I Built a Giant Cloud Rainforest Vivarium
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- čas přidán 15. 12. 2023
- I created my dream tank, a cloud rainforest terrarium in an over 1,000 gallon custom built tank. Landscaping and construction of the habitat took months of planning, a lot of hard work, and days of terrarium building. But the final result was all worth the challenges. The tank hosts a variety of plants, and possesses an automated climate mimicking that of a cloud rainforest. Hope you enjoy Part 4 of my ant ecosystem series. Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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Do you guys like it? I gave it my all! This vivarium is for us, AC Family! Ant love forever!
I'm watching your CZcams channel from almost 2 years now and I reply on your pin comment then it's just 20s old don't you think it's cozy !!
Yep
Love it always wanted to do this
Liked that you showed the process of how you made it, can't wait for updates and such.
Yes it’s so pretty
I don’t think I’ve ever been so jealous of a enclosure in my life
Me niether
Ditto😉
Ditto😉
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This guy doesn’t create tanks anymore, he creates living art pieces
This is so unbelievably cool
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
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@@AntsCanada I've watched almost every video for years. Love what you've done with this vivarium. A genuine dreamscape.
It's so cool
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I wish more zoo's had stuff like this. They could show off so much more.
With the funding zoos would have and the accessability to the animals alot of zoos allow to keepers, im sure it could go over VERY well. Could you imagine a zoo giving this guy something like a football sized vivarium with a whole team of ppl he chooses??😍
Check out the Osher Rainforest in California Academy of Science in San Francisco.
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The National Aquarium in Baltimore has a series of animal enclosures similar to this, with live creatures native to the Neotropics. These are in addition to a large, 70-foot tall, walk-through tropical rainforest with hundreds of plant and animal species. I was Curator there and responsible for its layout and species' selection when all this was put together. .
Right?
YOU NEED TO SETUP A 24/7 LIVE STREAM FOR THE VIVARIUM! Its a massive MUST, it'd be great for keeping a eye on things that happen during the night and it'd be a fantastic way to keep the AC Family satiated when we want a update on the tank :D
I second this
While I would like that idea, I feel as if this idea would not be a sustainable thing to keep runing, becuase if someone could just see what's happening in the enclosure at anytime then what is the incentive for them to watch his videos when they only come out on a weekly basis; audiance members would also be able to see what he is doing for his next video and not be able to be suprised.
There will still be the people who watch his videos for the life and personality that he brings and the amazing way the he presents and captivates his audiance, however I believe that a significant percentage of his viewers will not be there to watch his weekly uploads.
YES I AGREE ☝🏻 that would be amazing 🎉
I vote for this
The dream would be to have multiple motion sensing camera's with close up shots that would record where ever there is something going on!
When the viviarium is complete with all the flora and fauna in place, please, *PLEASE* make a 24/7 livestream out of it if you can. It would be *amazing* to see what happens in it in real time!
that will be so cool 😄
I need that 😊😭
Yah that would be good
What a great idea. Curious what’s going on? Hop on the live. It’s 3am and you’re bored? Watch the animal life in a mini ecosystem
NOOOO BECAUSE I WONT GET ANYTHING DONE!!!!!!! (but yes please)😂
As a plumber and a nature lover I am so impressed! I'd love to see the filtration set up.
I agree. If it rains too much and it is too humid inside , where does all the water go ? the base will become a swamp ?
I had the same thought. I assume there must be a drain under the lava rock for any excess water build up
haven't watched you in three or four years, and this is what i come back to. utterly astonishing what you have done here.
Welcome back!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
6 years following you and still can't believe how it slowly evolved from a few ant farms connected through plastic cylinders to this
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Makes me emotional to think about tbh
Since the first clips to now, its a fanatstic evolution👍
OMG, guys! Working on the next episode now and you guys won't believe the things that are happening in Pantdora already! Craziness... Ant love forever!
Excited!!
Great to hear! Keep up the good work!
I cant wait a whole week to see it 😢 aewsome job!
Look at 17:23 to 17:33, there where at least two ants near the glass. Are they supposed to be there?
Can't wait to see the next update 😍
This is by far the biggest and most beautiful terrarium build I’ve ever seen in my life. Truly a breathtaking piece of art, you did such an amazing job!
