I've noticed a bit higher quality on the videos lately, very nice!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! :)
@samuelpondusa89787 жыл бұрын
DUDE THIS IS GONNA BE SO HELPFUL AS A REFERENCE FOR THE GREEN TREE PYTHON SETUP IM BUILDING!!! KEEP UP THE AMAZING VIDEOS!!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! Posted a build today! You should check it out!
@samuelpondusa89787 жыл бұрын
I have post notifications turned on! I see all your videos. I use them as a reference for every new setup I build!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Samuel Pondusa That's awesome! Thanks :)
@harisaurus_rex7 жыл бұрын
Mike! HUGE level up in production quality of your videos. Really informative, to the point, with great quality shots of everything. A+
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Glad someone is noticing!
@MarksShrimpTanks7 жыл бұрын
Great video ,I see the compacting and soil going of in Shrimp tanks too.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Ya it happens everywhere!
@gonzodagreek85607 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike. You come across as an outstanding young man, well verses on the subject of vivariums. As a noob to the hobby and just beginning the planning stages of my first project, your vids have proven to be extremely helpful and more informative than several others I am seeing out there. Keep up the good work.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I appreciate the kind words :) I'm glad you are getting some useful informations.
@caitlin81537 жыл бұрын
Love the camera shots and editing on this one! Super thorough and helpful (of course) too!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@gaminggangster41517 жыл бұрын
Awesome choices on the plants. It looks so natural and a good choice for a tank.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@therealcapeesha3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've been having trouble finding a clear guide on this.
@MikeTytula3 жыл бұрын
Well hopefully this helped out :) I think I will be making another video similar to this out sometime in the near future
@ethankennedy14967 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot I've been using coco nut substrate. I'm thankful for this video!!!😕😐😶😵
@ethankennedy14967 жыл бұрын
Your my favorite youtuber that has frogs mike! I'm just a starter your really helping me!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy!
@ItsygoKurosaki7 жыл бұрын
Great video. Very informative.
@MotoMami3055 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thanks for this video a million times. :)
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Michelle! I appreciate the support!
@coopsreptiles25887 жыл бұрын
very informative i will be using this as a reference for my next bio build i am doing very soon! keep up the good work mate!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support man!
@Expeditionwildside7 жыл бұрын
That mix is close to the one I use but I add filter sand. I am also going to try mixing in Mycorrhizae fungi in my next vivarium build!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
That would be an awesome idea actually! And ya filter sand comes in that zoomed stuff so it's in there haha
@MarksTarantulas6 жыл бұрын
Very good and informative video I learnt a lot and been studying up on bio active vivs as I got a big project coming up thanks for this video 👍☺
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Glad you learned something, and good luck with your project
@jonnycadman98347 жыл бұрын
Watching your channel grow as been awsome. You might remember me but I've been watching since 5,000 subscribers.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I appreciate the support!
@JustinMcBucketss7 жыл бұрын
Ayeee Atlanta botanical garden! I live in Atlanta so I got excited when you said Atlanta
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
hahah that's awesome!
@jamiesilvestro33827 жыл бұрын
dude your videos are amazing, great work I'm learning heaps for my own project
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! make sure you check the channel for the whole vivarium build!
@jamiesilvestro33827 жыл бұрын
yeah i have watched a few already it's given me heaps of ideas to use
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
jsilvestro666 Perfect! good luck on your build!
@pauloney527 жыл бұрын
Awesome awesome awesome video and info!!! I love it!!! I'm definitely gonna try that substrate mix for my custom vivariums
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Do it!
@gabo46327 жыл бұрын
great video bud. learned so much from this
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@dezign2the9z586 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks for the explanation.
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@scaletails41497 жыл бұрын
Great video. Have started using bioactive for my corn snakes and it looks an acts great 👍 this vid helped a lot
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
that's awesome!
@veesentdaysendz81137 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!Here's another bioactive mix-all you have to do is mix Zilla jungle mix mixed with Zoo med Reptisoil mixed with Amazon tree fern fiber mixed with eco earth/Exo terra plantation soil,then add isopods & springtails and biodegradables,instead of Abg mix.Haha,it's all gonna be 95%-100% identical.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Ya that's pretty much what I use in mine as well!
