Looks amazing, I think you should leave that big plant on the left, it creates balance between the waterfall and the other size, it also creates a light gradient allowing animals to hide in the shade, large strong leaves for frogs or lizards to hide underneath, just an idea.
@@TheDarkDen Replace it with something that maxes out at a similar size to what that thing is now that can also fill the same ecological and aesthetic role. something like a japanese painted fern or something.
Your junglearium is beautiful! You can prime your water feature by taking dirty filter material from your established aquarium and swish in your jungalarium water. Also a black sponge on your intake pipe will not only increase filtration and proper bio load and prevent destruction of tiny inhabitants ( fry/shrimplets), but provide a food source for these and will prevent your pipe from clogging (debris will soon plug your screen). I really like that big plant, puts the "jungle" in your junglearium. Can't wait to see the variety of animals you add.
I think antscanada might be coming for the spot of biggest enclosure on UA-cam. But not sure if he’s doing it by himself though. But so happy to see this finally come to fruition
Fantastic job! I am proud of you! It took a LOT to plan, build, purcha$e everything AND to do so with everyone watching! What a HUGE accomplishment! Thank you for always welcoming us into your home to see all the wonderful things you do! Thanks and praise from Peterborough Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️
Awesome!, glad it got finished. now antcanada is also doing a one big ecosystem enclosure for his ant and other small animal. So happy that my two favorite youtuber are doing/finished a big ecosystem project.
The Alocasia Zebrina(giant plant) wont get much taller but the leaves will get huuuuge! It will pop out little baby plants at the base if its happy enough. Those baby plants would be brilliant for creating shade as they grow up into big plants like their mama!
Hey petko, before you put geckos etc in there you might want to put a heat guard on your basking light, and maybe all the lights as yhey will be able to get everywhere, wouldn't want anyone getting burnt. It's looking absolutely awesome, looking forward to seeing it truly come to life with all the animals going in.
I would not remove the large plant to the left. Its one of the few things that actually makes it look like a jungle. A true jungle is very dark from all of the shade from the trees and most animals prefer shade over bright light. I have been in the Amazon rainforest for 3 weeks to explore spiders with just 1 friend and 1 guide and pretty much nowhere do you see a setup like yours. The only "open" areas are along the river banks and there you dont see the diversity in plants you are displaying, because they all get washed away in the rain season. But ofc if its annoying you, then move it. Also i would find a solution to hide those black walls on the side of the inclosure. Simple cork bark and be cut out to fit and before you stick it to the sides, you take a normal screw driver and drag long lines from top to bottom and 1-2cm into the cork bark. This way it will look like tree bark and plants will love it for climbing. Same with animals.
Petko bro we are all proud of you, we followed every step of jungalarium and we know how much effort you put in, we appreciate you kind regards and congratulations
Super cool! It’s awesome to see how much you’ve got done on it. I hope you get floating plants before introducing the frogs because dart frogs are known to drown easily
The gravel and media won't have the nitrafiying bacteria without a ammonia source to kick start it. You can add fish food or buy a nitrafiying bacteria in a bottle( which will allow you to add fish etc right away)
I've been so stoked for you to get this up and running! All your hard work paid off; the junglearium is beyond zoo quality. It's incredible and I hope you feel proud because you absolutely should. Absolutely badass!
notice there a slot on top near the lights , lizard might get to that spot to hide , think the zebrina look good , some frydek on right or melo on the bottom
Another alocasia could replace your alocasia zebrina; alocasia “little dancers”, Alocasia reginula ‘Black Velvet’, Alocasia rugosa ‘Melo’,.. a larger Philodendron could be a better option. Cause it will be “bush-like” some cool phillys; P. Burle marx, P. Pink princess, P. Gloriosum, P. Verrucosum, P. Florida ghost/Florida beauty! Can’t wait to see more from the jungle!
As a heads up, Ants Canada is making a 1200 gallon vivarium that he intends to be an enclosed Asian rain forest ecosystem. Not sure the volume of yours, and he does have a construction crew to help him, but yeah.
Advice to keep the flow on low where the splashing on inside wall doesn't happen wood doesnt like water at all, even if painted will still cause the wood to break down causing the side to start to flak.
absolutely mad i used to watch you back when you kept your hairy friends in your house and did unboxings on your living room coffee table. Glad ive been here for journey, the Junglearium is insane and looks amazing.
it's nice, looks really good, a lot of different stuff, and big! i do wonder tho, is AntsCanada's upcoming one bigger? he havent even started yet, havent found out what he wants in his enclosure, havent decided on the size, or even started to find out what can live in there, and not all kill eachother... u will have a thriving enclosure, way before he's all done...
