Sorry for taking the video down before. Someone caught a render error that I just couldn't leave in the video. I did a quick tweak last night after my final viewing and it ended up causing an issue with a few clips. Anyway, it's up now! Hopefully, you understand. I want everyone to have the best viewing experience I can possibly provide. Enjoy the video!
I wouldn't worry about it, I know what you mean, kinda funny I once uploaded a video that was black for the last 5 minutes, for some reason the video editor didn't cut the film out it just removed the imagery lol This looks like an interesting build. Nice shrimp.
If I had that in my place, I'd never get anything done. Every time I walked by it, I would zone out staring at it for half an hour and forget what I was doing. Beautiful, love it.
“It’s all about constant improvement and better living conditions” that’s what makes you a good pet owner and animal keeper. It warms my heart to see fire belly toads (my first pet) in such a nice set up esp. when they can be bought for like $9 each at Petco. These toads are so lucky!!
It's like me with birds. I have different breeds of parrots but my little $20.00 budgie is my baby. She's my little bird Queen and I give her as I can as far as cage sides, toys, bowls etc...Feed her the best foods I can make and buy. They are all animals and whether $5.00 or $20,000 they all need love and care the same.
The way you replicate nature is so otherworldly, you're able to get all of the small details right and because of that it's feels like you framed a piece of nature in your house. Keep up the good work!
I guess because it's a way to see nature thriving the way it would in the wild in a non-wild environment?? When all goes well and it replicates a natural environment it's very fascinating
We humans are obsessed with taming nature. Taming animals, taming the elements, taming the wilderness. You could look at it as arrogance if you wanted lol
Wonderful design. I've had fire bellies a long time and found they aren't big on water. Water features are great but you'll probably notice they spend little time swimming and rarely dive (usually only if scared). So I ultimately went with primarily soil in the terrarium with plants planted right in. I dug out a hole and put in a salad bowl at one end. It's deep and wide enough they can dive in and swim around but about 80% of the terrarium is land. They like to go hide in places and wander around so I have lots of little cave spots and pieces of wood and various plants. The fire bellies I have now are the offspring of ones I had years ago. When they released eggs into the water I collected them and raised them in a separate aquarium. Some benefits to having a deep soil terrarium is you can drop in various insects, like crickets or worms, etc. and the ones they don't eat right away go off and do their own thing. Crickets will be hanging out for weeks after feeding, and I have a permanent population of worms in there. It's become a full mini-biome. No need to ever clean most of it, waste is naturally cycled into the soil. The bowl just needs to get pulled out, washed off, and then returned.
I love watching Tanner’s videos. He talks you through the build throughly and interestingly: just the right amount of need-to-know and want-to-know. Lots of links to plant, material and critter info. And then we get to see the final, amazing product. There are lots of DIY build videos but these are, by far, the very best.❤
At the point when the frame is finished I just can't see how all those square lines will be ever be concealed. Then you do some sort of magic and in the end it looks amazing. I particularly like your techniques with crushed stone and moss to hide the foam. Also the small rocks sprinkled on the substrate work so well to add perspective and connectivity to the whole design. I thoroughly enjoy every one of your builds. Great stuff !
I love fire-bellied toads. My last family gave me a little over 7 years of joy. However, as their started passing of old age, I got a bit depressed. When my last one died, I sort of let my terrarium go. Covid didn't help much either with getting fresh stock, but this video is giving me the push I need to build another even better than before. Thank you for this wonderful video and giving me the motivation to get back into a hobby that brings my life much passion.
@@plastic6568 if you have the time just do it. The most expensive part is the filter and light. It might look not at great but you can get the silicone for a few bucks and the foam. And the as long as your local wildlife officer doesn't catch you you can get many of the plants for free!
At 10:56, where he sprays the fabric with water to make "the glue dry faster", it may seem odd but there's actually some interesting chemistry there. The cyanoacrylate bond is catalyzed by the hydroxyl ion (OH-) of which there are many in water. That's why super-glue bonds skin instantly; your skin always has a bit of moisture on it.
Absolute perfection in a 40 gallon tank...wow, Tanner...I could seriously sit and watch this scene for hours! I really love the islands you put together, and how they were bridged. It makes me want to do something more inspired for my cornu aspersums, so thank you for the lovely ideas!