@bryanneo95856 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done!! Great for novice like myself.
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
Hopefully it helped answer some of the questions!
@wa57807 жыл бұрын
Great vid, I'm gonna be redoing my frogs background in 10 days and will use your information for the substrate
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
That's awesome you should have some other videos to base it on that will be coming out soon :)
@maryharvey76017 жыл бұрын
great info Mike thanks cant wait to start. In southeast texas as a girl I was able to find rolly polys all the tme. Ive been looking with my grandkids hunting them. LOL wish me luck
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Those likely aren't tropical isopods so they likely won't do great. But it's worth a shot!
@maryharvey76017 жыл бұрын
oh know didn't think of that oh well still had fun thanks for the info
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
mary Harvey No problem! Good luck!
@elliotbauer79057 жыл бұрын
Well made video, very informative.
@brandont99167 жыл бұрын
Very informative as always! Thanks man!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@michaelfabregas34967 жыл бұрын
Thank You Mike! Amazing Video once again :)
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@josephhughes60277 жыл бұрын
Such a helpful video mate thanks for all the info!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@jobicarter32537 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@kchstudiophx98437 жыл бұрын
yes I've spent several hours with you. Question.. acids? the leaves have different pH levels. ??
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
They might! I haven't looked into it! Most of them are more alkali I'm pretty sure
@aribh49297 жыл бұрын
Great information! Learned a lot from this! Also you work on Sunday and Thursday right? I'll come in one of these days since I'm on break.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I won't be back again until after the new year. haha But that is correct
@davidkrausse89543 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, Thanks a bunch! a lot more detail in this than other videos I have been watching. Is that AGB formula what you use? It was the only formula that you put up in print, but you didn't seem to say outright that this was a good way to go.
@MikeTytula3 жыл бұрын
Similar to ABG not the exact same though
@kapurtakisexotics50567 жыл бұрын
Awesome video mike!!!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy!
@nickdavis3547 жыл бұрын
hey mike I was wondering about your solar glow light for your tortoise. I just want an overall review of how long it lasts and how hot it gets and things like that because I am getting my first bearded dragon soon.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Davis you should be replacing them every 8-10 months if you are using the UV in them, but I really like that personally there are a couple of other bulbs that I would rather have but they are so damn expensive!
@nickdavis3547 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula alright thanks man
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Davis No worries man!
@yrnss7 жыл бұрын
Very informative! I'm planning on getting a crested gecko soon ;)
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! good luck!
@andone01red7 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool, I got some powder blues isopods, I need some springtails though
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I want powder blues sooo bad!
@andone01red7 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula Well unfortunately their tub molded out so I lost a quite a few but I still have some left, probably not the best choice on my part for my first Isopods because they were kinda expensive, I got them at an expo for $10 for a starter colony
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
andone01red That's not bad at all for a starter pack haha
@blackhagalaz6 жыл бұрын
This video is pretty helpful thank you :-)
@MikeTytula2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@displayname166 жыл бұрын
you should of added links to alot of these like the isopods
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
Like sales links? Or?
@3palienclub8067 жыл бұрын
awesome Video because I'm buding my new created Gecko vivarium ATM. some questions : can I just add charcoal from the furnace ? can j put my geckos inside the vivarium one week after adding the springtails? i have a lot of springtails and I don't think cresties eat th em
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't add that kind of charcoal just incase something might have snuck in. Ya that would be fine!
@jaratt857 жыл бұрын
I wonder what'd happen if you'd put some grass clippings in to your cultures.. I know when we had a compost pile the sow bugs LOVED the piles of decaying grass clippings. Here's a topic for you "why do you use clay pebbles as your foundation in your tank rather than river rock or something similar?"
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
it helps with water dispersal also pebbles weigh more and would make the tank extremely heavy!
@timleeder39297 жыл бұрын
Bit random but, do you think mixing in cotton with the substrate would offer anything, or just straight out be a negative?
