Fuego!! Ha Great looking build! I want to do something like this however i want mine to be more bioactive with springtails and isopods. So maybe no sponge on the bottom? Drainage layer, eco earth and leaf litter perhaps. What do you think? Love your tank!!!
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING HOW YOU CLEAN YOUR TANK GLASS!! I just started keeping terrariums and i love watching videos on making them, but nobody else ive watched has explained their glass cleaning teqniques yet lol
I’ll honestly watch this video around a dozen times. Before Tinley park was interested in dart frogs. Now after the fact I want to add some in the future. This will be very helpful thank you.
beautiful build mike.. im a new subscriber and new to the reptile hobby. absolutely love your videos and appreciate the in-depth approach you take in your content. i see the passion, and it keeps me watching your videos and getting inspiration. keep up the great work!
That is fantastic to hear! Welcome to the hobby! I take pride in going deeper with my videos, not as sensational as many, but I feel like there is a lot less value in the sensational stuff
Totally educated me and what an absolutely beautiful piece of living art you created! Completely on fuego and the frogs, which are striking btw, I’m sure are loving it. Gonna go check out some of your other vids, thanks for making this one, I really, really enjoyed it you did a fantastic job!
This build looks amazing. Do you happen to know what the two bromeliads that are planted on the bottom are called? I dont think I see them in the plant list?
Mannnn so glad I came across this your the first person I seen use cork bark sheets definitely the route I plan on going now instead of having to spread silicone over everything then packing coconut fiber on top… F’ing Fuego bro 🔥🔥🔥👍👌
Cool Vivarium, appreciate seeing this step by step ( FUEGO ). Also have you thought about making one that's bioactive? Like a drainage layer then a more natural substrate with a clean up crew? (Isopods & Springtails)
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed :) There are typically vendors at the reptile expos that bring a bunch of manzanita and cork. The panels can only be bought in bulk though, so it really depends how many panels you are looking for.
Gorgeous build and frogs! One question, how does the cork panel background deal with humidity? Doesn't it rot? I'm thinking of doing it myself following your steps!
FUEGO! Amazing build. Okay newbie question here - is spray foam just not a great option long term? I feel like lots of experienced vivarium builders don’t use it as the whole background
I can't speak for everyone else, but I know the reason I limit my spray foam use is because of the lack of silicones ability to retain the substrate pressed into it long term. At first the silicone adheres to the background mixes well, but over time the substrate is brushed off fairly easily, making the enclosure look incomplete. Another reason is I find plants don't do as well on the silicone vs things like the cork bark used in this build. Hopefully that makes sense! Feel free to ask any other questions you may have.
Looks awesome Mike. Where did you get those cork panels from? I haven't seen them before? I also haven't seen the filter media substrate method which looks great once carved and covered in substrate
Thanks Greg! There is a company in BC that sells the cork although cant remember the name right now! I get it from a place locally. Really happy with how the filter media turned out, but damn it ain't cheap haha
Im just now thinking of building a large tank for some bumble bee frogs I hope to find next month at the reptile show in Lodi California. I hope my tank will be at least nice enough to show my friends😂. Where do you buy the cork bark you glued on the walls?
Sorry, I missed the name of the plant at 5:45 and couldnt find it while googling the names in the description, could you name it? It looks beautiful and the color pattern is just something else! I love the vertical stripes!
I just got my cork background, its gorgeous & no i didn't even pay attention to the shipping price. Wow, Etsy gets you on that. But it fits my tank perfectly so no cutting or measuring. But im also using the sponge for the drainage area too. But i caught a American green tree frog, im gonna try to see if i can keep him & the plants alive b4 i go big. Lol im in tx so everything is bigger here, so are all my bearded dragons . Haha so im completely new to frogs.
@@KonaLatner glad it went smoothly besides the shipping price. I’ve never ordered from Etsy before so I didn’t know they get you on shipping. That’s a smart idea, start with something easy, get that dialed in and then get the animals you are really looking to keep.
