DIY - Aquarium to Formicarium Modification

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  • Опубліковано 8 лип 2017
  • The Messor colony is growing so rapidly. I need a way bigger formicarium. In this video you will see the way from a aquarium to a new nest for my ant colony!
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  • @JordanDeanFilms
    @JordanDeanFilms 7 років тому +168

    Very nicely done!

  • @nordicants6232
    @nordicants6232 7 років тому +50

    This tutorial was awesome!! Amazing

  • @EnderAnts
    @EnderAnts 7 років тому +14

    Nice footage! Really like the cuts in between scene!

  • @finleyl.2822
    @finleyl.2822 5 років тому

    This is one of the best nest construction videos I've seen. Easy, efficient, and short. Well done 👏

  • @AmazingAnts
    @AmazingAnts  7 років тому +37

    Thank you guys! I am always glad to hear that you like the video :)

    • @mr_pianist1071
      @mr_pianist1071 6 років тому

      I have a quick question... how do you water thus big thing? Any how very nice video

    • @KenDelloSandro7565
      @KenDelloSandro7565 6 років тому +2

      AmazingAnts i was wondering, what kind of cinder blocks did you use? Were they made of regular concrete?

    • @mr_pianist1071
      @mr_pianist1071 6 років тому

      Ken DellaSandri its ytong some soet of very moist absorbent concrete i use it to for my nests the combination with the plaster at the inside makes it look very professional

    • @idkwhattonamedisnation7705
      @idkwhattonamedisnation7705 6 років тому

      Amazing Ants I subbed

    • @elijaangelkorte1030
      @elijaangelkorte1030 5 років тому

      Where can i get those cinder blocks?

  • @tabletopcolony1065
    @tabletopcolony1065 7 років тому +18

    Awesome video mate! You are definitely underrated!

  • @deez4324
    @deez4324 4 роки тому +1

    You deserve so much more recognition, really well done !

  • @lowfy0123
    @lowfy0123 4 роки тому

    Thanks for this. I’m starting my own ant colony and this was really helpful!

  • @VonTyrant
    @VonTyrant 6 років тому

    That's really cool, I never would have thought of converting an aquarium like that.

  • @atavico_disturbo1913
    @atavico_disturbo1913 6 років тому +2

    Going to make my first one, this video gave me a lot of good advices.

  • @gats1788
    @gats1788 6 років тому +1

    great work. love the clay paint idea. will be using that!

  • @BritishAnts
    @BritishAnts 6 років тому +1

    Lovely work! Great filming too!

  • @Au_Aquatica
    @Au_Aquatica 7 років тому +1

    Looks amazing!

  • @icemanff23
    @icemanff23 4 роки тому +1

    Loved this, thank you so much it helped me make my own

  • @rohithvkrishnan5269
    @rohithvkrishnan5269 7 років тому

    Awsome channel just found it today.find ur content to be unbelievably awsome

  • @Hunter-gg8ky
    @Hunter-gg8ky 6 років тому

    Endlich auch Deutsch Channels über Ameisen Gotttt sei dank !

  • @elipsesdotdotdot2674
    @elipsesdotdotdot2674 6 років тому +2

    I like it. I heard if you incline in it makes for better viewing and more surface area so your ants are less likely to get bored and spend allot less time testing your barriers because from their very small perspective they have a lot more land to explore.

  • @imre4095
    @imre4095 6 років тому

    Awesome vid and nice tutorial!

  • @pan1c777
    @pan1c777 7 років тому +1

    Very nice video and setup :)!

  • @hylkee1
    @hylkee1 7 років тому +6

    i love this so creative !!

  • @flashfire2906
    @flashfire2906 6 років тому +1

    this looks really well done. :)

  • @MrJanti81
    @MrJanti81 6 років тому

    its looking very nice!

  • @hugofrost2801
    @hugofrost2801 7 років тому +1

    Really good video!!

  • @ivanhoe0007
    @ivanhoe0007 5 років тому +7

    How you hydrating those chambers? Is it necessary at all. ??

  • @AntFaor
    @AntFaor 7 років тому +4

    Dude that thing is badass

  • @finleyl.2822
    @finleyl.2822 6 років тому +20

    It was a great video, as well the formicarium. Except, how do you manage different humidity/moisture levels within the nest?

    • @AkigumoCH
      @AkigumoCH 4 роки тому +1

      flood the hole? xD

  • @antsespana4785
    @antsespana4785 6 років тому

    Wow great desygn!!

  • @antopiahk8655
    @antopiahk8655 7 років тому

    great video! its amazing!

  • @sonatawinchester5951
    @sonatawinchester5951 6 років тому

    Nice tutorial, thanks! I'm inspired to get some ytong!