@flukeman0223 жыл бұрын
Hi, if i wanted a terrarium/vivarium how would i control the springtails and isopods population without having any pets that feeds on them? Thanks for the great video.
@MikeTytula3 жыл бұрын
They will control themselves, there is only such a high carrying capacity of a tank.
@nicholerocha50837 жыл бұрын
Great video content! I am new to all this and looking to get a reptile. I have a Exo Terra 12”x12”x12” and would like your opinion on what reptile would be suitable for this terrarium. Thank you
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Theres really not many. Maybe a mournings gecko
@nicholerocha50837 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula thank you
@mehrdaddwarves30017 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much for this video. I really needed inspiration for my vivariums. Ended using 1 part fir bark, 1 part orchid bark, 1 part sedge, 1 part coconut soil, 1 part aquarium stone, 1 part mos. A really good mix. I have a problem though with my "garbagemen". I ordered Trichorhina tomentosa, but i think my geckoes ate them. How long should i have my culture before adding them to the vivarium?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
You can add the culture immediately to the viv or you can breed them. I would order two starter cultures, put one in the tank and start breeding them with the other.
@mehrdaddwarves30017 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I'll do that. Keep making awesome videos
@veesentdaysendz81137 жыл бұрын
Great setup!!So you don't use Peatmoss??I usually mix peatmoss,spagnum moss,Charcoal,fir/orchid bark,& coco fiber/husk,then add the springtails&isopods and leaf litter.And yeah there is like nowhere to buy tree fern substrate here in the USA,I would've add tree fern too,but.My setup is about the same as yours,Rock on!!!
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
THat's awesome! You can use Peat moss I just don't in my mix.
@MrSabrecat6 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike, very informative, thanks. Do you know if it's advisable to have micro fauna in a snake enclosure. I'm just planning out a couple of vivariums for my daughters pythons and I'm pretty new to this subject, so any advice is welcome.
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
A clean up crew is totally fine in a snake enclosure :) If you have facebook I strongly recommend joining the advanced herpetological husbandry page! They will answer any questions that you may have!
@lynnbrooks2737 жыл бұрын
How long should I boil leaf litter that I collect from outside? Love all of your videos. I've learned a ton, almost done with my first vivarium
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I would bake them not boil them.
@lynnbrooks2737 жыл бұрын
will do thanks again
@catsystemcorp7 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, i have a huge bag of catappa leaves, can i use that as leaf litter?
@ChronicMrGamer7 жыл бұрын
What is the white mold looking like object at 9:43?
@liveinthenow51447 жыл бұрын
you are my inspiration.... I am just a beginner, I am about to make the first step , I'm looking at actual tanks, what do you recommend for a beginner?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Tanks wise? Or? Depends on what you are looking to keep!
@alexavatar44277 жыл бұрын
Does adding earthworms to the substrate help the vivarium?
@MabelGls5 жыл бұрын
This is quite an old video but extremely helpful. So I have a couple of questions. I have an 18x18x24 exoterra with a young Crested Gecko weighing about 6 grams. I got her in August and the bottom has paper towels for now. You mentioned you need to give isopods and springtails a few weeks to start up. Would I be able to set up the tank (false bottom/substrate/springtails/isopods) and reintroduce the gecko in the same day? (Given that she's a small gecko in a huge tank? lol) Second question: I have one plant in the tank right now and it seems to have had spider mites. I've been spraying the plant daily with soapy water and I've cut off the affected leaves. It looks like that did the trick but I can't be 100% certain. What would you recommend before adding more plants? Or is there something I can add to make sure I don't get spider mites?
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
Honestly truth be told, I wouldn't put a gecko that small into a tank that size unless you plan on having multiple feeding sites for it around the tank. And yes adding the isopods and springtails should be fine honestly! But they will not be a level where they will clean much of the waste produced by the gecko. I would recommend taking that plant out, and making sure they are all gone.