@@MikeTytula Etsy is amazing, u should really check it out, the background came from the UK so that's why, but I couldn't find it any where else. But it was worth the price it's gorgeous. And yeah can't go wrong with trying something free from outside. 😉
Fuego...lol I have been watching a TON of videos as I am about to upgrade my Snowflake tree frog enclosure. I decided I needed a dedicated fountain/stream for my boys as they have been chilling in their existing fountain and cause all the water to drain out. I'm taking on a 36"x18"x36" Exo Terra Paludarium. I'm so excited and nervous. One thing that I am seeing is when people use the spray foam all over the back and sides, how to cover that up so that is not what you see from the sides. Mine is in an open area so I need the sides to be as pretty as the back wall.
This build and your froggies are FUEGO!! How do you keep your glass so clean on all your tanks?!?! I have a Paludarium that I can never keep the front glass clean no matter what I do.
Glad you enjoyed the build! This one was a lot of fun! The next one will be even better though! I just maintain the glass, typically cleaning it once a month or so for the reptile room tours. Thankfully inbetween it doesn't get overly dirty in most of my tanks.
Awesome build. I'm getting ready to start a build. I eas going to use sprayfoam and drylock. I think I might change to the cork bark panels. Where did you get the panels?
I wish I had used cork instead of drylok and foam. It looks incredible. I loooove it. Yes, please stream on yt. One tip, for future reference, would be to soak the dry wood for a couple of days in the bathtub, to get it nice and water logged. I assume using tap water with dechlorinator added would be ok. I imagine it will take it quite a while to fully absorb moisture in the tank. Idk, maybe not. It looks spectacular, fr. Can't wait to see the update. Fuego. That's actually a great pet name. I like Enfuego as a name, pronounced ahn fuego
Excellent build. Already doing lots of my vivs this way but picked up some tips on fire or should I say Fuego? Very nicely done! Been watching your channel for about a decade
This looks incredible mate! One random question asI am only just starting to research into this 'hobby' and notice alot of people make their backgrounds in one way or another. How do the background and side panels look from the outside of the vivarium? Do you do anything to try and hide where the cork has been siliconed to the glass?
Dumb question, but how far up do you cut your cork bark from the bottom 4 inches or 3 1/2? I was going to put about 3 inches of water so figured id do 3 1/2?
Any videos showing the updated vivarium? Really curious to see how you covered the sub stratum. Replicating a tank like this in a couple days and was hoping to see more of the ground layer.
This build is FUEGO 🔥😎
Thanks for watching Kayla!!
Punny
Fantastic build Mike!
Thanks!
Fantastic build, ma man! You killed it! Loved the process and commentary (good laughs, too)! Seeing this vivarium in person is breathtaking!
Thanks for watching buddy! Glad I got a couple chuckles out of you! Feel better soon, you have until next weekend hahah
It’s finally done haha, awesome build. Hope to do a massive enclosure soon as well
Working on the second one now! Hahah
This is so beautiful! Poison darts are such beautiful lil guys and learning more about their homes is so fun! Fuego video ✨
Thanks for watching! Part of why I love them so much is because of the habitats you can setup for them!
Incredible build! I just got my very first dart frogs, two little tinc azureus froglets
Oops! Fuego haha
Thanks for watching all the way through! And this setup would work for azureus as well :)
Fuego!! Ha
Great looking build! I want to do something like this however i want mine to be more bioactive with springtails and isopods. So maybe no sponge on the bottom? Drainage layer, eco earth and leaf litter perhaps. What do you think? Love your tank!!!
There is still springtails in this build, they help feed the froglets. you can definitely go with no filter foam though.
I am loving the way you did the cork on this background. i've seen a lot of videos on backgrounds and I'm diggin' this one the mostest….
Thanks so much! This is by far my favourite as well.
@@MikeTytula I am trying to find compressed cork that is think like the one you used but I cannot seem to find a source. Suggestions?