Thank you🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
agreed
I'm gonna be honest here. I've watched you since your early days when you've had little ant farms full of ants, to you making your own ant farms, and even making custom terrariums. Now you have a whole ant house. You even made your own little rainforest! You still inspire me to this day. Whenever I think of starting a terrarium for a reptile or some bugs I always think back to your videos and how cool it would be to make something similar! Sadly I don't have the house space for any terrariums. Glad to see you're well! Continue inspiring people and creating these amazing projects! So proud! 😊
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i always forget how intense his editing is, its like a mini movie
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It's honestly annoying how self obsessed he is with the filming.
@@ericpeterson5269it feels like brave wilderness editing with the narration
Yah he's a pro at waffling on and on and making what should be a 10 min vid into 30 mins. The build is immaculate tho
@@excusablehoneybee4599 Why are y'all so crotchety. A large number of the audience are young people. It's not a tutorial channel (or at least not anymore), it's a science communication channel. The tongue-in-cheek drama and suspense is part of the channel brand.
man...i remember years ago your greatest achievement was the original fire nation's og setup
And now you've created a tiny slice of a rainforest! How far you've come from humble ant farms to detailed vivariums and terrariums! Its been an amazing journey! I loved watching every minute of this years long journey!
Thanks for watching!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
the way he describes his work process at 14:12 really helps me see this as not just a scientific endeavor but an artistic one as well, a beautiful living sculpture lovingly crafted from antscanadas love of the earth and her life, idk i think theres something really beautiful about this, to recreate your own slice of it
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PS - I'm wearing a mask due to the smell of drying silicone and airborne dust/dirt/mold which I'm sensitive to and naturally occurs when moving things around in the terrarium. It's not about virus lol.
so thats why hahahah
No problem just dont get sick to that mold that would be bad stay safe ant love forever
nah man, i thought you were just a ninja
i have a question: did you spotted this ants in the moss? i think there is some but i am not sure...
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The cloud effect is amazing!!!! It’s like Jurassic Park!
So does that make him Hamond?
I know right!!!!🎉
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@@zaqzilla1ian malcolm has been real quiet you know...
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I'm always surprised how AC can make me invested in something I have no interest in myself. Genuinely draws me in and makes me want to watch more
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This video was extremely helpful for making my family’s own bioactive vivarium in our living room. ANT LOVE FOREVER
I would never, EVER leave my house again, I would be so transfixed on the constant movement within…absolutely stunning creation, so very many congratulations to you, Sir!
I would have to agree. Hopefully one day AntsCandada would be willing to have some sort of live stream of this display to allow people to enjoy it at all times
@@Echidna23Gamingliterally just begged for a 24hr stream in my comment. Switch between a couple cameras in busy locations and I would be glued to it.
Thank you so much! It's definitely unreal to watch IRL! Thanks for watching. Ant love forever!
The landscaping of the vivarium looks way better than some zoo exhibits for smaller creatures that I have seen in person. The attention to detail and the cloud forest aesthetic really sells the look of the set-up.
Thanks so much! I appreciate that a lot. Ant love forever!
Yeah zoos and museums kind of suck when it comes to that
I never thought this video would end up starting a Monday family night. Since I played the first one for my daughter; every Monday night we sit down and watch the new video! Thank you so much!
Hope you enjoyed it!
23:27 A jumping spider! What a joyous surprise! This is the best animal to see first, AC. What a welcome addition to these new lands! Of all the animals to make an appearance, this alert and curious little guy warms my heart the most.
This looks amazing!! This actually looks like you took a piece of land somewhere and put it inside your house. Truly magnificent! The last time I watched you, you were making funny music videos, and now you're basically making worlds.
this vivarium will probably result in your best content till date
Petition to have a livestream camera on Pantdora if that's feasible just so the AC fam can tune in and just watch the giant therapeutic vivarium.
My fiance and I have been watching you for years and we have to say we're in awe and proud to see where you started and where you are now!
Thanks for watching guys!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
I am so impressed. Your terrariums and vivariums are always incredible, but this? This one is a masterpiece. I cannot wait to see it thrive under your care.
Thanks so much! Ant love forever!
