find it’s sufficient?
And thanks so much! Yours is great too! Subbed 👍🏼☺️
Haha that's ok. I think it's great 😊.
I'm pretty new to bioactives, but it's keeping my humidity at about 80%, and that's with spraying the tank once a day.
My plants are growing great - lots of new leaves. And my gargoyle is very active at night.
Great job! Love Goliath's new setup!
Thank you 😊
Your gecko is so beautiful ugh I love gargoyles so much mine is still very small and also won't eat insects. I can't wait until she grows up I want to give her a bioactive as well.
At what age did your gecko start eating insects?
@@ailanyvazquez1458 she never really did. Sometimes I can get her to eat them but she rarely shows any interest so I just give her Pangea with insects more often
How do you put a lamp on top without mesh? That’s my only concern, I’ll be making one for white tree frogs
Look up the 20 gallon tank conversion video by simply betas. She does this but takes out a side of glass to make it screen so that UVB and heat can go through to the animals.
I really like the blue eyes on that Gargoyle 🥰
Hi I've recently found your channel and absolutely love all your content. I recently purchased an i❤️ conversion kit and I'm curious about lighting setup on the tank after adding the kit. Any help would be appreciated
I needed this after yesterday's celebration. Yesterday a light ring eyed being would either made me cry laughing out just cry uncontrollably 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂 sounds like you had quite the celebration
@@ellesreptiles can't wait for your husband to upload a 20 minute blooper reel. I know he has hours lol
i really like Goliath as a name still!
...Gal-liath, maybe?
Great set up and great vid. A little too much work for me though 😂😂😂. Hope you and your family enjoyed easter
Thank you! I love setting them up 😁. I hope you had a great Easter as well!
Great homemade vivarium substrate recipe.
Thanks! This is the first time I've made my own, so I'm hoping it works out. So far so good!
My thing is if you use one of those since it’s glass on top can u still use a heat source or have to use a light stand cause want heat bust glass
Thanks for the vid
Is it not necessary to have top ventilation?
Cool terrarium! I think “Golly” would be a cool nickname if you didn’t settle on one 👍🏻
Great video! I can't wait to make my 120 gallon tank for my bearded dragon. I already got all the supplies!
Thank you, and that's so awesome! That's going to be one happy beardie. 😊
Great Video!! I think it was a good Cheap way to go a great set up👍
Thank you! 😊
I’m so glad to see you trying out a substrate mix. I have some suggestions for the mix next time if your interested. Also do Gargoyle geckos need uvb? I only ask because plants don’t use it.
Definitely interested in any suggestions! I'm using a ReptiGlo because it says it grows plants, and I already had it. Haha. Should I get a different one?
And thanks for the shout out 🙏🏾❤️
You're very welcome!
Hey Elle, what kind of lighting system do you have or recommend for the 29 gallon vertical tanks? My lights are all on top of mesh lids so how do we properly heat the tank with the glass top?
Hi 😊 The lights on this tank are just grow lights for the plants. In the winter time, I use a small heat pad on the back wall of the tank. Gargoyle geckos don't usually require additional heat, though.
Can UVB light penetrate through a glass top using this conversion kit?
No, UVB can't penatrate glass. UVA can (this is used by the plants) but unfortunately UVB cannot.
It looks so good
Thank you! 😊
Great setup ! Lol your always busy 😅 and congrats on the soon to be here baby 🥰
Thanks! And I had my baby a little over 5 months ago 😊
O ok sorry about that 😅
How do they get uvb
That was a very beautiful! I loove that setup!
Thank you! 😁
Great video and a great tank. I just want to ask about your stunning driftwood. When you get it from a riverbank, how do you clean it off? It would be way too big for my oven...
Would this conversion kit work for whites tree frogs with the amount of ventilation?
Nice set up. I've never had much luck with Hedera Helix(English ivy) it always gets infested by spider mites. Let me know how it goes for you.
Haha I had zero luck with it. It did great for a while, and then just died out of no where. All my other plants have done great, just not that one. It was pretty while it lasted. 😬
Do you have a video DIY on how you made the door?
earth760 she does, it’s in the description 😊 ~Elle’s Husband
But what about impaction?
It's so pretty!