Depends where you are located. But search cork insulation panels, that should help
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING HOW YOU CLEAN YOUR TANK GLASS!! I just started keeping terrariums and i love watching videos on making them, but nobody else ive watched has explained their glass cleaning teqniques yet lol
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!
I’ll honestly watch this video around a dozen times. Before Tinley park was interested in dart frogs. Now after the fact I want to add some in the future. This will be very helpful thank you.
Awesome! Please do enjoy it 12 times hahah
I've been watching for a long time. Your builds and filmmaking never fail to impress me. Very Feugo!
Thanks so much! Glad you appreciate the filming aspect of the videos as well!
Gorgeous tank!! I would love to have frogs one day!! 💚💚💚 Thanks for sharing!!
They are some of the coolest pets around! You get to make a beautiful enclosure, and have frogs that look like gem stones.
Fuego. Sweet build!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
beautiful build mike.. im a new subscriber and new to the reptile hobby. absolutely love your videos and appreciate the in-depth approach you take in your content. i see the passion, and it keeps me watching your videos and getting inspiration. keep up the great work!
That is fantastic to hear! Welcome to the hobby! I take pride in going deeper with my videos, not as sensational as many, but I feel like there is a lot less value in the sensational stuff
Beautiful build and plants and FUEGO frogs
Thanks! So happy with it!
I love the end result Mike, it looks absolutely amazing!!
Thanks! Put a lot of work into this one!
That build was on fuego!!!!!!
Haha thanks for watching!!
love this build, can't wait to see the updates! keeping it fuego!
I’ll be making one in the next week or so!!
Totally educated me and what an absolutely beautiful piece of living art you created! Completely on fuego and the frogs, which are striking btw, I’m sure are loving it. Gonna go check out some of your other vids, thanks for making this one, I really, really enjoyed it you did a fantastic job!
Thanks for the kind words! Definitely check out some of the other videos! More build videos in the works and videos from my trip to Colombia!
That cork bark crack was so satisfying😮
That was the goal!
This build looks amazing. Do you happen to know what the two bromeliads that are planted on the bottom are called? I dont think I see them in the plant list?
Thanks for watching! They are the Vriesea splendens and Vriesea 'Nova'
Mannnn so glad I came across this your the first person I seen use cork bark sheets definitely the route I plan on going now instead of having to spread silicone over everything then packing coconut fiber on top… F’ing Fuego bro 🔥🔥🔥👍👌
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed! This method is messy as hell, but looks so good
do you have a build video on the tanks itself, or the place you bought the supplies for door and or what not?
I don't have a build on the glass itself. There are a couple other tutorials on UA-cam though
Cool Vivarium, appreciate seeing this step by step ( FUEGO ). Also have you thought about making one that's bioactive? Like a drainage layer then a more natural substrate with a clean up crew? (Isopods & Springtails)
There was definitely springtails and such in this one. I will actually be doing that today on a livestream of me playing the twin to this one!
Looks great Mike, I think you sold me on working with a cork panel hardscape background! Fuego
💯🤘🦎🐸🐍🐢🌱
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the build style!
I wish I had used cork. I just love the look of it, and the fact that it is basically a solid substrate is icing on the cake.
Definitely not a complete substrate but something we are messing with to find other applications for.
I love that purple flower at the end and oh FUEGO!
Ya that is one of my favourite plants in the tank :)
I am in eastern canada as well. Can you mention where you sourced your panels from?
They only sell wholesale quantities, if you are interested in individual panels shoot me a message on IG and I can sell you a couple.
Where did get rhe cork backrounds and will you do a video on just your Fiji Banded Iguana 😅
I get them from a local place, and I have made one or two in the past
Nice FUEGO! Could watch hours of this footage 🔥
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed :)
This viv is fuego man! Great work!
Thanks for watching all the way through!
Congratulations on 100k🎉
Thanks so much!!
Really like this video, super helpful. I live in Toronto as well, wondering where did you get Corkbark and Manzanita?
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed :) There are typically vendors at the reptile expos that bring a bunch of manzanita and cork. The panels can only be bought in bulk though, so it really depends how many panels you are looking for.