Finally had a minute to watch this video! Love the work you did here my friend! Great idea crushing the stone to create the dust/crumbs- I love that! The intricacy of this enclosure is so incredible, I feel like it's one of your best yet and I can't wait to see it grow in! 🌿🐸
As I commented before, you inspired me to start a planted aquarium, a joy-filled project that was possible in the two minute increments I'm able to stand and work on it. Some plants died off, but I hedged my bets by starting with 12 species of plants, mostly poached from my mom's shade garden, and I'm still left with 9 species a month later. Since it's been a month, and the nitrogen cycle had completed, I added a most beautiful betta fish a few days ago! He's become my new best friend. I was shocked with the obvious level of intelligence displayed by him these first few days. He explored thoroughly every tiny change made to his environment, he's as curious as that metaphorical cat lol, and he even uses Java fern leaves as a play slide on occasion! I decided he deserves a little extra enrichment, so I'll be changing things up some every few days. Today was the first I decided to do that, and he's explored every object in the most thorough manner that I moved. I didn't add anything new yet, but I'll be doing that in the future. I just repositioned items (rocks and plants) in the front of the aquarium and he's spent hours now, swimming around and in every object moved. I highly recommend providing enrichment stuffs for bettas now! You might try it for yours. Thank you for inspiring me to embark on this project. Every new stem and root and leaf that since appeared has given me little senses of accomplishment, little moments of joy, and my new little jewel of a friend is just amazing. Thank you
Bro I am beyond impressed but idk with what more, the fact that you thought of this or the fact that something I’ve never seen before really successfully held that much weight 💯
I love it when it's not about only looking at the fish, toads, shrimp, frogs, or lizards, but rather how much can I spoil my animals and create awesome environments even tho they will hide and just chill out. Love this one alot
Tanner, would like to see a video on feeding of all your specimens. Not only to watch them eat, but also so that you could explain what you feed them, and how you keep those items alive until ready to use. Care and maintenance of food items might be a good learning video all on its own.
Tanner got me back into aquariums with these videos. The original Firebelly toad paludarium started me on the transition from straight planted tanks to the riparium style tanks. This new iteration is gorgeous. Tanner gets better and better with all his efforts, and this is no exception. Thanks for the meaningful instruction you provide during your build vidoes, Tanner.
@@SerpaDesign hi,just wnated to say you inspired me to make amazing vivariums :D first thing i made was biosphere in old jar! it was very fun, then i thought that animal would be pretty cool so i bought dart frogs! and made a vivarium for them! it was pretty cool then i bought a beardie and the cornsnake then milksnake and then a boa constrictor and a knight anole! all thank to you, they have beatiful bioactive tropical homes:D, now im doing my first serious super humid tropical vivarium with vines made from your guide:)....im sorry for my english:(, im from Poland
Your previous 🔥-bellied toad paludarium was one of my favorite builds but this one is just as good. Lots of great nooks and crannies. I love the paludariums because you get to see a little bit of everything. It’s like a sneaky up close look at what nature is hiding. You showcase it beautifully.
Tanner I just want to commend you for your filming skills and patience. It must take a long time to film all of these shots of your building processes and wonderful art!
I love how some of the spiderwood looks like its roots to some larger tree, and you blend it in with all the live plants, which just makes it look so real. The contrast between the brighter colored wood and stone looks so great with all the deeper green colored plants you chose. Great job!
I like how all the toads had their own personality jumping into the water. One was very hesitant and tried to climb back up, one dived straight in no hesitation, and one had a magnificent belly flop into the water. 19:09
It looks beautiful and much better than the older one, if not just for the better lighting. I definitely think this newer setup is much better for the animals and looks more attractive. Awesome job as always!
Wow, I totally love this setup! There is so much to disciver in all the nooks and crannies. I want to paddle around in a mini kayak. I also like the lighter colors compared to the older setup. Lucky toads!
Everything looks like it’s been growing there for decades! How? You even managed to capture the aspect of nature where there’s constant motion everywhere, but only when you look close.
I think you are a genius. I love aquariums and zoos, animals in general, water in particular, and plants and nature. Your scapes are the finest I have ever seen; in homes, public aquariums, reptile houses at zoos from San Francisco, San Diego to Baltimore. Thanks for sharing; I love them.
