super unfortunate that the MOST important point in MistKing's own installation manual is to gravity feed the pump. They state it more than once, with diagrams of what NOT to do, yet these guys just appear to ignore that and install it "wrong" anyways.
Ah about 3 weeks too late, although the mist king is such a simple system to set up that it wasn't a problem. Running an ultimate system into 3 tanks, with 6 nozzles in total with plenty of room to expand. Probably the best upgrade I've made to the setups I have, very happy.
You know you can cut the mistakes out of the video right? :P But thank you for the informative video, I'm waiting for my Mist king system to arrive and I'm sad that I haven't watched this video earlier...would definitely order more L elbows xD
I like it the way Josh does his videos. Very candid. It might make the vid a little too long esp for those who just want to get to the nitty gritty of things but for us newbies, it helps seeing and knowing that not all of us are "experts," even the experts. :)
@@chiefchick I like the guy and he means well, but these videos could be improved. They need to follow a teleprompter on an IPad that will help the pre arranged material flow better. A lot of the stuff he was describing you have to follow in your head vs he could have just pointed to a real picture or drawing. With plumbing it gets hard to follow verbally. The guy for the timer was getting lost, and they needed to zoom in more on the timer console. Like mentioned above it’s ok to reshoot a video or scene and cut out. Again I’m not trying to nitpick but these are areas that will take his videos to the next level.
Hi Josh, I had already watched someone else's video on setting one of these up and it was stated that it was a gravity fed system and that the water feed has to be above the pump, but I see that your water is below the pump making it a suction pump instead of a gravity fed pump. Can you just clarify for me which way is correct??
You could be completely correct in that aspect. TBH I just have it setup like that because it works and the pumps have been working for years! I should ask MK about that so I can touch base on that in the video : ) Thank you
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter No worries bud.. Have you ever had an issue with the pump not sucking the water upwards or issues with any back flow once the pump stops?? I really like the Mistking but I just can't have the water reservoir above the pump on my setup and obviously I don't want to waste my cash on something that's not going to work for me. Quite often people who have personal use of a particular system or item provide better answers than the manufacturers do...
@@budgetwebsiteservice I would ask mist king if the pump is self priming. This kinda gives you the answer. If the pump need water above it , it is not self priming. The worst that can happen is the the pump runs dry which mist king says is ok. I am installing one of these soon and will follow up.
People really should read the mistking manual, it answers these questions plus has a nice level of humor so that reading the manual doesn't feel like a chore.
I see your water reservoir is under the tank. I've always heard you "HAVE" to gravity feed the water from the reservoir to the pump. Yours is reverse of that. I see your pump is mounted on the wall above your reservoir. So...... what's best or actually recommended.
So is it not to important to gravity feed from the reservoir to the intake of the pump? I see you have the pump mounted above your water jug in the video is why I ask, I would love to run my system like this.
Connor - I have always ran mine like this with no problems. I would assume gravity fed would be nice but I have not tried it that way as I have never had the space. \
First of all, we have a whole home water softener that removes chlorine and most minerals. I was contemplating connecting the supply directly to a water line. It will always have some pressure. Is the even advisable?
Was thinking about upgrading to a Mist King. This helped. Thanks. One super beginner question tho - when you're using these are you primarily raising the humidity of the tank or watering the plants. I realize that when you water the plants your raising the humidity. But the water from the one I'm using now doesn't reach all the plants (and I have to supplement), but it is keeping the humidity high. TIA
Hi Kevin. I still water the plants if need be once a week or so depending on how established the moisture layer are in the tank, as well as the roots systems of the plants. If you have plants all over the enclosure, it will be hard to get the misting system to adequately water them all and keep the humidity in an appropriate range. I hope this helps.
Great video! Can you make a video about the different timers? Its very confusing. They also have other upgrades on there website but they don't really explain anything about the upgrades
I got it but the mist king misters keep clogging and stop misting and cant figure out how to clean them i have tried soaking them distilled white vinegar. trying to clean them sucks
That probably has more to do with the sediment in the water, maybe a secondary filter may be needed - this happens to my in home system connected to a mister i have - support team
Respectfully, if you're describing how to set it up you must be able to articulate the process. You can't say, "go over here, or some other random words. Please say , "press set,arrow up, or down to articulate what a person needs to do.
I appreciate the feedback, and I will be more mindful of my choice of words in the future to ensure that I provide all the necessary information to be helpful.