Gorgeous build and frogs! One question, how does the cork panel background deal with humidity? Doesn't it rot? I'm thinking of doing it myself following your steps!
@@JohnChurches so far no real signs of deterioration
@MikeTytula thanks for the answer! I'll do it then!
@ no problem! I highly recommend giving it a shot :)
Great build! FUEGO!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching all the way through!
This turned out very fuego 🔥
Ayyyy Thanks for watching all the way through! Hope you enjoyed!
badass as per usual. killer build from da boyz🤌🏻🤌🏻
Thanks man! Really happy how this one turned out!
Absolutely amazing work on your vivarium ❤️ fuego!
Thanks for watching all the way through! Glad you enjoyed the build!
May have missed it, but why no mesh filter layer in between the foam and the Substratum balls?
No real need for it tbh
Awesome looking setup, fuego ! Love it !
Thanks for watching!! :)
Those frogs look very happy! Fuego!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
FUEGO! Amazing build. Okay newbie question here - is spray foam just not a great option long term? I feel like lots of experienced vivarium builders don’t use it as the whole background
I can't speak for everyone else, but I know the reason I limit my spray foam use is because of the lack of silicones ability to retain the substrate pressed into it long term. At first the silicone adheres to the background mixes well, but over time the substrate is brushed off fairly easily, making the enclosure look incomplete. Another reason is I find plants don't do as well on the silicone vs things like the cork bark used in this build.
Hopefully that makes sense! Feel free to ask any other questions you may have.
Would like to have seen more on the pluming ie the misting system and how often you run it.
That’ll be on the next build :)
Diego my boy! I’m starting my journey with a plant based Vivarium, awesome tips!
Hahaha I assume you meant fuego hahah. Awesome! It’s addicting
Hey man, really cool build! Where do you get your lights for the tank? I can never seem to find a good bright light that can support plant life too.
These are just sunblaster LED lights haha
FUEGO🔥🔥🔥👁👄👁 (love how detailed you are in the build process)
Glad you enjoy the detailed breakdown! I know something that I look for in build videos!
That cork background looks great! Where did you get the cork by the way? I'm having a hard time finding cork with that thickness around Toronto
Hi Kent, you can buy it from me if you'd like because I'm local! Shoot me an email or IG message
@@MikeTytula awesome! Thanks Mike! I'll send you a message
Cheers! We'll chat there!
Curious how much maintenance goes into upkeep... and do they smell up the room?
The frogs? Definitely don't smell at all, and the up keep is basically however often you want to trim the plants
This setup is Fugeo fa sho. Great job as always my bruv, Mike. I swear you never miss. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks brotha! I appreciate the kind words!
Looks great!!
Looking forward for the updates
Those fuegos are amazing❤
Thanks so much! They truly are!
Looks awesome Mike. Where did you get those cork panels from? I haven't seen them before? I also haven't seen the filter media substrate method which looks great once carved and covered in substrate
Thanks Greg! There is a company in BC that sells the cork although cant remember the name right now! I get it from a place locally. Really happy with how the filter media turned out, but damn it ain't cheap haha
Im just now thinking of building a large tank for some bumble bee frogs I hope to find next month at the reptile show in Lodi California. I hope my tank will be at least nice enough to show my friends😂.
Where do you buy the cork bark you glued on the walls?
I honestly have no idea where you find them in the US
Sorry, I missed the name of the plant at 5:45 and couldnt find it while googling the names in the description, could you name it? It looks beautiful and the color pattern is just something else! I love the vertical stripes!
Good call! This one is Vriesea Gigantea 'Nova'
Fuego. I love this build. I’m in Australia and can’t seem to find this type of cork. Do you have any suggestions where I might get it?