Thank you! 😊 She seems to be enjoying all the room she has now.
delilah
Awesome!!
Thank you 😁
How has this tank done so far? It doesn't seem like much ventilation!
It's still doing great! 😊 It's shown/talked about in a lot of my recent videos. The only thing that didn't survive was the ivy (but that one was iffy anyway because of the humidity). The pothos are all still doing great and growing. And I've added even more pothos since then, and it's all doing good, too.
Plus, this past week, my isopods have reproduced for the second time since having the tank set up. Lots of little baby isopods in there. 😊
How does it look now 3 or 4 months later😍
Oh honey....go to a hydroponic store. Get 25L (about 25lbs) of Hydroton (Hydroballs) for $15. Get a bag of Mother Earth coco fiber (no fertilizer or perlite), and a bag of Quoddy Blend compost dirt (again, no fertilizer or perlite). Get some NZ sphagnum moss and zoo med "forest floor" cypress mulch. Plants will love you! 👍
Very nice👍
Thank you! 😊
call her Gigi.. RIP Kobe and Gigi
👍
I love your accent
One of my male gargoyle geckos looks like her and his name is Goliath. ❤
That's awesome! 🥰
Do more gargoyle videos
Don’t be so bossy
@@gargoyleunique1241 he's just asking.
😍👌🏾❤️
Do you realize that Hedera Helix is toxic?
Heeeyyy Elle, I think you did a great job on the tank. I love you so much and I have a suggestion for your videos. So mabey you could start doing shout outs at the end or beginning of your videos. This s just a suggestion so you don't have to do it. love you❤️❤️🐍🐍🐍❤️❤️🐍🐍
Thank you so much! 😊 I do instagram shoutouts at the end of every Sunday video 😊
You have amazing teeth. I also have a perfect set, but definitely not as white as yours. Can you tell me which oral product you use?
Rather than mindlessly follow vivarium articles think about WHY you need something in a vivarium, and all the consequences of them.
Having a shoddy half-inch drainage layer just to have a drainage layer isn't good, you have a drainage layer to drain excess moisture and to encourage plants to extend their roots into it. Yours is one gravel tall, so it is essentially useless and is basically equivalent to the drainage layer not even being there.
Placing a UVB bulb on top of glass is stupid, the glass could overheat if the UVB bulb is particularly powerful and not as much light will make its way into the tank, effectively wasting your money on electricity.'
You didn't sterilize your wood. Great job, you're going to have a real fun time with wood mites and possibly some nice termite buddies.
Yikes. 😬
Well, this video was posted over a year ago, and all except the headra helix are still thriving. This one wasn't a surprise, as I didn't think it would do too well with the constant humidity; however, the guy at the plant store insisted it'd be fine. All the plants are thriving with the same UV light. Having the light on glass would be stupid if I was using it for the animal, as UVB is filtered through glass. However, this is a UV grow light - meaning UVB and UVA. Plants, as I'm sure you know, benefit immensely from UVA. UVA is only filtered about 25% through glass. This is the reason house plants can sit at windows and thrive.
As for the comment you left a couple weeks ago, Headra helix is toxic if consumed. Gargoyle geckos do not consume plants. In the video I stated that I would NOT advise using this in most situations, because a feeder bug that consumes it can be toxic to your animal. Also in the video, I stated that I was comfortable using it, because at the time she would not consume any bugs. (6:00)
As for the gravel, the drainage layer is an inch thick and has never once flooded out. And has been fantastic in keeping excess moisture off the roots for over a year now.
I always sanitize all of the driftwood I collect, as stated in all my videos. I even have videos showing different methods of sanitizing wood, and continually talk about how important this step is. But please tell me more about wood lice and termites that can survive bleach solution sanitization or sanitizing in an oven?
I'm not sure why you feel the need to attack someone over the internet based on your own assumptions and misconceptions, but based on the fact that you've come back twice now to the same video, over two weeks, tells me that maybe you just wanted a little attention?
Well there ya go, I hope I addressed all your concerns. 😊 I sincerely hope you have a fantastic week.
@@ellesreptiles I was only saying this as I didn't want others to be misled. I didn't realize I came to this same video before, I have been watching a lot of Gargoyle Gecko videos lately in my preparation to buy one!