Upside Down Stalactite Terrarium
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- Back with another terrarium build! In this one I make something I've been thinking about for awhile, an upside down stalagmite terrarium. I think it turned out really well. What do you think?
You may be curious about the longevity of something like this. Like I said in the video, it's a similar concept to the millipede mountain terrarium. With appropriate plants it will last just as long as any other terrarium (indefinitely).
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Finally pulled off an upside down terrarium! I have plans for others, but I figured this would be a good one to start with. What do you think?
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Hello tanner
Update on dart frog terrarium ...plzzz
What kind of spagnum Moss did you buy and use in the Substrate layer in the carnivorous plants terrium.
Your vids are so entertaining
Idk about anyone else, but I’d love to see an underwater or partially underwater cave with lots of plants, shrimp, and maybe small fish
Most epic closed terrarium
Same
cave fish! those are blind and used to cave life
Yes
Too bad plants need light
after months watching this channel, i had small terrarium contest during team building event at work. got 1st place by following some tips from this channel.
Congrats! I wanted to also make a closed terrarium jar but my parents wouldve thought it was weird
Airay Just make it! It doesn’t matter as long as you enjoy it.
@@gmrn3014s But why tho? It's the same as a potted plant or an aquarium, nothing strange about that ! Plus it gives you a sense of peace when looking at it !
It has such a dramatic look with the green of the plants popping off the back lava. Another stunning build.
What an interesting idea!!! 😍😍😍😍
hey antscanada I am a big fan! I just caught a cataglyphis nodus queen!
Hey Ants, love your channel!
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This turned out cool. It stemmed an idea though. It could be interesting to make a ‘cave’ terrarium where you do stalagmites and stalagtites in a larger container. Covering the top back and bottom, or doing a corner setup and covering two sides. Then for water, you could get a weak stream to slowly drip down the features on the top to the bottom. Just throwing around ideas
very cool idea! would love to see that
Came here to say this too, great idea
Nice idea
this would be amazing
You really lucked out with that second container being just the perfect size! This looks awesome, can't wait to see it once the moss grows in.
I LOVE your videos. You have awakened a new passion in me over night. I sell plants for a living and i keep reptiles and somehow never got lost in vivarium art and really setting up super natural enclosures for my pets. I was looking for diy info on how to set up a pixie frog aquarium and ran across both your pixie frog builds. That was Friday. Since then i have binged watched all your videos in one day, ordered, moss, coconut ground, rocks, silicone, etc etc and have cleaned up three old 20 gallon aquariums. You give all the necessary information without being long winded and you refrain from spending 8 minutes talking about yourself. You let your skills do the talking and it’s very impressive. The video quality is superb and content is extremely helpful. Im building a bioactive vivarium this week using your techniques. I think this will be one of many. Thank you! 🙏🏻 ❤️
I preferred the brass over the cork but otherwise a neat concept.
me too, was a bit sad when he covered it :(
same, rip brass
Same 😂. Only 20 something likes on this comment. Guess ppl don't agree with us. Especially if he'd let the brass patina, or at least weather the shine
Brass is one of those decorative materials that has a polar reaction every 5 to 10 years. You love it or it feels dated and needs to be covered 😀
Nah. Not natural enough.
Interesting. I hope you will show it to us again when it has had time to grow in. I bet it looks fabulous.
It's fantastic, but I think it would potentially look even better with something super small on the bottom, like just by putting some extra partially-crushed lava rock on the bottom, and filling it with a bit of water to create a water reservoir and make the bottom look less empty. You could also ad a few really small peices of lava rock around the top, as well.
Also, Tanner, you are absolutely phenomenal at what you do, and have inspired me to create an open succulent terrarium that died, then a paludarium that failed, and finally, I am now doing things the right way, collecting bark, wood, rocks, and finding stuff online from Josh's Frogs, and Black Jungle Exotics. You are an astoundingly inspiring person with an absolutely amazing eye for nature and detail. I also can't wait to see what you do with your 300-something gallon tank, I already saw the background being put in, and I am waiting anxiously to see the finishing of such a gigantic project. Thanks for the inspiration I needed while in my darkest hours.
I really like the way this looks. I think this terrarium is a good showcase of an element that would look amazing in larger terrariums as a central piece or a large accent.
It will be interesting to see how the plants look, when they have grown for a while. I like your ideas, thanks Tanner.
You know you're a pro when you "happen to have a container that fits perfectly lying around". I love the organization and perfectionism you bring to your builds. Just fabulous!!!
This is really beautiful. I really enjoy your terrariums they always seem to have a still motion. The hard scape being the stillness and the plants and animals being the motion of life. Thanks for creating and sharing your art with this community.
Thank You Tanner....That was different and very enjoyable....I was thinking, have you ever considered making a short time lapse movie of a new build over time? Perhaps several frames per day so we can see how the plants adapt to the new space ?.....TM
Why is that foam stuff so satisfying and why do I kinda wanna eat it
Edit: this has somehow got like top comment, and I've never been prouder
Yes
Sounds like me
Now i wanna bite it too.