Mate, another exceptional build! And you showing how you built that overflow waterfall is amazing timing because that is EXACTLY what I've been planning on building for my newly adopted Mountain Horned Dragon, but I was not at all sure how to go about it. So thank you! As always, big love from Scotland :)
Tanner, your tank setups make me wish I were one of your animals! They get the best of both worlds: the organic beauty of their natural habitat, and the comfort and care of living domestically. As usual, the setup is gorgeous, the video is informative, and the whole thing is inspiring to anyone who loves animals, nature, sculpture, and DIY. Keep up the amazing work, my dude.
Love how the toads all have a different way of jumping in the water, with the first one taking their time and being unsure about it, the second one diving in ahead and the third hopping in with a plop.
Just found your channel and have been bingewatching content. Even though this video is a year old, and isn't your biggest project, I think it has to be my favorite one I've seen so far. I absolutely love everything from the vison and design to the execution. I especially love how deep the water is, while also having a lot of terrestrial space. Can't imagine a better environment for toads given the size of the tank. I'd love if, considering it's been almost exactly a year, you did a follow-up on this one to show us how it's progressed. Keep up the great work!
I am rewatching this build for the 4th or 5th time and still amazed at the highest level. It is my favorite build on this channel... We are lucky to have an artist like you ! So does the fire belly toads !
@@Amber19890 I wasn't worried. I knew sooner or later he will add it. I am kinda obsessed with it now. Too bad its not available in my country(At least in my knowledge.)
@@zaman8032 not sure which country you're from, but sometimes I see it near the front of those garden shops, where they put all the "bargain" plants that are the same price with no name or label if not, people on facebook marketplace / other apps might just give you a little piece of theirs for free, and you can grow more from there :)
Brand new here, I have a 3yo autistic son who loves little animals and waterfalls. We just binged about 5 videos & I have to say I hope you work for zoos or museums or something far better (as I know nothing about your field) but you do amazing things & my little guy is your new fan!!
This is amazing! You inspired me to try building tanks for myself and your guidance has made it so much easier. Question: I’ve heard mixed things about housing fire bellied toads with fish and inverts. Yours seem to be thriving though. Do you (or anyone else here) have any advice about housing them together? I assume the fish would have to be cold temp fish (no tropicals) but I’m mainly worried about the frogs’ toxins or something harming the fish.
I did something similar years back for my son in his bedroom. Our fire belly toad, Edwardo the Latin lover would sing all night with a belly full of crickets, wooing his hearts desire, Charlotte. We filled half full of ware with a water fall for aeration for the tiny fish. We would hit the pet store every Friday after school and get a handful of a new species of fish. It was magical to see the schools of fish darting about with the ghost shrimps. I would spend hours watching them with my son, fond memories.
Wow! What an excellent tutorial on setting up a habitat for the Fire Belly Toad. Shamelessly, I am going to copy it as much as I can because I am so impressed with its beauty. Thanks, SerpaDesign.
I know this video is a few years old but I'm a new viewer making my way through the channel. So far this set up is my favorite. I think the bright lighting is one reason why. I can see all the beautiful plants and animals clearly. I like the set ups with lots of shadows but they are difficult to see everything on my little phone. Thanks for sharing your awesome talent!
I started watching your videos because they calm me so good down but now I want some thing for my self you just not just calm me down you also inspire, love it
I’ve been glued to your videos for days now😂 I have a 6’x2’x2’ tank that I’ve just started to clean up and get ready. First time so I’m learning all I can😊
I got into terrariums before the pandemic randomly. I just had a hankering to keep a garden in a jar. One of my longest living unopened terrariums stayed up for about 1 year. It had some moss, dirt sticks and a tiny jade plant. It also had lots of spring tails in it. Unfortunately I left it out in the sun for a little too long one day and everything got torched. I still haven't broken the seal because the air inside is from before the pandemic :p I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks and thanks!
I'm a suckered for frogs and toads, this tank and design is awesome. I wish I had the time and the patients Not to mention the skills to create such a nice environment
I love how I understand most of what you say and I'm nodding along like "yeah okay got it, that's looking so good" and then you'll say something like "I begin by putting in a thin layer of Cycled Planted Tank Substrates from the previous paludarium" and I just sigh and realise I have SO much to learn hahahaha
I really like the planting in this setup: I like that there are a few focal plants with a nice background of others, rather then lots of different focal points. I love the idea of islands too. I learned about paludariums from watching your videos, and I think they interest me even more than aquariums.