@MabelGls5 жыл бұрын
Sweet, thanks! Thankfully, my gecko eats super well. Every morning, she's eaten a good amount of food and I offer dubia roaches every 3-4 days. She gobbles them up in less than a minute. lol I'll take that plant out and leave in the fake ones for a few weeks then. Thanks for the advice!! :)
@francisparkinson79345 жыл бұрын
Love it nice one Thank you.
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@RLWolk7 жыл бұрын
Good information thank
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@Africanfrogs7 жыл бұрын
How would you make one for a African bullfrog? Main issue I see is that their shits are huge. A 5 inch long poo will clog water and or not break down fast enough
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I honestly wouldn't bother making one for a bullfrog lol
@PhscyoManiac7 жыл бұрын
Hello! Thanks for a great video! I was wondering if you know if it might be a good idea to have this kind of layers in the vivarium: 1. clay aggregate 2. mesh 3. active coal 4. your substrate in the video. I am wondering because active coal and charcoal are different? :) Also, can you house your springtail culture on charcoal or active coal? Thanks for great channel, keep up the good work! :)
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
They are pretty much the same thing, and serve the same purpose so yes you could use that to house them in as well.
@PhscyoManiac7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)
@JeffGillis16 жыл бұрын
Parallel topic, any insights in propagating an environment for micro orchids? Any suggestions on a source for micro orchids?
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
Depends where you live, and just high humidity with good air circulation
@JamesCFan6 жыл бұрын
I use a mix of: coco fiber,coco husk,sphagnum moss and small pieces of charcoal. Is this good??
@lucada323 жыл бұрын
sounds decent maybe add sand?
@aarongonzalez44583 жыл бұрын
@@lucada32 I used eco earth which is coconut fiber but didnt mix it with anything is it good? I already put everything
@MikeTytula2 жыл бұрын
Decent but not many nutrients in a mix like that.
@goofysgobstopper5 жыл бұрын
Where's the false bottom
@MikeTytula2 жыл бұрын
Not sure
@meme21maker386 жыл бұрын
Whats a good substrate mixture for a Bio-Active Bearded Dragon vivarium
@kunaal_19287 жыл бұрын
Should you replace the leaf litter?
@dacouncil12007 жыл бұрын
great video brother! so for someone like me who has their 1st build comming up, whats the best recommendation for store bought substrate? I was going for NEHERPs over ABG
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
NE herp is a great choice honestly!
@dyonmulia69867 жыл бұрын
can u make another video of u feeding them? i love watching them eating, haha
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Watch what eating?
@dyonmulia69867 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula ur gecko's, chameleon, snake, just like ur previous video. if u dont mind.
@tjtube2637 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's a lot of springtails! I got some locally and I noticed there were some nasty looking compost mites in the coir-based substrate (no charcoal) they came in. How can I destroy the mites without harming the springtails? I'm pretty sure the mites eat the springtails, and I don't want them to contaminate the main habitat. I would just do the water trick but the springtails are mostly below the surface and unable to float to the surface freely, so I'm pretty sure they will mostly drown.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
If the mites and spring tails are mixed together there is no way in saving the springtails, I would bake it in the oven.
@tjtube2637 жыл бұрын
Oh well, the mites actually seem to do a better job than the springtails anyway. They're just really hideous to look at..
@Quake2107 жыл бұрын
Could I make use of aquarium products like Seachem's "Stability" to introduce nitrifying bacteria to my vivarium?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
You could try but it's not really necessary!
@seanwages40646 жыл бұрын
do you have to have isopods and springtails? Also, can you use plantation soil with hydroballs?
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
Yes you do. And I would recommend a more well rounded soil.
@MDdelgado237 жыл бұрын
is it possible the spring tails escape from the tank air vents? def dont want that
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
They can. But they aren't harmful to anything and will likely die if they are outside your tank.
@gardeninginthegardenstate23627 жыл бұрын
In the future I will be making a rain forest terrarium in a 20 gallon tank. I have already figured out the fogging system and plants. But I am not making a Vivarium. How do I make that type of soil?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Still make the same soil haha
@thomasnorge22455 жыл бұрын
Do you have any recommedned for plants and substrate for day geckos? Or isnt that so inportant?