Me too I’m so excited for what’s next
Man you are 1 step closer to building your own zoo can’t wait to see all the critters moving around in there.
This is the exact video i need back when i was building my virst vivarium. You did so well! People wouldnt believe how many littler things you have to consider especially when adding animals. I'll def check out the rest of the playlist. I have so many questions on how you pulled off something SO amazing
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Watching a genius at work is second to none! All I can say is wow. Glad I have become a new finder to this channel.
If the glass was not properly sealed and had leakage in the water section, it´s quite likely that it might not be well sealed in the rest of the perimeter
so you may want to seal all the points where the glass meets the metallic floor and walls near spots the ants can climb on (like the mossy wall), or you could potentially have ant escapees if they dig a nest or climb the moss and by pure chance they find a minuscule gap invisible to us that they can fit through
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That... is a very good point.
With so much mist and fog and rain, moisure may very well leak out at the seams... Hopefully he doesn't have to completely deconstruct it to seal it safely
But then again he does not live in the house, a couple escapees would not be such a huge problem I think. Other ants getting in there to raid would be worse.
I feel like that would've been noticed after the first few tests of the mist
The fact youve simulated rain, mist, a water feature, ground laters, places to hide etc ... You are incredible!
This is the most beautiful enclosure I've ever seen in all my 47 years of life. I've been to zoos, aviaries, sanctuaries, science centers....and this tops it all. This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in someone's home. You have created an unparalleled treasure of art and nature.
So beautiful. Did your neighbors get to see what you did with their stump?
You came from a small ant keeping youtuber to a youtuber that almost everyone knows and achieved one of the impossible! Good job
When he built his house I knew something good was to come considering their workmanship but this is absolutely amazing, he out did the whole of CZcams!
This is truly huge. The most large-scale project on your channel! 👍
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The tank is like 3x his size
Been watching your videos for years. It feels like I am also part of the tropical world in my own little way. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thank you for being part of Pantdora's journey! Ant love forever! 🙏❤️🐜🌿
I’m so happy to see one of my favourite channels still be growing
Thanks!🐜
A 24/7 web cam on this Vivarium would be amazing
You need a live feed on this vivarium 24/7 so we can see all that's going on in there.
Fr like a eagle cam
With one of those 360 cameras that allows the viewer to change the angle!!!
I tried to accomplish this as an over ambitious 16 year old back in 2007. You sir, have re-lit w fire within me.
You can do it!
@@AntsCanada one day!! Currently I suffer a location issue (Dino land drumheller, Alberta) lol but one day, for sure! Also, you should name your Skink Syril after Syril Sneer from "the racoons" lol
My friend. I am so impressed! And inspired. Absolutely amazing! I literally cried when it rained. Miraculous! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
19:21 The mist blowing away from the fans is like rolling the curtains as the theatre begins, so awesome!
I love the mist! Thanks for watching! Ant love forever! ❤🐜
I’ve been watching your videos since you had just over 1 mil. It’s been crazy to see you gain and lose so many colonies, moving out of your old apartment and any room and build crazy things like this. Support from Utah.
I appreciate that!
Ive been watching for years as well.... I remember all the nuptial flights and the ants that used to get loose in his house 😂😂😂
Oh hey, so have I! I think it was the emerald empire fire ant colony that caught my interest. My favorite video is still the termite series.
So cool. Pantdora looks like a mini Jurassic Park. I Love it 💚
welcome to jurassic ant
I can't believe how built this guy is
Even without a single animal, this is top tier zoo quality. You should be so proud. You put your all into this, and it shows. Truly, congratulations.
You out did yourself with this build can't wait to next week for the introduction of the animals 🥳
This was just mind blowing and truly a marvel to behold. Thank you sooooo much for sharing it with the rest of us!!!!!!!! I love your channel!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this! Yes, I agree. Chinese, Japanese, and Indonesians have the best aquascaping techniques!
Of course we would have to wait for another week to see the fauna move in. So happy and amazed of what you made AC! Happy Holidays as well!
I would not have been able to deliver a video this week if it continued! So sorry! Ant love forever!
Mr. Bustos, you have a true entertainer's soul. This was well filmed, narrated, and edited. It's beautiful! Your hard work and artistic vision are a delight to behold. Thanks for sharing your wonderful video with us
Michael you truly are an artist when it comes to the creation of all things terrarium! Makes me wish I had a terrarium since my cat loves to obliterate any plants in reach! 🤣
You can do it!