Question, i have a mistking and arcadia jungle dawn led strip on the way, i read that the arcadia strip isnt water resistant, will the mistking damage the strip and is there a way to waterproof the led strip if this is the case
Umm ok but u really need to talk more specifically about the hookup : water basin to what ? Where should water basin be & why? After water basin to tubing then what/ where ? See what I’m getting at ?!
We are unable to ship internationally at this time, we are working on getting the proper permits that will allow us to do so. I am sincerely sorry for any inconveniences this may have caused. However, we do have a distributor in Canada that you can access some of our products through- www.reptilesrus.ca
The water that goes into the pump has to be above the pump doesn't it? I just bought one and it says the pump has to be gravity fed from the reservoir.
I notice you are putting the reservoirs way below the pump and allowing it to suck water upward. In the manual it is said not to do this. It wants you to drill a hole in the reservoir and set up a nozzle inside of it and put it on the same level as your pump is. Could you explain why you choose to do it the other way?
Hey there! it was not meant to go against the manual, this has functioned for us the way it has been set up and is going its job properly, we did not mean to cause any confusion. we do recommend to follow manufacturers instructions. hope that helps!
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter thank you. I was also thinking about setting them up like you did until I saw the manual. It's so weird that they want it done the other way. Yours seems to work fine.
@@FreezingTempest1337 it’s not that his method wouldn’t work but the additional force required to pull water up the tube and not have it gravitationally fed causes extra stress in the motor and shortens it’s life. Hope this helps
Hey Josh I bought a bio active kit for a ball python and he loves it just ordered some new stuff but some of my pants are dying however I don’t have an isopod only springtails. What are they dying. How many inches should you have with a 40 gallon with terra firma. Love the channel.
Hi James. Thank you very much for your business and support! I'm sorry to hear about your plants. If you would please give us a call on our Customer Care Line. We would be happy to help trouble shoot what's going on. (717)305-0684
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter I want to get the herpstat 4 which has 4 separate channels for different things and I would want the mister connected to that so it turns the mister on when the probe senses not enough humidity and turns it off at the right humidity. And would the mist king be good for boas or would it cause too much moisture?
Hi Jack. Absolutely! We will most likely not be traveling with tanks, but you're welcome to place an order over the phone for kits and other supplies with our Customer Service Specialist, Amber. (717)305-0684. She would be happy to help.
Yea figured the tanks might be too much. I have a buddy over this weekend will talk to him about a road trip down to see you. We may want two of those big Exo Terras and stuff for them. I'll do some video while there and get you up on our channel. It isn't herp focused but those that follow me have know about my hobbies for a long time. I Really like what you are doing, actually I would like to have your on my podcast. We talk a lot about entrepreneurship, I am impressed with what you have done. If you want to be on just check out my site and fill out the guest form, we stay booked out about 2 months ahead. We get about 200K listeners a day. I think they would dig your story. On that it would be more about the business then the critters. It just proves what I teach, you can build a business on anything, so do something you love. I figure any guy that can sell a person in Texas a bag of live oak leaves, has his shit together.
Hi Jeremy. That would be a hard one. You could, but when you go to open the lid you would need to detach the tube from the bulk head. Not a super big pain, but an extra step when accessing your cage.
Can you use this system for a bioactive ball python enclosure? I was thinking short spray at like 12-24 hours or even every other day. Just enough to water plants and keep up humidity levels but not enough to soak the substate.
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter native relative humidity is virtually non existent where I live. Thank you for the response. I have had a few people tell me not to use it because it could cause problems for Loki due to increased moisture. I'm not sure if they just weren't understanding that it wasn't going to be an always on thing but they mentioned scale rot and RI issues. I am planning to go fairly large with my bioactive vivarium for him, and if I am already having issues with chasing humidity now I can only imagine it will get worse when I go larger.
Hi Kai Ju, While utilizing distilled or reverse osmosis water is best for your misting or filtration systems it is true that those water sources are devoid of minerals which can be an issue for your amphibians. This is why you can utilize supplements such as Reptisafe to treat your water supply in the enclosure to provide the necessary minerals. Also this is why supplementing prey items with vitamins is so crucial to proper husbandry.
Hi, I have a rainforest spray system for sale on Amazon that can be used as a humidifier for reptile breeding boxes, are you interested in doing a review?
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter also the arris one that is sideways is a little on the older side. But as long as its reliable and works it's not worth changing. :)
With the timer, there is no way to switch from a 24 hour clock (Commie time), to 12 hour clock (Amurika clock) is there? My American, civilian mind just cant adapt to military time.