This is your best...until your next one...!!! Excellent narrative,short,concise instructions,perfect music...all I would ask is another video highlighting the waterfall and why you made the glass box overflow,instead of it flowing over the rocks, or using a spray bar...that would be nice to see,so I could try to do a similar scape,and understand your design. Keep up the great work...!!! God Bless...
Absolutely gorgeous Dash I'm a biologist and I'm gonna have to try one of these. Thank you so much for posting your process and for taking such good care of the animals and plants in your care
I had a tank leak at one point, and I’m in the process of resealing it. Gotta say, you do a much cleaner job than I could ever do! My caulk is all over the place!
It's absolutely incredible. My friend has 5 White cloud mountain minnows. Last night, I showed a couple of the minnows this setup. One of them was wondering if they could move into the tank? . He's a fluent toad, shrimp, and danio speaker and feels he'd be able to bridge the gap between the different residents.
Sorry for taking the video down before. Someone caught a render error that I just couldn't leave in the video. I did a quick tweak last night after my final viewing and it ended up causing an issue with a few clips. Anyway, it's up now! Hopefully, you understand. I want everyone to have the best viewing experience I can possibly provide. Enjoy the video!
Ohh so that's what happened xD
it quiet alright it's admiral the effort you put into your videos
Nice vid :D and also this is the earliest ive been !!! 9 minutes ago !!! I cant belive it XD
I wouldn't worry about it, I know what you mean, kinda funny I once uploaded a video that was black for the last 5 minutes, for some reason the video editor didn't cut the film out it just removed the imagery lol This looks like an interesting build. Nice shrimp.
This is your best new setup!
If I had that in my place, I'd never get anything done. Every time I walked by it, I would zone out staring at it for half an hour and forget what I was doing. Beautiful, love it.
That’s pretty much what its like living with aquariums. My scapes are no where NEAR Tanner’s but honestly i just spend hours staring at my shrimp
@@adrianvaughn1983 Can confirm. This is my life as well.
Same
I zone out just from looking at an empty terrarium thinking about what imma put in it
“It’s all about constant improvement and better living conditions” that’s what makes you a good pet owner and animal keeper. It warms my heart to see fire belly toads (my first pet) in such a nice set up esp. when they can be bought for like $9 each at Petco. These toads are so lucky!!
The deep respect for the animals is so beautiful
It's like me with birds. I have different breeds of parrots but my little $20.00 budgie is my baby. She's my little bird Queen and I give her as I can as far as cage sides, toys, bowls etc...Feed her the best foods I can make and buy. They are all animals and whether $5.00 or $20,000 they all need love and care the same.
@@kiki29073 keeping birds in a cage is the biggest sin of all. they are meant to fly!!
Fire bellied toads were my first pet too! I kept had two of them and one lasted almost 8 years
@@void3965 Proper bird cages allow flight
I'm amazed at the brevity of the instructions: Just enough to convey the information and the context behind the descions.
It's what makes Tanner my biggest source of this type of info. He's concise and intelligent, leaving out nothing
I prefer the old tanner slightly more long winded and dyi explanatory as I plan to make a vivarium for poison dart frogs
I know, imagine being so immensely talented and articulate at the same time!!
Or, el Duderino if you’re it into the whole brevity thing.
@@sabinegray1450 illl look
You should live stream one of your tanks every week on a rotation that would be sweet
I was just going to say this. I'd watch it a tonne.
The way you replicate nature is so otherworldly, you're able to get all of the small details right and because of that it's feels like you framed a piece of nature in your house. Keep up the good work!
that's because he did :)
It’s so natural it’s out of this world.
Gpog
agreed, im in awe and jealous. i want to make something like this but never could. i would even pay for someone to help me build this.
Sometimes I wonder why we are so amazed by small ecosystems in a container.
Cuz were natural terra formers
I guess because it's a way to see nature thriving the way it would in the wild in a non-wild environment?? When all goes well and it replicates a natural environment it's very fascinating
@@kirbykinnie3691 Probably.
Because it's not that easy to actually recreate a bit of nature in a glass box
We humans are obsessed with taming nature. Taming animals, taming the elements, taming the wilderness. You could look at it as arrogance if you wanted lol
Those are the most spoiled frogs in the world, you’re the best Tanner!
most underrated comment lol! incredible setup!
@@XtremeChiliPepper no, cause they're toads lol
@@blakake no they're not, they do not belong to the bufo family ;)
Not really
@@ivamanral989 why?