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
Well this substrate is good, and plants, typicaly pothos is good, umbrella plant, snake plant, it's all good.
@connorwolfe60447 жыл бұрын
Do you think that you could do a leopard gecko bioactive cage. Because I have seen some people do it.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
It's not really possible from what I have done, theres not really any clean up crew that lives in the desert climate
@connorwolfe60447 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula yea that's what I was thinking... and was very confused when I was told you could. Lol just wanted someone of more knowledge to help me know the truth.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Connor Wolfe Ya I haven't researched it much yet but chances are the bugs wouldn't be easy to source haha
@Heavens-Humanaterian-Army7 жыл бұрын
hi id like to know is it ok if i breed some isopods and spring tails in the same container...if they seem to need the same conditions i thought it could save an extra container to set up...is this safe to do ..my bugs will be here in just a day or so .please let me know asap. thanks melissa.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
You can but once they are together you will never separate them
@Heavens-Humanaterian-Army6 жыл бұрын
thanks for the reply.i will be putting them in a green tree frog paluderium,then my stimpsons python bio and my blue tongue bio so ile need a few before theres enough for all my new builds...they arrived today but what are the realy big steely grey isopods called theer kinda pritty.
@CaptainRumi7 жыл бұрын
Can I make my own leaf litter by cooking oak leafs etc?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
You can yes
@XwolfbaneXx7 жыл бұрын
hey Mike, -- do you think it would be possible for springtails to overpopulate in a way? what's preventing me from introducing microfauna into my tank is knowing my Crested Gecko would not be interested in eating them, so there would be no population control, and thus could continue to reproduce until there's just too many of them around.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
No the environment has a carrying capacity, meaning that they will breeding until the environment can't sustain the large pop'n and some will die, you will never have 'too many' haha
@XwolfbaneXx7 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula thank you for the clarification :')
@FruddyG7 жыл бұрын
This is what intimidated me from adding springtails to my upcoming Paludarium.. Doing as much research as I can before I get started. Thanks for the vid Mike
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
.: Freddy G' :. Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed!
@abrahamnutrition7 жыл бұрын
Is it better to buy your oak leaves or can you just take oak leaves and nuke them in the microwave? If so for how long?
@itzhen70327 жыл бұрын
Do i need both insects
@Shavenerd531195 жыл бұрын
Can I use a abg mix just as a substrate in my terrarium without live plants or cleanup crew?
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
You can, but I would always recommend a clean up crew!
@kennethyoung19806 жыл бұрын
Where can I get isopods when no one near me sells them?
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
Depends where you live man.
@jackbenham36397 жыл бұрын
Mike, I purchased Genesis Exotics jungle floor mix. They are closed down now which is fishy and I haven't received my mix yet, but it has been shipped. Have you heard anything plus or minus about it?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard anything from them. I'm sure it will be okay
@Carrington6667 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, thank you for your informative videos which help me a lot with building my first terrarium! in the end of this vid you say you refined certain ways of creating your most befitting substrate. Would you mind sharing the components of your mixture? Warm regards from "across the pond", Dennis ;-)
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I would check on the video it's self of the waterfall build, but I believe I show it in there.
@mikearraiol18037 жыл бұрын
I don't need springtails in my chameleon setup right?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
You don't 'need' them but they would help clean up some of the waste in the tank
@mikearraiol18037 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula ok thx
@debispencer80316 жыл бұрын
Mike Arraiol I'm thinking about getting a chameleon and I'm completely new to this. Would this substrate be suitable for a veiled chameleon? Everything I've been reading says they dont like moist stuff. Thank you!!
@Specogecko2 жыл бұрын
Where is this guy finding Pumice in Canada?
@MikeTytula2 жыл бұрын
It's a lot harder to find now
@mvpsamuraigt79446 жыл бұрын
Can i use forest bark instead of orchid/fir bark?
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@kaseylawrence5 жыл бұрын
What type of charcoal do you use?
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
You can use any kind of charcoal, just not the briquettes
@italicbudz7 жыл бұрын
So do I need Isopods or Springtails in a vivarium or will it still work without them?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
You pretty much need them. If you want the bioactivity
@italicbudz7 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula okay, so say I start off without them for a month or two that should be fine correct?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Alex Hope For sure ya!
