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Haha that’s how I always feel while making stuff 😂 glad you like it!

Awesome! Hope your pond will look amazing!

Thank you so much!!

Thanks and that’s cool haha!

This part of the project not that much. I got the rocks and the pump for free. Everything else was between 100-150 euros.

I’m going to try and make something as impressive as serpadesign has made for his frogs!

Thanks for the feedback! The issue has been adressed and I no longer have any algae in the pond.

Regular stuff. If tested this one for years and I’m sure it’s not harmful. But not all expanding foams are! If you don’t know what your doing or which one to get, go for one that’s branded as ‘pond safe’. You’ll pay a little more but you can be sure it’s safe.

@@CrunchyFern Thanks man

Awesome! Hope your tank will turn out amazing! I recommend you check out the one year update on this tank to see what features did and didn’t work. I bought my turtle from a local breeder!

@@CrunchyFern Thank you, and I will

You’re welcome! :)

Thank you! What’s your favorite setup?

@@CrunchyFern They're all cool in their own ways imo. I agree with you though, that turtle setup really works well.

Thank you! I’m very happy with how much of a succes this terrarium has been!

Thanks buddy!

I never removed the condensation. It does make it appear quite wet, but looks can be deceiving. The soil was never wet, only moist. I did make an update video about the project and it’s still going strong till this day! I’m now at the point where most of the plants start to outgrow the container haha. I hope yours will turn out amazing!

@@CrunchyFern Awesome, thanks. I'll check out that update video. It looks like you have tons of other great videos too, I'll check them out.

@@brydon10 awesome! Hope you like my other stuff too! :)

I’m usually not a big fan of using chemicals to remove algae since they can only work temporarily as they don’t address the root cause. However it was getting out of hand and I addressed the issue by adding plants, so I felt this would be the best course of action. The plants I added (and plan on adding) will balance the water better and in a more appealing way than the algae does. And as of writing this comment both the plants and fishies are doing very well. If you have any further feedback please let me know!

Froggo time 🐸🐸🐸

Thank you so much!!!

There are two kinds. The one around the intakebay I unfortunately don’t know the name of and the one right side is a royal fern.

Thank you so much!

Oh yeahhh!! Love to hear that! :)

In the trashbin!

Thank you so much!

Haha, I knew what I wanted to make and I wouldn't let anything stop me

Thank you so much for your constructive criticism! It’s the best way to learn and grow in this hobby. I’m ofcourse a beginner and feedback from the community is invaluable to be. I’ve already bought quite a lot of lava rocks that I plan on adding to the bog filter for more surface area for bacteria. And plan on adding more plants to take up nutrients. I will check out the forum you mentioned and am curious to learn more! I am a bit skeptical about the uv lamp. From my understanding (but please correct me if I’m wrong) does the uvb light kill both algae and all bacteria, thus also removing the beneficial bacteria, creating the need to constantly add new bacteria. The pond is currently doing really well and 100% free of algae! The water is super clear and all the plants I added are growing well (except the hydrocottle, that one died). To me it seems like the pond is doing just fine and there is no need to do big upgrades like big filters or uv lights. Do you think I might be right or is there something I’m missing?

I don’t. Only in the first week or if I do maintenance. Since this video I’ve only opened the container once and that was for another update/maintenance video.

@@CrunchyFern okay thank you! I'm going to try it out myself

@@jlmedia1632 goodluck! please send me a picture over on instagram. I would love to see your jar develop :)

My local fish stores!

Thank you so much!

I appreciate your honesty! This is my first pond so there is definitely a learning curve, however I’ve been keeping aquariums for nearly a decade so I know a thing or two about aquatic life. I definitely agree with what you say about the green algae. I guess I oversimplified my explanation in the video as I tried to explain the same thing you’re saying. The original plants I put in the pond got suffocated by the green algae and died, I didn’t want to add new ones until I sorted out the algae problem as they would just be suffocated as well. I got rid of the algae and then adressed the root cause: add more plants. As for the expanding foam, it’s safe, don’t worry about it. It’s not the special pond foam, but it is the same stuff. Same ingredients ect. I’ve been using this specific brand for years now and never picked up on any chemicals or changes in water parameters.

Thank you so much!!

Thank you very much!

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Thank you Gijs! :)

Wow thank you so much! What an amazing compliment! Glad you liked the video! :)

Thank you so much! Hopefully we'll reach 1 million subscribers one day. Would be fantastic! But honestly, I'm already grateful for everyone who already enjoys my videos.

Thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate it! :)

I have done a TON of reaserch on amazon milk frogs. Tons of people have them so it's easy to do some reaserch and they are ADORABLE

@@rose-yg5db they really are! They are definitely a good option. I was also thinking about fire bellied toads and African bull frogs.

I have a small pump that sends water up to the bog filter which overflows and creates the waterfall. Not sure if that’s what you mean, but if not than there are no overflow pipes.

@@CrunchyFern ah ok, I've started building my garden pond , basically copying everything you've done! think it will take longer than it took you but I'm very much enjoying the build. thank you for putting this on CZcams. its superb.

@@jakpoore4540 I’m happy you like the video so much! And I feel honored that you want to copy what I did. Good luck and feel free to send me a message (here or on Instagram) if you run into any problems! Also I’d recommend you watch the one year update video as well as I explain in more detail how to filter works and what problems I ran into in the past year.

@@CrunchyFern the intake bay - does it need to have a lot of space around the pipes/holes, at the moment I don't have a lot of space around the bin.

You need to create void spaces near the bottom to prevent the pump from running dry. That’s why I use bigger items at the bottom and smaller ones up top. The bin itself as about the with of a fist of space along the back and a bit more on the sides.

You should watch my updated video! I made an intake bay and bog filter. I’ll explain all about it in the one year update video :)

@@CrunchyFern thanks I’ll have to give it a watch

Lucky you! They’re beautiful 🤩

Yes indeed! The water is pumped from the intake bay to the waterfall. 24/7 circulation.

The pond has a filter! The intake bay functions as a pre filter and the top of the waterfall is a so called big filter.

Something small from superfish. One of those fountain pumps. Not sure which one.

Thank you! Happy you like it :)

Thank you!

That’s awesome!

Thanks! 🐸