Wonderful design. I've had fire bellies a long time and found they aren't big on water. Water features are great but you'll probably notice they spend little time swimming and rarely dive (usually only if scared). So I ultimately went with primarily soil in the terrarium with plants planted right in. I dug out a hole and put in a salad bowl at one end. It's deep and wide enough they can dive in and swim around but about 80% of the terrarium is land. They like to go hide in places and wander around so I have lots of little cave spots and pieces of wood and various plants. The fire bellies I have now are the offspring of ones I had years ago. When they released eggs into the water I collected them and raised them in a separate aquarium.
Some benefits to having a deep soil terrarium is you can drop in various insects, like crickets or worms, etc. and the ones they don't eat right away go off and do their own thing. Crickets will be hanging out for weeks after feeding, and I have a permanent population of worms in there. It's become a full mini-biome. No need to ever clean most of it, waste is naturally cycled into the soil. The bowl just needs to get pulled out, washed off, and then returned.
Me: There's no way serpa can make a design more amazing than the last
SerpaDesign: so anyway i started adding egg crate
I like this comment 🤣
Hold my beer..... makes masterpiece
I love watching Tanner’s videos. He talks you through the build throughly and interestingly: just the right amount of need-to-know and want-to-know. Lots of links to plant, material and critter info. And then we get to see the final, amazing product. There are lots of DIY build videos but these are, by far, the very best.❤
I think this is your best build yet! My favorite part has got to be that spiderwood dragon stone combo
Also one of the best videos imo. Perfect length and great editing
Thank you for caring for your pets and their well-being, especially for not using them just as decor!
seeing the animals on their new home is heart warming.
At the point when the frame is finished I just can't see how all those square lines will be ever be concealed. Then you do some sort of magic and in the end it looks amazing. I particularly like your techniques with crushed stone and moss to hide the foam. Also the small rocks sprinkled on the substrate work so well to add perspective and connectivity to the whole design. I thoroughly enjoy every one of your builds. Great stuff !
Spot on!
I love fire-bellied toads. My last family gave me a little over 7 years of joy. However, as their started passing of old age, I got a bit depressed. When my last one died, I sort of let my terrarium go. Covid didn't help much either with getting fresh stock, but this video is giving me the push I need to build another even better than before. Thank you for this wonderful video and giving me the motivation to get back into a hobby that brings my life much passion.
Tanner is just trying to get me to spend the last bit of money on cool animal stuff
Not my intent lol!
SerpaDesign i wish i had the time and money for something like this but sadly i cant
@@eidiu3551 keep getting money thogeter!, never lose your dreams
@@eidiu3551 i have the time but i dont got the money
@@plastic6568 if you have the time just do it. The most expensive part is the filter and light. It might look not at great but you can get the silicone for a few bucks and the foam. And the as long as your local wildlife officer doesn't catch you you can get many of the plants for free!
At 10:56, where he sprays the fabric with water to make "the glue dry faster", it may seem odd but there's actually some interesting chemistry there. The cyanoacrylate bond is catalyzed by the hydroxyl ion (OH-) of which there are many in water. That's why super-glue bonds skin instantly; your skin always has a bit of moisture on it.
Absolute perfection in a 40 gallon tank...wow, Tanner...I could seriously sit and watch this scene for hours! I really love the islands you put together, and how they were bridged. It makes me want to do something more inspired for my cornu aspersums, so thank you for the lovely ideas!
Finally had a minute to watch this video! Love the work you did here my friend! Great idea crushing the stone to create the dust/crumbs- I love that! The intricacy of this enclosure is so incredible, I feel like it's one of your best yet and I can't wait to see it grow in! 🌿🐸
As I commented before, you inspired me to start a planted aquarium, a joy-filled project that was possible in the two minute increments I'm able to stand and work on it. Some plants died off, but I hedged my bets by starting with 12 species of plants, mostly poached from my mom's shade garden, and I'm still left with 9 species a month later. Since it's been a month, and the nitrogen cycle had completed, I added a most beautiful betta fish a few days ago! He's become my new best friend. I was shocked with the obvious level of intelligence displayed by him these first few days. He explored thoroughly every tiny change made to his environment, he's as curious as that metaphorical cat lol, and he even uses Java fern leaves as a play slide on occasion! I decided he deserves a little extra enrichment, so I'll be changing things up some every few days. Today was the first I decided to do that, and he's explored every object in the most thorough manner that I moved. I didn't add anything new yet, but I'll be doing that in the future. I just repositioned items (rocks and plants) in the front of the aquarium and he's spent hours now, swimming around and in every object moved. I highly recommend providing enrichment stuffs for bettas now! You might try it for yours.