A lot of rambling and no clear instructions on how to set up this thing. These people are explaining it as if we were them, and it's all just gibberish until you get clear, step by step instructions on how to set it up. You need to remake this video "Bio Dude."
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Mistking specifically says in the manual you have to gravity feed your pump,for proper longevity of the pump..
I believe that is more so that the mist starts as soon as the pump is triggered, regardless a "how to" video should include that information.
super unfortunate that the MOST important point in MistKing's own installation manual is to gravity feed the pump. They state it more than once, with diagrams of what NOT to do, yet these guys just appear to ignore that and install it "wrong" anyways.
The guy demonstrating how to use the timer says "dude, I don't know how to work this thing." 😂
W was the best man for the job when it comes to explaining the timers!
It was classic 😂😂😂
@@michaeloyler6503 He did a great job!
@@ZombotKing find some humor.
Man I went to order these parts from you and it's exactly what you describe your competitors prices. 20 bucks shipping for 3 dollar piece
Ah about 3 weeks too late, although the mist king is such a simple system to set up that it wasn't a problem.
Running an ultimate system into 3 tanks, with 6 nozzles in total with plenty of room to expand. Probably the best upgrade I've made to the setups I have, very happy.
This was very informative, thank you! It'll be extremely helpful to know all these tips in advance for when I begin to set up my own systems.
You know you can cut the mistakes out of the video right? :P
But thank you for the informative video, I'm waiting for my Mist king system to arrive and I'm sad that I haven't watched this video earlier...would definitely order more L elbows xD
Hey dark den! Nice inverts I love your channel!
I like it the way Josh does his videos. Very candid. It might make the vid a little too long esp for those who just want to get to the nitty gritty of things but for us newbies, it helps seeing and knowing that not all of us are "experts," even the experts. :)
@@chiefchick I like the guy and he means well, but these videos could be improved. They need to follow a teleprompter on an IPad that will help the pre arranged material flow better. A lot of the stuff he was describing you have to follow in your head vs he could have just pointed to a real picture or drawing. With plumbing it gets hard to follow verbally.
The guy for the timer was getting lost, and they needed to zoom in more on the timer console.
Like mentioned above it’s ok to reshoot a video or scene and cut out.
Again I’m not trying to nitpick but these are areas that will take his videos to the next level.
Nice. I was just starting to set up my mist system for this, perfect timing.
Like your videos and your channel man.. If the pump is below the water source it runs pretty smooth
Great video, very informative. Company seems cool
Thanks dude, we like to think we are:)
I thought that the pump was fed by gravity and absolutely positively had to be located below the reservoir? Yours is mounted way above it.
Yey 3rd to comment... Bio dude your amazing!!!! My bio active is officially 1 month now and the plants are finally starting to thrive
Hi Mike. I'm so excited to hear that!! I would love to pictures of your setup :)
Hi Josh, I had already watched someone else's video on setting one of these up and it was stated that it was a gravity fed system and that the water feed has to be above the pump, but I see that your water is below the pump making it a suction pump instead of a gravity fed pump. Can you just clarify for me which way is correct??
You could be completely correct in that aspect. TBH I just have it setup like that because it works and the pumps have been working for years! I should ask MK about that so I can touch base on that in the video : ) Thank you
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter No worries bud.. Have you ever had an issue with the pump not sucking the water upwards or issues with any back flow once the pump stops??
I really like the Mistking but I just can't have the water reservoir above the pump on my setup and obviously I don't want to waste my cash on something that's not going to work for me.
Quite often people who have personal use of a particular system or item provide better answers than the manufacturers do...
@@budgetwebsiteservice I would ask mist king if the pump is self priming. This kinda gives you the answer. If the pump need water above it , it is not self priming. The worst that can happen is the the pump runs dry which mist king says is ok. I am installing one of these soon and will follow up.
People really should read the mistking manual, it answers these questions plus has a nice level of humor so that reading the manual doesn't feel like a chore.
Why do you have your pump above your reservoir when it clearly states to not too?
what is your misting schedule and frequency?
Thanks for the video dude!!
I see your water reservoir is under the tank. I've always heard you "HAVE" to gravity feed the water from the reservoir to the pump. Yours is reverse of that. I see your pump is mounted on the wall above your reservoir. So...... what's best or actually recommended.
How do I set what time of the day it is on the mist king tho
Great video! Very helpful!