The wild, baby plants that you found in a clump of dirt from the forest floor, are Peperomia pellucida, in case you haven’t found the name yet- looks like they have done well after several months! Usually they are seasonal- disappear during dry summer, and re-sprout from microscopic seeds when rains come back- but easily adapt to being year round in your cloud forest.
Im so proud of how far this channel has come. This man is the most creative, determined, and one of the beat creators i have ever seen. This turned out beautifully even if thair where flaws in the process, best wild life enclosure ever! 🐜✨️
Thank you! Ant love forever!
I have been quietly admiring your efforts for more than 4 years. Although my practice is to NOT comment on any video or other social media platform activity, after seeing you build your home, ant floor, and now Vivarium….it’s certainly time to speak up and congratulate you and the AntsCanada team for the incredible success you have achieved! Thank you all for your dedication, and the money and other contributions you’ve made to our understanding of the world we share with our coinhabitants, from small to large! THANK YOU! 8:36
You've no idea how fortunate you are to be blessed with such enthusiasm and ambition. I'm jelly
It’s probably the best vivarium i will ever see
Wow so nice to have a rainforest in your house. I'm already waiting for next week when you start adding the ants and other animals to it. Great work 👍👏
I think your channel became so successful because every child wanted an ant farm as a kid and literally every parent said HECK NO 😭👍🏻 we appreciate you bringing our childhood dreams to life
WOW...this is incredible!!! I wish that you were my nabour, and I could come over every day and see the progress and what is happening. Thank you for your hard work. I will be watching to see what happens next. This is very cool.
I’m a big fan of your videos! I’ve been watching you for so long (since I was in middle school) and I am now recent graduate. The cinematography is really spectacular. Keep up the great work!
This has to be one of the most amazing things you’ve ever done on this channel, it’s so cool! I can’t wait to see what it will be like when the animals are introduced to it.
Thank you! Stay tuned for the madness ahead! Ant love forever!
Very cool, I hope when I get the supplies I can make terrariums as good as you! Can't wait for the updates!
It's amazing truly epic . My favorite is that waterfall it's beautiful it all came together so natural looking. I can't wait for more video to be updated on this . Your skills is amazing and I can't believe you did that in 5 days congratulations 😮❤
Thank you! Cheers!
From the very first time of watching your videos. 7 years ago. Seeing the little boxes of ants. Was fun to watch. To come back after a while to see you with 5 million + subscribers and to see you now have a HUGE glass container. I was truly shock. It sure been a great time watching you over the years making amazing progress. You are truly by far my favorite ant CZcamsr. Thank you for the great videos over the many years. I hope you keep making progress and completing more goals and dreams.
Thanks for the great time. ^-^
Thanks for watching! #antloveforever
this is unbelieveable. your talent to create beautiful terrariums is unmatched.
Thank you! Honoured. Ant love forever!
Lovely build i think you should add some more species found in cloud forest like orchids and anthuriums
Great suggestions! I will continue to add more plants over time.
Tropical drosera might be neat too! They can manage population being a carnivorous plant
That jumping spider obviously bought the early access pass. 😅
She was hired for pre-release bugfixes
Special shoutout to the small visualisation bit with you moving around the tank drawing figures, it felt very poetic
the seasonal effect was a seriously cool addition to the tank and takes the vivarium to the next notch tbh. havent really seeen something like that in another build
An incredible build. Seeing you stand next to it shows how massive this is. And how much space you still have in your ant room. I can't imagine the stress of building this, moving in that huge stump and the water tests. Totally worth it. Congats
It's been months of obsessing and work, but it was all worth it, right? Thanks for watching. Ant love forever!
Dude! That is the most beautiful and amazing mini world I have ever seen! You rule bro, so awesome. You literally made a small rain forest in your house! Incredible, magnum opus indeed. I cannot wait to see the animals you put in. You rock so hard man. Thank you for sharing this, I Love it. This kind of thing would be a dream for me to have. So gorgeous.
Big thanks
I have NO idea why this video showed up in my YT feed and therefore this is the first time here for me...