You're weird, and I like it.
@@thamasaurus hohoho we got a gentlemen over here
I think it’s pretty neat, but I’m excited to see it over grown with the vines trying to attach to the glass. I wish I had a new video from you daily!! Your channel is my all time favorite and really helps me with my severe anxiety ! Thank you
It looks great! A clean, simple build with only five plants! I think that may be a record for you lol. Looking forward to watching this one mature.
Ingenious stalactite! I think it needs some water in the bottom to keep moisture up, maybe charcoal, coco-fibre and moss? Or some small uneven stalagmites surrounding a small circular cave pond under the point.
I had the same idea! Simulating a natural scene.
For critters, I think you should add some black sand/gravel to the bottom of the bottle. So the bugs can crawl back up, either put a skinny fancy piece of root driftwood that will spiral up and touch the rocks, or have several pieces of creeping fig reach down to the sand.
This looks awesome, can't wait for an update.
Great idea. What I'm missing is a slow drip of water coming from the stalactite. Or even better, a taller container that you could have a stalagmite under the stalactite. A small pool of water at the bottom to house a super tiny pump, maybe a couple shrimp and it would look like a proper cave.
Your creations always seem like they came from some fantasy world!
I quite liked the brass lid, fits in with the dark wood in your room. It's your project though, got to do what makes you happy
Nice work! I'd love to see an update of your wall paludarium in your living room as well!
I really love the look of that fig leaf stuff. I am finding myself more and more interested in the mosses and such that you have shown me so far. All that intricate detail and the intense colour they have. The fig leaf stuff though, and the horsetail stuff. They both make me want to build little fantasy diorama's you need to water.
I cant wait to see all the updates on these. It's so epic seeing how they turn out
i never would have thought of that upside down terrarium. Very original. Really nice
I absolutely LOVE this build! You should do more minimalist projects like this one!
Another serpa classic in the books! 💚🌿🕺🏽
I think it looks so amazing and natural!!! Like it had naturally formed by its own! I seen someone give an idea for a cave like scene with the same layout you have with an underwater element! That would be very cool! I would also like to see you set up a terrarium for tropical plants with a misty forest floor! I love watching your videos for inspiration and proper "how to's"! I like seeing the different set ups you come up with!
There is so much mystery in this terrarium, the distance from the bottom is just right. Stunning!
For the first time, I think I disagree with a tiny aesthetic choice! The brass was a change of pace and contrasted nicely with the dark matte of the volcanic rock. The cork texture gets dominated by the volcanic texture.
Beautiful, elegant simplicity. Love your work, Tanner. Always look forward to your next video. You are spectacularly talented. Thank you, most sincerely, for sharing your gift with us. Your works offer moments of peace in an otherwise chaotic world.
This is amazing 👏 just smashing the boundaries of terrarium design. I saw the title and thought I knew what I was in for. I was wrong. This blew me AWAY. Great job Tanner! That said, I was hoping for some water underneath. Stalactites are usually formed my water over time and tend to drip.
I love this design, but I have to say; That would look absolutely phenomenal as an aquarium with some mountain minnows swimming around that rock formation. It really wouldn't be that difficult to make a simple DIY trickle filter to sit on top of the lid either. All you'd need is a feeding hole in the lid and it would never have to be opened because water changes could be done from the filter on top.
So simple yet soothing!! Well done Tanner 😊
I love this idea and the rock structure you've built is incredible! My only critique would be that the bottom still feels too open. Even just a little mound of that rock dust would really round out the design. Stalagmites drip and create stalactites. It would make sense there'd be something below the point. As always, amazing work Tanner.
Add a tiny ladder for the bugs to get back up! That would create an amazing sense of scale
I think you should add a few stalagtite structures into other tanks and vivariums
That terrarium is sick! The only thing I’d add would be a little of white sand at the bottom
That’s a first for me, never seen one upside down before. Very nice. Unique even. Well,done. Greetings from Cumbria in the UK.
Outstanding!!! I've done four new terrariums this summer and every time I see a new build from you I want to make more. lol
It's like an upside down mountain 😍
I can't wait to see this grown in
Tanner my dude, you are brilliant! You just gave me an idea that's going to fix a structural issue I've been having with a build I'm planning. Thank you so much! Keep up the great work. You're a constant inspiration. 🤘
Perhaps it'll look better in the original container once it's filled out a bit? This one came out really cool! I'll look forward to seeing how it progresses.
Made my first terrarium yesterday, excited to see how it progresses over time
I love this idea. I want to try the lava rock method to make a rock for my pinguicula! It looks really cool hanging down!
All I can here is the theme song to fragalrock, whenI look at it. Really like it.
I'd really love to see you try one of the mini dioramas so the terrarium looks like a huge landscape!
Cool build. This may just happen naturally- but since the water is normally hidden underneath the substrate in a more traditional setup- it'd be cool to take advantage of it being visible! Show off a small reservoir of water at the bottom that will ripple when it drips off the stalactite.. perhaps even a thin layer of sand, would add to the already zen vibes.