It’s cork insulation panels, I honestly have no idea if/where you could find it down there
Cool build fuego
I saw some moss called rose moss would that be good for dart frog set ups?it looks so cool
Thanks for watching! Let me know what the scientific name of the plant is
I just got my cork background, its gorgeous & no i didn't even pay attention to the shipping price. Wow, Etsy gets you on that. But it fits my tank perfectly so no cutting or measuring. But im also using the sponge for the drainage area too. But i caught a American green tree frog, im gonna try to see if i can keep him & the plants alive b4 i go big. Lol im in tx so everything is bigger here, so are all my bearded dragons . Haha so im completely new to frogs.
@@KonaLatner glad it went smoothly besides the shipping price. I’ve never ordered from Etsy before so I didn’t know they get you on shipping. That’s a smart idea, start with something easy, get that dialed in and then get the animals you are really looking to keep.
@@MikeTytula Etsy is amazing, u should really check it out, the background came from the UK so that's why, but I couldn't find it any where else. But it was worth the price it's gorgeous. And yeah can't go wrong with trying something free from outside. 😉
@@KonaLatner I will definitely check it out! Glad you enjoy it!
Link?
Fuego...lol I have been watching a TON of videos as I am about to upgrade my Snowflake tree frog enclosure. I decided I needed a dedicated fountain/stream for my boys as they have been chilling in their existing fountain and cause all the water to drain out. I'm taking on a 36"x18"x36" Exo Terra Paludarium. I'm so excited and nervous. One thing that I am seeing is when people use the spray foam all over the back and sides, how to cover that up so that is not what you see from the sides. Mine is in an open area so I need the sides to be as pretty as the back wall.
You can cover the exterior of the walls in the tank with black window film, vinyl, or just paint it black.
This build and your froggies are FUEGO!! How do you keep your glass so clean on all your tanks?!?! I have a Paludarium that I can never keep the front glass clean no matter what I do.
Glad you enjoyed the build! This one was a lot of fun! The next one will be even better though! I just maintain the glass, typically cleaning it once a month or so for the reptile room tours. Thankfully inbetween it doesn't get overly dirty in most of my tanks.
Where'd you find your cork panels? They're weirdly hard to find!
They are incredibly hard to find. If you are in Canada, I can provide, if you are in the states, honestly I have no idea.
Awesome build. I'm getting ready to start a build. I eas going to use sprayfoam and drylock. I think I might change to the cork bark panels. Where did you get the panels?
I'm not sure where you are located. Not sure where you can find them in the states.
@MikeTytula I live in southern Ontario Canada
@MikeTytula I live in southern Ontario Canada
@@ianbrown2475 Oh in that case I can sell you some! Whereabouts in Southern Ontario?
I live a couple hours north if Toronto. Can I find you on Facebook and pm you.
Amazing build, when's the update coming?
Should be coming in about a month or so!
Diego I really like this build. I like the drain. I have to use a fish tank hose to empty mine
Ya I used to do that for my old tanks, but drilling is so easy
I wish I had used cork instead of drylok and foam. It looks incredible. I loooove it.
Yes, please stream on yt.
One tip, for future reference, would be to soak the dry wood for a couple of days in the bathtub, to get it nice and water logged. I assume using tap water with dechlorinator added would be ok. I imagine it will take it quite a while to fully absorb moisture in the tank. Idk, maybe not.
It looks spectacular, fr. Can't wait to see the update. Fuego. That's actually a great pet name. I like Enfuego as a name, pronounced ahn fuego
Thanks for watching! Problem with soaking the wood is not silicone or spray foam would stick to it if it was wet.
id live in it
Thanks man!
Looks absolutely 🔥😉
Second one is well on the way!!
🔥
I was literally just about to text you 🤣
Very fuego, where did you find the background material?
I sourced it local to me
Hey Mike did you build that enclosure yourself or did you purchase it?
Built it myself
Fuego vid/build my friend. Subbed. 👍
Thanks for watching! And thanks for the sub!
Excellent build. Already doing lots of my vivs this way but picked up some tips on fire or should I say Fuego? Very nicely done! Been watching your channel for about a decade
That’s incredible! Thanks for watching! I appreciate your viewership for so long!
Awesome (fuego) build, can’t wait to have the space to give something like this a go!!