Thank you for inspiring me to embark on this project. Every new stem and root and leaf that since appeared has given me little senses of accomplishment, little moments of joy, and my new little jewel of a friend is just amazing. Thank you
Bro I am beyond impressed but idk with what more, the fact that you thought of this or the fact that something I’ve never seen before really successfully held that much weight 💯
Personally I think this is the most aesthetically pleasing scape you have done.
I love it when it's not about only looking at the fish, toads, shrimp, frogs, or lizards, but rather how much can I spoil my animals and create awesome environments even tho they will hide and just chill out. Love this one alot
Tanner, would like to see a video on feeding of all your specimens. Not only to watch them eat, but also so that you could explain what you feed them, and how you keep those items alive until ready to use. Care and maintenance of food items might be a good learning video all on its own.
Tanner got me back into aquariums with these videos. The original Firebelly toad paludarium started me on the transition from straight planted tanks to the riparium style tanks. This new iteration is gorgeous. Tanner gets better and better with all his efforts, and this is no exception. Thanks for the meaningful instruction you provide during your build vidoes, Tanner.
Wish I could build like this😭
It's all about practice.
@@SerpaDesign hi,just wnated to say you inspired me to make amazing vivariums :D first thing i made was biosphere in old jar! it was very fun, then i thought that animal would be pretty cool so i bought dart frogs! and made a vivarium for them! it was pretty cool then i bought a beardie and the cornsnake then milksnake and then a boa constrictor and a knight anole! all thank to you, they have beatiful bioactive tropical homes:D, now im doing my first serious super humid tropical vivarium with vines made from your guide:)....im sorry for my english:(, im from Poland
I think this is amazing. Your attitude toward stewardship over creatures great and small is noteworthy, and I appreciate you for it.
Your previous 🔥-bellied toad paludarium was one of my favorite builds but this one is just as good. Lots of great nooks and crannies. I love the paludariums because you get to see a little bit of everything. It’s like a sneaky up close look at what nature is hiding. You showcase it beautifully.
I grew up playing in creeks and catching frogs, fish, turtles, and crayfish. This was always my dream to build these type of enclosures. Amazing work.
Tanner I just want to commend you for your filming skills and patience. It must take a long time to film all of these shots of your building processes and wonderful art!
I can’t stop watching your videos. I’ve just watched like 10 in a row. These are incredible man 😁
I love how some of the spiderwood looks like its roots to some larger tree, and you blend it in with all the live plants, which just makes it look so real. The contrast between the brighter colored wood and stone looks so great with all the deeper green colored plants you chose. Great job!
I like how all the toads had their own personality jumping into the water. One was very hesitant and tried to climb back up, one dived straight in no hesitation, and one had a magnificent belly flop into the water. 19:09
It looks beautiful and much better than the older one, if not just for the better lighting. I definitely think this newer setup is much better for the animals and looks more attractive.
Awesome job as always!
Wow, I totally love this setup! There is so much to disciver in all the nooks and crannies. I want to paddle around in a mini kayak.
I also like the lighter colors compared to the older setup. Lucky toads!
Everything looks like it’s been growing there for decades! How? You even managed to capture the aspect of nature where there’s constant motion everywhere, but only when you look close.
I don’t know who loves your work more ... me or your little creatures! 🐸 you’re an artist!
It's amazing how your scape goes from an empty glass box to awesomeness. Your good.
Your first Fire-Belly Toad paludarium was amazing but this time you have outdone yourself! Great job!
I think you are a genius. I love aquariums and zoos, animals in general, water in particular, and plants and nature. Your scapes are the finest I have ever seen; in homes, public aquariums, reptile houses at zoos from San Francisco, San Diego to Baltimore. Thanks for sharing; I love them.