So is it not to important to gravity feed from the reservoir to the intake of the pump? I see you have the pump mounted above your water jug in the video is why I ask, I would love to run my system like this.
Connor - I have always ran mine like this with no problems. I would assume gravity fed would be nice but I have not tried it that way as I have never had the space.
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First of all, we have a whole home water softener that removes chlorine and most minerals. I was contemplating connecting the supply directly to a water line. It will always have some pressure. Is the even advisable?
Was thinking about upgrading to a Mist King. This helped. Thanks.
One super beginner question tho - when you're using these are you primarily raising the humidity of the tank or watering the plants. I realize that when you water the plants your raising the humidity. But the water from the one I'm using now doesn't reach all the plants (and I have to supplement), but it is keeping the humidity high. TIA
Hi Kevin. I still water the plants if need be once a week or so depending on how established the moisture layer are in the tank, as well as the roots systems of the plants. If you have plants all over the enclosure, it will be hard to get the misting system to adequately water them all and keep the humidity in an appropriate range. I hope this helps.
Great video! Can you make a video about the different timers? Its very confusing. They also have other upgrades on there website but they don't really explain anything about the upgrades
awesome this helped!
I got it but the mist king misters keep clogging and stop misting and cant figure out how to clean them i have tried soaking them distilled white vinegar. trying to clean them sucks
That probably has more to do with the sediment in the water, maybe a secondary filter may be needed - this happens to my in home system connected to a mister i have - support team
What type of water should I use? (I have mourning geckos in my enclosure)
We utilize Reverse Osmosis water for all of our reptiles here at The Bio Dude.
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter Thank you very much!
Respectfully, if you're describing how to set it up you must be able to articulate the process. You can't say, "go over here, or some other random words. Please say , "press set,arrow up, or down to articulate what a person needs to do.
I appreciate the feedback, and I will be more mindful of my choice of words in the future to ensure that I provide all the necessary information to be helpful.
Hi!! Nice video!!
I have one of those sistem but 2 nozzeless are not working can they be bloked??
Hope you can help me
Saludos!!
Hey Josh, I was just wondering what stands are you using there in your video?
When i got My First mister it was a exoterra moonson multi it works but i think i Will change the norstrils when i see this.
Is there a way to put the nozzle I'm a tank without putting holes in the screen tops?
Question, i have a mistking and arcadia jungle dawn led strip on the way, i read that the arcadia strip isnt water resistant, will the mistking damage the strip and is there a way to waterproof the led strip if this is the case
What stand are you using for your chameleon cage as well as something to house the misting tank/reservoir below
Umm ok but u really need to talk more specifically about the hookup : water basin to what ? Where should water basin be & why? After water basin to tubing then what/ where ? See what I’m getting at ?!
When will the LED props be back in stock?
Hi Mr. Snek. We should have our props back in stock in a couple of weeks!
Do you do shipping to Canada?
We are unable to ship internationally at this time, we are working on getting the proper permits that will allow us to do so. I am sincerely sorry for any inconveniences this may have caused. However, we do have a distributor in Canada that you can access some of our products through- www.reptilesrus.ca
The water that goes into the pump has to be above the pump doesn't it? I just bought one and it says the pump has to be gravity fed from the reservoir.
Thomas, Yes I would recommend it is at least equal or above so it does not put strain on it long term.
I notice you are putting the reservoirs way below the pump and allowing it to suck water upward. In the manual it is said not to do this. It wants you to drill a hole in the reservoir and set up a nozzle inside of it and put it on the same level as your pump is. Could you explain why you choose to do it the other way?
Hey there! it was not meant to go against the manual, this has functioned for us the way it has been set up and is going its job properly, we did not mean to cause any confusion. we do recommend to follow manufacturers instructions. hope that helps!
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter thank you. I was also thinking about setting them up like you did until I saw the manual. It's so weird that they want it done the other way. Yours seems to work fine.
@@FreezingTempest1337 it’s not that his method wouldn’t work but the additional force required to pull water up the tube and not have it gravitationally fed causes extra stress in the motor and shortens it’s life. Hope this helps
Hey Josh I bought a bio active kit for a ball python and he loves it just ordered some new stuff but some of my pants are dying however I don’t have an isopod only springtails. What are they dying. How many inches should you have with a 40 gallon with terra firma. Love the channel.