Amazing idea and execution. Ive always been a big fan of stalactites and stalagmites and just cave structures in general. This might be the first project ive seen you make that I want to replicate. Good video, as always!
Stay awesome and stay safe
This looks amazing. I have a tall 35 gallon hex aquarium that I maintain at my office and I've been trying to think of something interesting to do in it. I love the look of the lava rock. I may need to do something like this.
I loved this design so much I actually made my own! I used red lava rocks and tangled spider wood branches around it to look like roots. unfortunately the container wouldnt hold humidity properly and the plants started to dry out so I had to dismantle it.
I cant find another suitable container for the life of me, so now Im converting it into a regular stalacmite terrarim.
I think a fine bed of light colored sand could definitely finish the look!
I feel as though you are going to have to put something at the bottom of the jar inside it to accommodate the dripping water or alge will just build up on the bare glass bottom, that was my thought as you were making this build.
A good idea for that other jar would of been to add rock formations going up to fill in the space either with moss or plants on the bottom. Love the design.
This one is SO cool!
Oh, this looks intriguing! I'd be really interested in an update after a few months.
Probably dead tbh, not enough moisure for these plants
Love it! Can’t wait to see how it grows in!
Looks really nice , good job Tanner!
I think it would be cool if there was one going up and the two stalactites met in the middle like an hourglass! Super cool though!
Wonderful jar of life. ✌😆
This is really awesome! It's got me thinking that something like this but with a bioactive floor and some of those creeping figs draping down. You could put some critters in there in that event. A mantid might be a cool idea.
Very creative and beautiful design. Another master piece in the collection.
Really nice piece. I'll look forward to seeing an update once it's grown in a bit!
This will look magical in a few months!!!
This one especially will be cool to see what happens as time goes on.
Absolutely beautiful! Never fail to impress!
Super! :) I got a suggestion for a Terrarium-paludarium. A fantasy-ish. You would need to purchase or find Quartz and clear Quartz crystals. Then scape them with some other rocks and create this moss-leaf covered setup with these crystals growing out the ground. Since these are white rocks id suggest adding some plants with some red colours to it.
Surprisingly simple, but amazing!
Your creations never cease to amaze. 🙂👍
Absolutely gorgeous.
As usual It's astonishing awesome project but can't wait to see the big project so excited
You never cease to amaze me!!! Be well buddy
4:30 those nugs look dank af
I love your videos, they are so helpful, relaxing and inspiring. Your tutorials have also helped me start my dream moss garden I've allways wanted. You are amazing and I allways look forward to your videos, keep up the beautiful work. 🥰
Give this man a TV show already, Bob Ross of terrariums.
Happy little mosses? Sounds like a fine idea!
Fantastic name
this is so rad... I love how seamless the lava rock came together.
looking really cool! like it came right out of some mystical cave
Awesome idea, you could even build an aquarium with stalactites.
I would be interested in a video about how you clean and maintain your enclosures with animals, fish, frogs, lizards, etc. Thanks!
Amazing always wanted to see this .you have some unbelievable talent for the layout and design. So soothing and relaxing
It’s an excellent design as you always manage to pull off but I’m interested to see how the plants do.
Nice. Would look cool with water in the bottom. Like an underground river or something.
Really nice! I love that ficus pumila; it's perfect.
The creations just keep on coming! Another excellent one! I wonder about a little pool on the bottom, with a lava pebble or two, or perhaps a hollow where the stalactite would drip into, with a little fern moss. That way you can water and it will look cool where it drips. Also wondering if it might have worked to leave one of those openings at the top for easy spritzing and watering?
it would be cool to see a setup like this with the bottom being water with it's own thing going on.
Love it!
I will wait for update to see how it looks after some while.
Absolutely stunning. 👏🏻
This shape could be really cool in a larger aquarium as well. or at least the water portion of something semi aquatic.
Tanner, would you please add a link of how this project looks today? I always like to see how projects look down the road.
@SerpaDesign Regarding the hazing/fuming of the cyanoacrylate on the acrylic plastic, I did some research and discovered that you can take some "Future Wax" which is a liquid acrylic floor sealer and use a Q-tip to apply it to the hazed areas...makes the haze "disappear" and clarifies the surface!!!😉👍🏻
Hi there huge fan from your incorrect though in regards to not adding critters. From personal experience I can tell you that it's ok to add springtails they crawl up glass quite easily. I often see earthworms and springtails exploring the ceilings of my large terrariums.
I've been binge watching your channel for the past few days and I haven't been this excited about anything since the end of last year. Your terrariums are a beauty
It's very aesthetically pleasing. I would like to see something inhabit the the terrarium though.
this video came out at a great time! i have a jar with a tall lid that could hold substrate but i didn't know how to build up height inside the actual jar, going to try buy some lava rocks now!
I think this one is my favorite!
This is sick! But imagine adding cities and temples to it like the west air temple from atla!
I wanna see a huge tank that has so much life in it! Like 1000 gallons of toads fish, shrimp! everything!