You can always do it on a smaller tank as well!
@@MikeTytula for sure, I’m definitely going to give something like this a go at some point!
You definitely did! I did it in a 14x17x24@@bjgreptiles
the build was FUEGO my friend
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
2:22 could you please share the name of this material? (Cork?) because maybe its not available in Vietnam, we just use foam for making the wall
Basically just cork insulation!
You putting an overlay of the names while showing me the plants instead of the tags would make you a 1 mill subscriber channel.
Well theres always the next build hahah
Would this be a good tank for a whites tree frog?
Ya that would work! I would add some more branches for them though.
Fuego! Love this!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
This looks incredible mate! One random question asI am only just starting to research into this 'hobby' and notice alot of people make their backgrounds in one way or another. How do the background and side panels look from the outside of the vivarium? Do you do anything to try and hide where the cork has been siliconed to the glass?
You can paint the sides, or cover it in vinyl if you don't like the looks of the outside of the enclosure
Si esta muy fuego. Truly looks great
Thanks so much!
fuego - thanks for sharing -- very inspiring work
Thanks for watching the whole video!
Beautiful work. Fuego!
Thanks so much! And thanks for watching until the end!
Love it. Love to watch build videos for the inspiration 🎉
Thanks! That’s why I watch them as well
yes it would be very helpful if you did a live planting video!
I will likely do a live for the second tank I am working on.
thank you!@@MikeTytula
Looks great Mike! 👍
Thanks Mike!
Dumb question, but how far up do you cut your cork bark from the bottom 4 inches or 3 1/2? I was going to put about 3 inches of water so figured id do 3 1/2?
Depends one the scape honestly, but 3.5-4 inches is a good place to start
fuego fuego fuegoooo. Is there any issue with water witting at the bottom?
What do you mean? That’s why I built the drainage lyer
I could only find 1-inch thick cork boards, and those are extremely annoying to work with. They just fall apart when you cut them.
Strange… the one inch panels I have are harder to carve and cut than the two inch.
What is the name of the plant to the left of the bromeliad? Some anthurium? Thanks.
I believe you are talking about the El Choco Red
Beautiful Vivarium; more Vivarium Builds as a Suggestion.
Got a bunch to build over winter!
Fuego spicy is my favorite food and your frogs are awesome.
You and me both! And thanks :)
fuegoooooo!!!! Also what cork background do you use?
It’s basically a cork insulation!
@ awesome thanks man!!
No problem!
Did you cut the sponge inside the terrarium to get that even look ?
Nope I cut it outside the terrarium!
@@MikeTytula Thanks You are PRO 👍
Hahah I wouldn't say that, but thanks :)
Hastala.... Fuego? Nice build Mike! I definitely want to see the progress of the plants growing in. Did you add a fan inside, or do you plan to?
Thanks Jesse! Hope you enjoyed the video! I don’t have a fan in there currently, don’t have plans to add one yet, but maybe in the future
What drill be you use to drill the hole in tank? And what size tube?
Diamond tipped drill bit and 5/8th"
@@MikeTytula thank you
No problem!
Great build, Fuego 🐸💚
Thanks for watching Rick!
Great video, terrarium looks sick, was wondering what do you use to tie plants to branches to help them root to it?
Mostly just fishing line! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed
Ok you convinced me. Gonna have to try cork bark background on my next tank
It’s well worth it!!
Great video. Stunning tank wow.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy Chantal!
Awesome video and gorgeous frogs. Though what does Fuego even mean?
Thanks for watching! Means fire
Nicely done! Fuego!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
Any videos showing the updated vivarium? Really curious to see how you covered the sub stratum. Replicating a tank like this in a couple days and was hoping to see more of the ground layer.
Froguego! Wish I were your pet frog, those guys have better living conditions than I do 😂
They have a better living condition than me as well.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE CORK???? I need some
It really depends where you are located. Just try looking for Cork insulation panels.
replay, how did the African Violet turn out?
I had to move it from the top corner, but it’s doing great!