Man, you're incredible. Such a breathtaking and beautifully done build made into such an enjoyable video. That's commitment and TALENT! Awesome job 😁
This has to be my favourite set up that you have done so far
Mate, another exceptional build! And you showing how you built that overflow waterfall is amazing timing because that is EXACTLY what I've been planning on building for my newly adopted Mountain Horned Dragon, but I was not at all sure how to go about it. So thank you! As always, big love from Scotland :)
Great timing then! Good luck with your build. 😎
Honestly my favourite thing in the world is to watch this beautiful channel. Thanks for sharing your art and love for animals🌈❤️
Tanner, your tank setups make me wish I were one of your animals! They get the best of both worlds: the organic beauty of their natural habitat, and the comfort and care of living domestically. As usual, the setup is gorgeous, the video is informative, and the whole thing is inspiring to anyone who loves animals, nature, sculpture, and DIY. Keep up the amazing work, my dude.
Thanks for the great comment. I appreciate the support!
Love how the toads all have a different way of jumping in the water, with the first one taking their time and being unsure about it, the second one diving in ahead and the third hopping in with a plop.
Just found your channel and have been bingewatching content. Even though this video is a year old, and isn't your biggest project, I think it has to be my favorite one I've seen so far. I absolutely love everything from the vison and design to the execution. I especially love how deep the water is, while also having a lot of terrestrial space. Can't imagine a better environment for toads given the size of the tank. I'd love if, considering it's been almost exactly a year, you did a follow-up on this one to show us how it's progressed. Keep up the great work!
i’m literally doing this right now … absolutely agreed this is an insaaaaane project
This is my favorite build on your channel so far!
I hope you realize your a artist.
I am rewatching this build for the 4th or 5th time and still amazed at the highest level. It is my favorite build on this channel... We are lucky to have an artist like you ! So does the fire belly toads !
The toads are literally living in a simulation made by aliens.
For some reason this looked even more beautiful after I watched the build process! If I was a toad, I would love living in there!
Would so love to see you get some newts or salamanders and do a build for them 😍👌 nut tank looks lovely again
Amazing use of the elements and principles of design… great rewatch!!
I'd love to see you do some kind of a salamander or newt setup!!! you're so good!!! And thanks for the sticker:-D
My friend did one like this-fish and all.
We both enjoyed years of reptile, fish and amphibian tanks. We made happy spoiled critters!😍
Tanner building any setup*
Oak leaf creeping fig: Hold my beer.....
I was so worried it wasn't going to be included! So glad Tanner came through.
@@Amber19890 I wasn't worried. I knew sooner or later he will add it. I am kinda obsessed with it now. Too bad its not available in my country(At least in my knowledge.)
@@zaman8032 not sure which country you're from, but sometimes I see it near the front of those garden shops, where they put all the "bargain" plants that are the same price with no name or label
if not, people on facebook marketplace / other apps might just give you a little piece of theirs for free, and you can grow more from there :)
Really nice to see the foam-gluing of rock and wood elements and the rock dust-filler technique! Can't WAIT to make my own
19:30 frog asking himself if he lives in a simulation
Brand new here, I have a 3yo autistic son who loves little animals and waterfalls. We just binged about 5 videos & I have to say I hope you work for zoos or museums or something far better (as I know nothing about your field) but you do amazing things & my little guy is your new fan!!
zoos and museums would limit him
Nothing is more perfect than seeing no dislikes, only likes.
Hydr Solula 4 people saw this comment and disliked, very sad
@@alexchampion9395 they are heartless monsters.
@@alexchampion9395 Bots.
The dislikes are from the "jealous I can't be these animals" people.
@NihlusGreen they wouldn’t click on the video in the first place
I could stare at vivarium's/paludarium's for hours, no joke. Yours are just amazing. 4 days to make!! thats amazing.
This is amazing! You inspired me to try building tanks for myself and your guidance has made it so much easier.
Question: I’ve heard mixed things about housing fire bellied toads with fish and inverts. Yours seem to be thriving though. Do you (or anyone else here) have any advice about housing them together? I assume the fish would have to be cold temp fish (no tropicals) but I’m mainly worried about the frogs’ toxins or something harming the fish.
I could literally watch this as a 4K stream for hours and hours. I love ecosystems in action. I'm so impressed by your work, thank you!
I'm studying in my room right now for 3 hours when I got a notification from Serpa Design
Me: ok it's time to relax
@@cmpc724 thanks dude
Good luck
I did something similar years back for my son in his bedroom. Our fire belly toad, Edwardo the Latin lover would sing all night with a belly full of crickets, wooing his hearts desire, Charlotte.
We filled half full of ware with a water fall for aeration for the tiny fish.
We would hit the pet store every Friday after school and get a handful of a new species of fish.
It was magical to see the schools of fish darting about with the ghost shrimps.