The moisture on the leaf after you finished the tedious work for an hour compared to before haha Lookin good :) Really enjoying your videos still! :) Thank you
I have two tall Bio Active Paludariums I built myself. One houses my Giant Day Gecko and the other Houses my 3 Vietnamese Tree Frogs plus of course fish in my water features. Once the wife and I buy our forever home. Im going to build a Giant one like yours. I want to set mine up to have automated weather just as lightning/thunder storms with sound and lighting effects..etc..etc
i love Petko's little quirk of misuse of English. soooo just to help again, my good man. also, including time stamps in case you want to go back. 1. 0:58 it's not "the UA-cam" you can just say "on UA-cam" 2. 2:06 it should be "but what i didn't tell you. not "what i didn't told you" since you're already saying "didn't" to mark the past tense, it's not necessary to make every following verb in the past tense as well. 3. 3:16 it's "sunset" not "sunfall," but i can certainly see the confusion there. rise and fall are antonyms so it'd only be natural to assume 4. 3:32 the correct wording is "these brand new lights," not "this brand new lights". here, it's a case of singular and plural agreement. you have more than one light, so "these" should be used. there are only a few things. i hope this didn't come off as too pushy and condescending. as a writer, little grammar things catch my attention easily.
Wow just love it you did an amazing job on this the plants will grow even now with the lights .thanks so very much for this awesome update of the JUNGLEARIUM thanks dark den
Hold on my friend a screen inside the pipe will plug with debris and cause an overflow issue you need a sponge over a pipe that has many holes or slits in the pipe sides. This will not clog up like the screen insert. Great job, now you just need to do the same in your shower just use orchids that have an amazing scent, lol
Petko said that 2 years have passed since he started the junglelarium and i realized that i have been watching dark den videos for almost 4 years. Time passes fast. Can't wait for more projects
Great enclosure, respectfully though the largest I've seen created by a single person is infact Tanner from SerpaDesign, he created a new 800gallon planted terrarium and its incredible. Not to take anything away from you, your enclosure is incredible also! Enjoy Lumenize, its an unreal light system! Subscribed 🤩
You should put that fine fluffy stuff that I forgot what its called in english lol but you should put that at the end instead of in the beginning otherwise it will get clogged straight away and it might only last for a few hours before you need to change it
Since the light company decided to make the horrible decision of putting the ballast inside the fixture what's the heat rating out of the top of this fixture? If I had to guess I would say it's probably running at about 91°f.
If you have a UVB meter, you should see how much the UVB changes with the brightness
Ants Canada is doing this now too
There are Pictures online of Trilobite beetles that appear to be eating slime mild. Maybe try that
Looks amazing, I think you should leave that big plant on the left, it creates balance between the waterfall and the other size, it also creates a light gradient allowing animals to hide in the shade, large strong leaves for frogs or lizards to hide underneath, just an idea.
Hmmm...that's actually not that bad idea, but It will just get bigger and bigger xD
@@TheDarkDen Replace it with something that maxes out at a similar size to what that thing is now that can also fill the same ecological and aesthetic role. something like a japanese painted fern or something.
That's a good idea, replacing it with something of a similar size to what it is now.
@@TheDarkDenthat's just an opportunity for infinite cuttings ;)
@@TheDarkDenI agree keep the plant it’s very nice 🌱
It’s been 30 years 😭😭😭😂💪🏻
Your junglearium is beautiful! You can prime your water feature by taking dirty filter material from your established aquarium and swish in your jungalarium water. Also a black sponge on your intake pipe will not only increase filtration and proper bio load and prevent destruction of tiny inhabitants ( fry/shrimplets), but provide a food source for these and will prevent your pipe from clogging (debris will soon plug your screen). I really like that big plant, puts the "jungle" in your junglearium. Can't wait to see the variety of animals you add.
very, very cool!
Awesome 👍 ✨️
I think antscanada might be coming for the spot of biggest enclosure on UA-cam. But not sure if he’s doing it by himself though. But so happy to see this finally come to fruition
Ants Canada is 1200 or less gallons. Dark Den's one is 1300 to 1400 , possibly 1500 gallons!
Antscanada might be the most insufferable channel on the entire sitr
@@bennygambla3491I can tell people groan silently when you enter a room.
@@bennygambla3491very disrespectful dude has great builds and is a really positive guy don’t see what there is to hate
YES! FINALLY! I've been waiting for this! :D
Fantastic job! I am proud of you! It took a LOT to plan, build, purcha$e everything AND to do so with everyone watching! What a HUGE accomplishment! Thank you for always welcoming us into your home to see all the wonderful things you do! Thanks and praise from Peterborough Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️
Amazing work Petco Awesome effort.!!
Good job, Petko! This ended up looking like botanical garden quality.
Awesome!, glad it got finished. now antcanada is also doing a one big ecosystem enclosure for his ant and other small animal. So happy that my two favorite youtuber are doing/finished a big ecosystem project.