  • @ImKomboShow
    @ImKomboShow 6 років тому +7

    This tutorial was awesome! I have a question for you. How do you keep the humidity of the fornicarium?
    Thanks for all!

  • @kingklocek42
    @kingklocek42 3 роки тому

    Wow amazing!!

  • @carlb6243
    @carlb6243 6 років тому

    Sieht sehr gut aus!!!

  • @martinmikota2740
    @martinmikota2740 5 років тому

    wow, so nice !

  • @aptknifethrowerguy8342
    @aptknifethrowerguy8342 4 роки тому

    very nice..i would have done a double stack of the cinder blocks..liked how you filled the space in back with foam and plexiglass

  • @jennasants6337
    @jennasants6337 3 роки тому

    I like it so much!😍

  • @colinlaw3261
    @colinlaw3261 6 років тому

    Wow! So good

  • @Dazzle343
    @Dazzle343 5 років тому

    Really like the look of this think it's a great idea

  • @montannaworthington7468
    @montannaworthington7468 6 років тому

    Love the way u talk

  • @MyLivingWorldsAnts
    @MyLivingWorldsAnts 4 роки тому

    I'm late finding this but great video!

  • @mierenvrienden8082
    @mierenvrienden8082 7 років тому +1

    Nice video, i subscribed😜

  • @travisb5358
    @travisb5358 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing tutorial my dude, i need ant friends in the US 🇺🇸 . As always, i love your content dont ever stop or i may just die LMAO

  • @yeaung5384
    @yeaung5384 7 років тому

    It is amazing keep it up

  • @antventuretv7257
    @antventuretv7257 6 років тому

    IT’S AMAZING !!!

  • @scottishguy399
    @scottishguy399 6 років тому

    Please reply fast-What drill piece did you use for the ytong?

  • @antsamerica2958
    @antsamerica2958 5 років тому

    Excellent

  • @AntsNewZealand
    @AntsNewZealand 7 років тому

    Nice Vid! i might make a smaller version of that

  • @djbones01
    @djbones01 7 років тому +1

    Have the chambers filled with the out world dirt?

  • @Watchtone
    @Watchtone 4 роки тому +1

    What tank did you use? I’m trying to get a good tank to keep my ants in.

  • @cheryldahl9192
    @cheryldahl9192 6 років тому

    What kind of cinder block is this? I don't know if we have soft enough stuff to drill.

  • @PopcornH3
    @PopcornH3 2 роки тому

    where did you get your slabs of aac ? seems cant even get them in canada I wonder if i found a place in the usa if they would ship here

  • @shannon6815
    @shannon6815 4 роки тому

    Awsome job! Hope u dont mind I'm going to still couple of ur ideas in construction and design. Lol

  • @Phlyndor
    @Phlyndor 6 років тому

    @Amazing Ants, at 3:41 you said you used a mix of red sand. But, that looks like dirt. Where did you get that? Hope you reply!!

  • @elliotdeudon7643
    @elliotdeudon7643 5 років тому +2

    how do you moisten the nest?

  • @AntsMierenAvonturen
    @AntsMierenAvonturen 6 років тому

    Hi there what is the name of that bore u use to make the chambers?

  • @leventevarga2486
    @leventevarga2486 6 років тому +1

    How do you watering the nest part?

  • @tehparol
    @tehparol 6 років тому

    Amazing

  • @moito67ray
    @moito67ray 6 років тому +2

    Estupendo.

  • @mo0dswing16
    @mo0dswing16 5 років тому

    nice!

  • @riverrat3101
    @riverrat3101 7 років тому

    fascinating!

  • @Offroadnederland
    @Offroadnederland 6 років тому

    do not you have a separate water supply? only the snow was enough for a week?

  • @captogmasterk45vandervault26
    @captogmasterk45vandervault26 6 років тому +1

    Awesome

  • @Daniel-gp9ub
    @Daniel-gp9ub 5 років тому +2

    How big is the aquarium size?

  • @TheMihaeli
    @TheMihaeli 4 роки тому

    Great video, got some really interesting ideas watching this. How do you raise the humidity level in those blocks without mold, for other species like Myrmica Rubra?

  • @sethcassiel7364
    @sethcassiel7364 5 років тому

    nice👌

  • @damianearl4929
    @damianearl4929 5 років тому

    How much did that tank cost and where did u get it. Great video man the best i have seen on diy formicarium

  • @viralvibinn
    @viralvibinn 6 років тому

    awesome video, a big camponotus colony can live in it

  • @jjwheeler2222
    @jjwheeler2222 5 років тому

    I think this is awesome. But I have a question how do you set up a water gradient in something like this, how does moisture enter the actual nest?

  • @AnimalguyFrankie
    @AnimalguyFrankie 3 роки тому

    Amazing ants that's a amazing formicarium.