I would spend hours watching them with my son, fond memories.
In between the islands it looks like little rivers😀!
Wow! What an excellent tutorial on setting up a habitat for the Fire Belly Toad. Shamelessly, I am going to copy it as much as I can because I am so impressed with its beauty. Thanks, SerpaDesign.
*[Smacks Lips]* "Noice,"
I know this video is a few years old but I'm a new viewer making my way through the channel. So far this set up is my favorite. I think the bright lighting is one reason why. I can see all the beautiful plants and animals clearly. I like the set ups with lots of shadows but they are difficult to see everything on my little phone. Thanks for sharing your awesome talent!
Wow posted 10 seconds ago
I started watching your videos because they calm me so good down but now I want some thing for my self you just not just calm me down you also inspire, love it
I wish I could get such beautiful plants
It's beautiful and the toads, fish and plants seem extremely happy!! I could watch them all day!! Remind me of home, thank you.
I love inter-species setups. A whole little ecosystem in your house, so cool.
Every single video you make i learn so many new techniques. Most definitely the most creative and skilled creator on UA-cam!
The original firebelly vid has been my fav paludarium build on UA-cam for the past few years. So great to see a new take on it! Looks AMAZING.
I don't know how all of these are built so perfectly, and the way you describe things feels like poetry.
I feel transported watching your beautiful videos. It must feel so satisfying to be the maker of that!
Creating his own little world! So cool! Even cooler...? Teaching us how!! Thanks man! You are gifted!
I’ve been glued to your videos for days now😂 I have a 6’x2’x2’ tank that I’ve just started to clean up and get ready. First time so I’m learning all I can😊
I got into terrariums before the pandemic randomly. I just had a hankering to keep a garden in a jar. One of my longest living unopened terrariums stayed up for about 1 year. It had some moss, dirt sticks and a tiny jade plant. It also had lots of spring tails in it. Unfortunately I left it out in the sun for a little too long one day and everything got torched. I still haven't broken the seal because the air inside is from before the pandemic :p I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks and thanks!
I'm a suckered for frogs and toads, this tank and design is awesome. I wish I had the time and the patients Not to mention the skills to create such a nice environment
I love how I understand most of what you say and I'm nodding along like "yeah okay got it, that's looking so good" and then you'll say something like "I begin by putting in a thin layer of Cycled Planted Tank Substrates from the previous paludarium" and I just sigh and realise I have SO much to learn hahahaha
I really like the planting in this setup: I like that there are a few focal plants with a nice background of others, rather then lots of different focal points. I love the idea of islands too. I learned about paludariums from watching your videos, and I think they interest me even more than aquariums.
Tana your work is so inspiring. The level of detail is awesome. Thanks for sharing
Nature is just so beautiful and your details are perfect!
This is your best...until your next one...!!! Excellent narrative,short,concise instructions,perfect music...all I would ask is another video highlighting the waterfall and why you made the glass box overflow,instead of it flowing over the rocks, or using a spray bar...that would be nice to see,so I could try to do a similar scape,and understand your design.
Keep up the great work...!!! God Bless...
Wow Pflanze are sehr cool
Absolutely gorgeous Dash I'm a biologist and I'm gonna have to try one of these. Thank you so much for posting your process and for taking such good care of the animals and plants in your care
This IS incredible! Your workmanship and willingness to take on such intricacy is ... wow
I had a tank leak at one point, and I’m in the process of resealing it. Gotta say, you do a much cleaner job than I could ever do! My caulk is all over the place!
Great video and instructions, I had no idea the expanding foam and super glue were safe to use in an environment like this.
Same!
It's absolutely incredible. My friend has 5 White cloud mountain minnows.
Last night, I showed a couple of the minnows this setup.
One of them was wondering if they could move into the tank? .
He's a fluent toad, shrimp, and danio speaker and feels he'd be able to bridge the gap between the different residents.
The artistry and amount of detail in each piece is astonishing, I love binging all these videos over and over because it's cool to see again and again
My fiancee and I love your videos, but this build is out of this world! Thanks for sharing the process with us, Tanner!
What you do is truly amazing, it’s crazy how through a video we can see how amazing you are as a human too, thank you for what you do, keep going💚🐠🌱
i love the way you care and love for ur animals ☹️ it’s beautiful
everything you do is unbelievable, best tanks i have ever seen, makes all my efforts looks like amateur hour hahahaha