The Alocasia Zebrina(giant plant) wont get much taller but the leaves will get huuuuge! It will pop out little baby plants at the base if its happy enough. Those baby plants would be brilliant for creating shade as they grow up into big plants like their mama!
Hey petko, before you put geckos etc in there you might want to put a heat guard on your basking light, and maybe all the lights as yhey will be able to get everywhere, wouldn't want anyone getting burnt.
It's looking absolutely awesome, looking forward to seeing it truly come to life with all the animals going in.
I would not remove the large plant to the left. Its one of the few things that actually makes it look like a jungle. A true jungle is very dark from all of the shade from the trees and most animals prefer shade over bright light.
I have been in the Amazon rainforest for 3 weeks to explore spiders with just 1 friend and 1 guide and pretty much nowhere do you see a setup like yours. The only "open" areas are along the river banks and there you dont see the diversity in plants you are displaying, because they all get washed away in the rain season.
But ofc if its annoying you, then move it.
Also i would find a solution to hide those black walls on the side of the inclosure.
Simple cork bark and be cut out to fit and before you stick it to the sides, you take a normal screw driver and drag long lines from top to bottom and 1-2cm into the cork bark.
This way it will look like tree bark and plants will love it for climbing.
Same with animals.
watching this every post from the beginning has been incredible. youre a pillar of the community man!
Finally!! Congratulations
Petko bro we are all proud of you, we followed every step of jungalarium and we know how much effort you put in, we appreciate you
kind regards and congratulations
Hello great video it looks amazing Petcko
Super cool! It’s awesome to see how much you’ve got done on it. I hope you get floating plants before introducing the frogs because dart frogs are known to drown easily
So excited, it is amazing!
love it mate can not wait
It looks amazing petko welldone my friend.
I really cant wait for the next update video with the animals.
Keep up the good work
Omg i need to get those new lights asap, arcadia is awesome!
So awesome! I watched Dylan's Animals at Home episode with John talking about LumenIZE. So exicted to try it for myself on my enslocures 🥰
The gravel and media won't have the nitrafiying bacteria without a ammonia source to kick start it. You can add fish food or buy a nitrafiying bacteria in a bottle( which will allow you to add fish etc right away)
I've been so stoked for you to get this up and running! All your hard work paid off; the junglearium is beyond zoo quality. It's incredible and I hope you feel proud because you absolutely should. Absolutely badass!
consider copper bonsai wire for securing plants, just a tip! Great Work!!!
Plastic pot scrubbers are great, inexpensive filter media. Fill any empty spots in your filter box.
Looks great!
notice there a slot on top near the lights , lizard might get to that spot to hide , think the zebrina look good , some frydek on right or melo on the bottom
Have been watching you for about a year. The Junglarium is amazing. Love the plants. I like the large plant which is an arum. Good going.
Another alocasia could replace your alocasia zebrina; alocasia “little dancers”, Alocasia reginula ‘Black Velvet’, Alocasia rugosa ‘Melo’,.. a larger Philodendron could be a better option. Cause it will be “bush-like” some cool phillys; P. Burle marx, P. Pink princess, P. Gloriosum, P. Verrucosum, P. Florida ghost/Florida beauty! Can’t wait to see more from the jungle!
As a heads up, Ants Canada is making a 1200 gallon vivarium that he intends to be an enclosed Asian rain forest ecosystem. Not sure the volume of yours, and he does have a construction crew to help him, but yeah.
Omg I can't believe it's finally complete. Congratulations Petko I know this is a long time coming buddy ! 😍😁
I love it looks great
Beautiful, cant wait to see which animals you find!
Its been awesome seeing the junglearium evolve over the past year. Can't wait to see what animals go in!
Wow beautiful
Advice to keep the flow on low where the splashing on inside wall doesn't happen wood doesnt like water at all, even if painted will still cause the wood to break down causing the side to start to flak.
Walls are not wooden. They are concrete or brick. It is in a basement.
absolutely mad i used to watch you back when you kept your hairy friends in your house and did unboxings on your living room coffee table. Glad ive been here for journey, the Junglearium is insane and looks amazing.
it's nice, looks really good, a lot of different stuff, and big! i do wonder tho, is AntsCanada's upcoming one bigger? he havent even started yet, havent found out what he wants in his enclosure, havent decided on the size, or even started to find out what can live in there, and not all kill eachother... u will have a thriving enclosure, way before he's all done...
Looks GREAT, Loved following along with ur build, and it has finally got to this point. Cant wait to see the Animals in it to. Congratulations Petko.
It's been so cool to watch the progress of this. Super excited to see what gets to live there!
All your hard work has paid off Petko it looks fantastic!