@rockethereptile83817 жыл бұрын
Where is the link to the cage please?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
It's not uploaded yet ;)
@savanahkuklinski68337 жыл бұрын
I have a tank similar to this and it's always so hard to clean! It takes three full hours and it's so hard! How do you clean it more easily?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Clean as in what?
@savanahkuklinski68337 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula I don't have any isopods or microfauna in my tank to clean it, so will my frog set up, I have to go in and clean out any dead bugs that they don't eat, etc.
@austindingman69167 жыл бұрын
can you just use charcoal from a fire?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I suppose you might be able too but I would depend what wood you used
@austindingman69167 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula Where do you get the stuff you use?
@justinolson69607 жыл бұрын
what kind of light do you use for the plant's
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
I have a whole video on plant lighting, check that one out
@nyfotyo Жыл бұрын
4:28 can i use pine bark??
@MikeTytula Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't recommend it.
@dragowolfx2 жыл бұрын
any suggestions for arid setup/ substrate
@MikeTytula2 жыл бұрын
I have a few other videos on my channel about it, but shoot me a message on instagram if you want to chat a bit more about it.
@jaked73745 жыл бұрын
What about a drainage layer ?
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
I will be making a new video as part of my build series covering the drainage layer.
@jaked73745 жыл бұрын
@@MikeTytula good stuff look forward to it.
@thomasnorge22455 жыл бұрын
So I can use this substrate and info from this video for gold dust day gecko?
@MikeTytula5 жыл бұрын
YEs
@MrPoohbae10007 жыл бұрын
can I use leaves that I find outside of my house
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Just as long as you don't spray any pesticides or anything, I would rinse them and bake them
@seanrafferty47836 жыл бұрын
Hey man you said you been experimenting with zoomed rain forest substrate, all I can find is zoomed forest substrate is that what your talking about?
@MikeTytula Жыл бұрын
There was a new substrate they released a while ago and that's what I was testing, not great results haha.
@andrewmartinek91357 жыл бұрын
I want to start this out as vivarium/terrarium, and then I want to introduce ants into it. My main concern is that my ants would eat everything in there. What do you think?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Depends what kinds of ants I suppose. You would really have to do your research!
@andrewmartinek91357 жыл бұрын
Where can I get the materials necessary to build a good substrate? I just bought a 75 gallon aquarium for $45, and now I am beginning to look to get the materials in order next. From what I have seen from your variums, you know a great deal about micro ecosystems. I do want to study up on this material as well. So could you provide a general direction where I can properly research this. My main goal is to build a working micro ecosystem. Thank you for any and all advice!
@armanomidvar68906 жыл бұрын
What brand charcoal do u use
@MikeTytula6 жыл бұрын
What ever I have at hand!
@BrolyPT7 жыл бұрын
hello, can exo-terra provide all this can kind of soils? i ask this because i have dificulted to get all of this here in Portugal, but exo-terra i can find.
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Exoterra will have some yes
@BrolyPT7 жыл бұрын
Mike Tytula Hi Some but not All, right? Tnkx
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
ya
@andone01red7 жыл бұрын
Do you know the name of the plant at 2:45? I just got one and was wondering the species name (I realize this is an older video not sure if you will reply)
@andone01red7 жыл бұрын
Thanks but it definitely is not that. The plant in the previous shot resembles it but I think that one is some kind of begonia (the plant to the left of the begonia is a red nerve though)
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Which one? There is a silver philodendron, a brom, and peperomia prostrata
@andone01red7 жыл бұрын
The one with white edges; I didn't think it was a brom but I guess it could be
@freethis2227 жыл бұрын
Hey man, great video, as are many of your others. I have a question; Why the charcoal?
@MikeTytula7 жыл бұрын
Helps filter water, allows better drainage, and increased SA for the springtails to breed on.
@freethis2227 жыл бұрын
So, if I'm running a water to waste, I can replace it with moss or even omit it? Thanks