BLOWN AWAY!
It is truly unbelievable what you have created........truly ASTONISHING.
To each their own obviously....
There are people who enjoy watching a rare piece of art (in whatever form or shape) but being able to watch this micro eco system develop 24/7 is PRICELESS.
Welcome to the Antiverse! Ant love forever!
@@AntsCanada Thank you! I am truly in awe of what you created...PANTDORA could (should?) well become the best scientific approach to understanding that gorgious animal world that few people EVER get to experience.
I salute AND envy you for having the innate passion, knowledge and perseverance to pull this off......Amazing. Merry Xmas
This will be one of the best youtube series on the site I just know it, great video, WOW
Glad you enjoy it!
Long time watcher, you always blow me away with your builds. They've just gotten bigger and better with every single video throughout the years. Your experience and passion so clearly shines through with projects like this. Can't wait for your ants and animals to have their own house instead of an ant room 😂
Thanks so much! Ant love forever!
I love that you capture the old styles of Discovery and History channels before they became trash. So enjoyable!
Thanks for watching!
The lighting makes you look strangely buff 💪
Never seen this channel before and this popped up for me. Absolutely amazing work. it's beautiful
Welcome aboard!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
Amazing how far you've come. Been here watching for so many years ❤
Wow, thank you!
Wow! Meine absolute Hochachtung vor deiner Energie und Leistung die du hier zeigst. Echt eine kreative Meisterleistung, ich könnte mir das nie so gut vorstellen wie es am Ende aussehen soll. Echt toll, man sieht das du eine Menge Erfahrung in der Gestaltung von Terrarien hast. So etwas kann man nicht mal eben nebenbei lernen, das erfordert Zeit und eine Menge Disziplin. Respekt, das sieht wirklich sehr sehr schön aus am Ende.
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The thumbnail goes incredibly hard
This is truly stunning! I cannot wait to see this mature and just explode with life!
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Thank you, beloved AC Senator! Ant love forever. Bow.
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Mikey, at 22:29, I see a face on the moss wall. Can you see it, too? Everything looks so beautiful. The cloud fog, the tree stump, come to life!!! You've done such an amazing job. I would stare at it forever.
Heyoooo, idk if you do suggestions, but would you consider doing a flower vivarium? An ecosystem built using flowers, pollinators, bees, butterflies and lots of flowering plants? Would be beautiful to see some bright colors in one of your set ups!
I've watched since 2008 and this is by far the best thing I have seen you design let alone anyone on CZcams.
The possibilities are endless as to what to put in it, it's almost too perfect 👌 I absolutely love it and I've done the same things myself since I was 4yo. I'm now 37! But nothing compares to this!😅
And dang dude, your getting buff!
Thanks for watching!
This is incredible. How awesome it must be to literally have a slice of rainforest in your house.
The coolest looking environment made by man. It's insanely hard to make something look like nature truly created it, I'd say you nailed it!
You earned a subscriber for life here.
Thank you very much!
Oh yay I'm so glad you added the rain feature.
I would love it if after it is all done with everything added into it.. 😁 If we would get the odd 10-30 minute hidden videos of just watching all the critters in it with soothing music playing! 🥰
The most astonishing ant project in history!!!
Wow! Absolutely amazing!!!! I am in awe sir! Great job! There is almost nothing I want more in this life then to make something like this! Well Done!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I figured it would of made sense to have a two door system. To make sure if things got out, they wouldn’t really get out just into the little quarantine door way.
Looks wonderful. I've also made terrariums all my life. I'm not even sure what inspired me to start. I just remember I used a large pickle jar for it. I still love using glassware with interesting shapes that I find various places like junk shops.... everything from microsized worlds to a giant, old real glass water bottle that used to be common in office water coolers until they went to plastic. That was a real challenge creating it all through the small 3" opening at the top.
Wow, the cloud forest effect is so beautiful!
it is yeah
Why do your videos make me cry 😅 I’m just so moved !!
For real, it's very impressive.
Thanks for watching!
I remember when you officially released your very own AC ant farm supplies and it was so exciting, all these years later and I feel like we’ve grown up together. This build is stunning and I’m so excited to watch the plants grow out and the animals behaviors. We love you AC, ant love forever ❤
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