Looks awesome
Petko take that big plant out and put the one that you have in front of it in its place , then get a smaller plant to put in front of glass
The moisture on the leaf after you finished the tedious work for an hour compared to before haha
Lookin good :) Really enjoying your videos still! :) Thank you
Loooking real good petco, great job it looks so natural I can't wait until it is full of life!!
Amazing project. You've done an incredible job. Badass
Looking good!
So excited for animals!!! It looks amazing!!!
I have two tall Bio Active Paludariums I built myself. One houses my Giant Day Gecko and the other Houses my 3 Vietnamese Tree Frogs plus of course fish in my water features. Once the wife and I buy our forever home. Im going to build a Giant one like yours. I want to set mine up to have automated weather just as lightning/thunder storms with sound and lighting effects..etc..etc
amazing! nice work
Ju glearium looks fantastic Petko. Definitely worth the wait!!!! Great job!❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
Amazing work, looks sweeeeet! 👌🤘🤛🙏
Looks great Petko!! I can’t wait to see animals in the junglarium!! I might have spelt that wrong but you know what I mean, haha!!
I hope the change in light doesn’t kill them nice plants :( looking forward to seeing all the life inside!
Great job, its been big journey for you. Cant wait to see all the animals in it
It's amazing I've been so excited to see it finally finished I hope it brings you many years of joy and pleasure x
Am amazing project. I love it!
Looks great am glad you went big can't wait to see what other animals you put in
i love Petko's little quirk of misuse of English. soooo just to help again, my good man. also, including time stamps in case you want to go back.
1. 0:58 it's not "the UA-cam" you can just say "on UA-cam"
2. 2:06 it should be "but what i didn't tell you. not "what i didn't told you" since you're already saying "didn't" to mark the past tense, it's not necessary to make every following verb in the past tense as well.
3. 3:16 it's "sunset" not "sunfall," but i can certainly see the confusion there. rise and fall are antonyms so it'd only be natural to assume
4. 3:32 the correct wording is "these brand new lights," not "this brand new lights". here, it's a case of singular and plural agreement. you have more than one light, so "these" should be used.
there are only a few things. i hope this didn't come off as too pushy and condescending. as a writer, little grammar things catch my attention easily.
4:31 even I got blinded from the screen 😅
Good video I've enjoyed all the work you have put into junglearium
I can’t wait 🫡🫡🫡
3:28 that's a big a&& tarantula!
Largest? Lol! Very cool build! Good work
congratulations on finishing this petko! its absolutely amazing, can't wait to see the variety of species that end up inhabiting this masterpiece!
Wow just love it you did an amazing job on this the plants will grow even now with the lights .thanks so very much for this awesome update of the JUNGLEARIUM thanks dark den
It looks amazing ❤
fantastic, congrats on the result.
cool to see your vision coming to life
Looks amazing. Even with the plant with big leaves.
It's looking fantastic! I can't wait to see what is going to live in it.
Nice one looks great❤
Good news about the trilobite beetles! I'll keep my fingers crossed for them...
Woot! 😍
Honestly it looks great as is
Hold on my friend a screen inside the pipe will plug with debris and cause an overflow issue you need a sponge over a pipe that has many holes or slits in the pipe sides. This will not clog up like the screen insert. Great job, now you just need to do the same in your shower just use orchids that have an amazing scent, lol
this is very cool! Good job.
It looks so cool 😍🤩 awesome work 🤩👍
Petko said that 2 years have passed since he started the junglelarium and i realized that i have been watching dark den videos for almost 4 years. Time passes fast. Can't wait for more projects
Such an amazing looking enclosure!! Can't wait for you to add the animals 🤩
Great video
#keepthebigplant Cool vid. Congrats!
Great enclosure, respectfully though the largest I've seen created by a single person is infact Tanner from SerpaDesign, he created a new 800gallon planted terrarium and its incredible. Not to take anything away from you, your enclosure is incredible also! Enjoy Lumenize, its an unreal light system!
Subscribed 🤩
You need to be super careful crawling in. Dont want to squash any of the critters
Nice shirt btw.
look better then some things in zoos that were propably build by a professional team... really nice
You're going to have to build another enclosure. I think Ants Canada is coming for the title 😢
You should put that fine fluffy stuff that I forgot what its called in english lol but you should put that at the end instead of in the beginning otherwise it will get clogged straight away and it might only last for a few hours before you need to change it
Junglearium lookin amazin cant wait for the critters to come ..
I reckon a giant hunstman would be right at home in there.
Since the light company decided to make the horrible decision of putting the ballast inside the fixture what's the heat rating out of the top of this fixture? If I had to guess I would say it's probably running at about 91°f.
You must do the walls on the side in mirror so it looks even bigger 😁 Awesome build, will there still be a tarantula introduced to the junglearium?
I need to see ALLLLL the animals being added now!😂
can't wait to see it with animals!