Hi James. Thank you very much for your business and support! I'm sorry to hear about your plants. If you would please give us a call on our Customer Care Line. We would be happy to help trouble shoot what's going on. (717)305-0684
All of mine died too gonna try to order some more substrate and plants and try again
I REALLY NEED help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know how to put the whole nozzle/mister part into the enclosure if I have a screen top
Call us! We can help you get it all assembled. 717-305-0684
Can this be used with a herpstat to turn it on and off?
Most MistKings have their own timer included with the system to create a separate schedule than from your lights.
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter I want to get the herpstat 4 which has 4 separate channels for different things and I would want the mister connected to that so it turns the mister on when the probe senses not enough humidity and turns it off at the right humidity. And would the mist king be good for boas or would it cause too much moisture?
What mister would you recommend for a mesh enclosure?
Hey Josh are you coming to NRBC in Arlington this September?
Hi Jack. Yes! Very excited about it :)
well I will see you there then, any interest in taking some pre orders and letting folks save on shipping.
Hi Jack. Absolutely! We will most likely not be traveling with tanks, but you're welcome to place an order over the phone for kits and other supplies with our Customer Service Specialist, Amber. (717)305-0684. She would be happy to help.
Yea figured the tanks might be too much. I have a buddy over this weekend will talk to him about a road trip down to see you. We may want two of those big Exo Terras and stuff for them. I'll do some video while there and get you up on our channel. It isn't herp focused but those that follow me have know about my hobbies for a long time.
I Really like what you are doing, actually I would like to have your on my podcast. We talk a lot about entrepreneurship, I am impressed with what you have done. If you want to be on just check out my site and fill out the guest form, we stay booked out about 2 months ahead. We get about 200K listeners a day.
I think they would dig your story. On that it would be more about the business then the critters. It just proves what I teach, you can build a business on anything, so do something you love. I figure any guy that can sell a person in Texas a bag of live oak leaves, has his shit together.
Dude, can I get away with one nozzle front corner mounted in a 18-18-24.
You sure could!
chameleons drink distilled water?
yea distilled water is the best when it comes to reptile water
Is there a good way to install nozzles in a slide top screen and still allow the top to come off?
Hi Jeremy. That would be a hard one. You could, but when you go to open the lid you would need to detach the tube from the bulk head. Not a super big pain, but an extra step when accessing your cage.
Can you use this system for a bioactive ball python enclosure? I was thinking short spray at like 12-24 hours or even every other day. Just enough to water plants and keep up humidity levels but not enough to soak the substate.
yes, it depends of course on your native relative humidity, so you will need to ajust the settings as it gets regulated.
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter native relative humidity is virtually non existent where I live. Thank you for the response. I have had a few people tell me not to use it because it could cause problems for Loki due to increased moisture. I'm not sure if they just weren't understanding that it wasn't going to be an always on thing but they mentioned scale rot and RI issues. I am planning to go fairly large with my bioactive vivarium for him, and if I am already having issues with chasing humidity now I can only imagine it will get worse when I go larger.
What about the fact that water devoid of minerals causes a mineral imbalance in amphibians?
Hi Kai Ju, While utilizing distilled or reverse osmosis water is best for your misting or filtration systems it is true that those water sources are devoid of minerals which can be an issue for your amphibians. This is why you can utilize supplements such as Reptisafe to treat your water supply in the enclosure to provide the necessary minerals. Also this is why supplementing prey items with vitamins is so crucial to proper husbandry.
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter Thanks for getting back to me
Can you set them to go off twice a day for the crested geckos?
Hi MegaAppleshit. You can absolutely set them to go off at whatever time intervals and durations that work for your humidity levels.
Do you know any good R/O systems we could buy?
Hey Matthew. I use my dehumidifiers for clean water. I'm not sure which name brand R/O systems would be the best.
When are you going to do a video on phelsuma...? Come on already
Hi, I have a rainforest spray system for sale on Amazon that can be used as a humidifier for reptile breeding boxes, are you interested in doing a review?
Why do you have 2 modems?
one is the phone line - I have a lot of space to provide fast internet to being an online business
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter both of those modems can do internet and up to 2 phone lines effectively assuming they are with twc (spectrum)
@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter also the arris one that is sideways is a little on the older side. But as long as its reliable and works it's not worth changing. :)
With the timer, there is no way to switch from a 24 hour clock (Commie time), to 12 hour clock (Amurika clock) is there?
My American, civilian mind just cant adapt to military time.
A lot of rambling and no clear instructions on how to set up this thing. These people are explaining it as if we were them, and it's all just gibberish until you get clear, step by step instructions on how to set it up. You need to remake this video "Bio Dude."