  • @ReptileNexus
    @ReptileNexus 7 років тому +1

    I like it, but I would personally add more ground cover, then add some live plants and decor (logs etc). Make it a vivarium on top of the formicarium.

  • @oldmatebattle2905
    @oldmatebattle2905 5 років тому

    I really like the idea about painting it with clays I will be pinching that with the new setup I’m building now.

  • @lennyface2586
    @lennyface2586 3 роки тому

    I live in the us and where would I buy that type of material (did you use a us website?)

  • @Maevelittooij
    @Maevelittooij 6 років тому

    Where did you bought the clay powder?

  • @ollieb7370
    @ollieb7370 5 років тому

    Where do you find terrariums like this and ytong that size ?

  • @damian9690
    @damian9690 5 років тому +2

    Couldnt you have done a double sets of nest one on top of the other as alot of the nest space is wasted

  • @i_May_u
    @i_May_u 6 років тому

    Thanks for the video! ill use this method to create my formicarium :)
    ps: are you german ?

  • @technogaming5430
    @technogaming5430 6 років тому

    Haha almost everyone in the comments section is an ants youtube channel. Nice to see some fellow ant lovers.

  • @johnnguyen7377
    @johnnguyen7377 8 місяців тому

    Does the clay and plaster paint run when water the nest?

  • @williamchen8698
    @williamchen8698 5 років тому

    is plaster ok for a formicarium?? thanks

  • @vicvicking1990
    @vicvicking1990 6 років тому

    WERE DO YOU GET YPUR CINDER ??!?!?!! i cant find any do i have to make my own ?

  • @aonirnolaloth
    @aonirnolaloth 5 років тому

    How do you make tge silicon escape proof?

  • @mikaelmelle3419
    @mikaelmelle3419 6 років тому

    How deep do you drill into the ytong?

  • @ozmoose7215
    @ozmoose7215 7 років тому

    Great idea and realy well done. The surface was a bit plain though so mabie add some rocks or plants?

  • @botenbouwer
    @botenbouwer 6 років тому

    where did you get the acuarium?

  • @petebaroch2977
    @petebaroch2977 6 років тому

    Love it

  • @CyberMachine
    @CyberMachine 6 років тому

    How do you make sure they don't escape??

  • @dmand2353
    @dmand2353 5 років тому

    I like it! What kind of clay did you use?

  • @shanehart1123
    @shanehart1123 3 роки тому

    Was that a firebrick you put the holes in?

  • @JayfordcastorJayfordcastor00
    @JayfordcastorJayfordcastor00 4 місяці тому

    Thank you brooo

  • @cbuffing4555
    @cbuffing4555 7 років тому

    Did you have any problems with the corners for this setup? Does Messor climb the corners like that video where Antscanada had his Black Knights break out of the terrarium by climbing the corners, passing by the baby powder barrier?

    • @AmazingAnts
      @AmazingAnts  7 років тому

      It's not that easy to make 100% barrier in the corners, particulary due to the PFTE gel I'm using. I had some escapees in the beginning. After resealing the corners there haven't any escapee yet.
      But these are Messor ants, they absolutely not good in climbing on glass. For all other species I would recommend a lid or an frame which is on top of the formicarium.
      --> All in all, this setup is no problem for messor species, no escapees yet.

  • @Gumbaa
    @Gumbaa 7 років тому

    SOOO COOl

  • @tosiosinsects7107
    @tosiosinsects7107 2 роки тому

    you realy did it good8

  • @scene6693
    @scene6693 6 років тому

    do you need to put the paint?

  • @fabianborrmann7802
    @fabianborrmann7802 5 років тому

    How you take the temperatur up?

  • @celtJP
    @celtJP 3 роки тому

    Do they drill in ytong?

  • @antsandhamsters2240
    @antsandhamsters2240 3 роки тому +1

    I’m just starting my colony of pogonomyrmex barbatus with just a Queen, any tips⁉️ And are there a place/person with larvae⁉️ I really wanna brood boost my colony‼️🇺🇸🐜

  • @peterpumpkineater6990
    @peterpumpkineater6990 Рік тому +1

    Ich habe gehört man soll kein normales Aquarium benutzen weil die sich sonst unten durch das Gummi fressen , ist das ein Mythos oder hast du ein spezielles Aquarium benutz ?

  • @vicvicking1990
    @vicvicking1990 6 років тому

    were can you find cinder blocks ?!!

  • @DStampaNekton
    @DStampaNekton 4 місяці тому

    how will you water the nest?

  • @themainsubscriber8489
    @themainsubscriber8489 7 років тому

    I love it

  • @samuelb1004
    @samuelb1004 7 років тому

    can i buy the tank you use online ,and if so where :p ?