Building My FIRST Vivarium & DIY Rock Waterfall | NanoVivariumChallenge

Excited to have been challenged in the Nano Vivarium Challenge LOL. You gotta challenge yourself to learn right? Well, that's what I keep telling myself. Check out this Vision Cage here: bit.ly/3c6Sori Check out 🐸 Josh's Frogs Here: www.joshsfrogs...
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[@KristenLeanneVlog]

Hello guys!! Thanks for being here, I hope you enjoy and I wanted to share everyone elses videos with you that participated too! Please see below! THEY CRUSHED ITTTT. I'm literally going to be eating bon bons and watching all of these right now. Elle's Reptiles kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKjMe39noqmjb7s Simply Betta kzbin.info/www/bejne/bprOXniHYqtsqrs Rachel O'Leary kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKWnoplnbN-cmZo Jay Wilson kzbin.info/www/bejne/mICmXmNrl8qhmpI Tyler Rugge kzbin.info/www/bejne/epvPZ3WErJWFb9E Will Nace kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIOam2yigLaIbrs PeckTec kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmaTiZ-OnamBfrM Florida's Wildwest kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ22Zpp7n7mZg8k

[@crash8122]

Love love!!

[@NorseButterfly]

Despite the challenges, this turned out really cool! I can't wait to see your new darts check it out!🐸💜

[@bidenadministrationischina5091]

Awesome video!

[@talkeifilmsproduction-4k395]

Muito impressionante 🤪 📊🇧🇷🙌

[@ashleighbaker496]

pleeease do a "feeding all of my animals" or animal tour!! love this video!

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

Yes I am doing one soon!! I'm actually collaborating with @emzotic on that!!

[@desisarod]

@@KristenLeanneVlog yeah!!

[@pattitorres31]

I actually like how this came out. I'd love to see another one with everything you've learned from this. I've always wanted something like thing in my house with just plants. Maybe one day

[@karencoy924]

I actually REALLY love this video. I would love to see more!

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

thank you!

[@riverside321]

Like to see more body because it's a classic

[@RachelOLeary]

Looks good!

[@ellesreptiles]

I LOVE your waterfall so much! It makes me want to put one in my crocodile skink's tank when we redo it. And I'll definitely be watching this again when I do haha. ♥️

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

OMG you need to watch the josh's frogs vivarium and waterfall video!! I wish I had watched that one before I made this! But thank you so much!

[@veesutube]

I think it's amazing how you're rescuing animals/reptiles and how well they get treated after coming to you. Q: how did you get started/what inspired you to start rescuing?

[@joelh6514]

Thanks for sharing the learning process.

[@zareptiles]

For being your first time doing this, it looks amazing!! Ive made a ton of backgrounds now and they dont come close to looking this good! And diving right in with a waterfall?! It looks great!

[@faithwindham3349]

After carving out the foam use a heat gun to tighten it up and keep it from flaking/crumbling 😊

[@tabathaeast957]

OMG the Dumb and Dumber clip.. I was dying LOL

[@aryah1513]

For next project, consider pre-coating each cup or basket (on the inside) with silicone+substrate to hide the rim or visibility of the plastic inside. You gotta do it long enough in advance to allow the silicone to cure but it's worth it.

[@klaj6595]

I can’t believe that is your first try!!! Aesthetically, it is stunning! Nice work!

[@lamissmua2192]

I’m in love with this channel 😍 thanks for your hard work Kristen 💓

[@ceciwolfcat7]

It came out great, I can't wait to see your new babies move in!🐸💚

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

Thank you! I can't wait for them to move in too!!!! I may put this in my room bc I wanna hear the water trickle at night lol!

[@ceciwolfcat7]

@@KristenLeanneVlog Sounds like an excellent idea!

[@antojp6129]

You can just place some moss on the waterfall rock face to absorb the flow of the water it works really well.

[@blinkin304]

my painting experience is mostly limited to miniatures, but i have found that basic cotton swabs work really well for dry brushing fine details. they are super cheap, which is good, because in my experience dry brushing tends to destroy the brush you are using pretty quickly. basic cotton balls would probably work well for dry brushing larger objects like the rock wall in this video.

[@gaborvala5907]

better than some TV program or documentary thanks and good luck ,best regards from czech republic

[@terrisyoutube1726]

Wow, I love it! Your gonna have happy little tenants in there.

[@kimdenny7978]

Can’t wait! Love you Kristen!

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

LOve you!!

[@guacalaaa]

never thought about using the foam itself to make the separation from the soil and it blew my mind lmaoo tysm

[@sophiaamatt5158]

I love watching your videos

[@Avocetexotics]

It looks so good! I am currently building a 18x18x24 mourning gecko and dart frog bioactive! I just did the background last week! I have a glass bowl in the top that I filled with water and put a fogger in it! The water fogs down the back ground and looks amazing! I can not wait until I grow my channel more over the summer and I am able to do stuff like this in the future!

[@AdventureIndiana]

I appreciated the video. My son has leopard geckos and wanted to make one of these tanks. We were cooking along and last minute he wants to add a waterfall. Ok, to you tube we went. Thankfully we are not so far down path that we cannot do it. It will add quite another dimension to whole project. You dry brushed your rocks really nice, they look really good

[@EvilKaNegro]

That neck tattoo goes hard. Reminds me of a Dmt Trip 🤙🏽

[@Dream9Design]

girl you have two channels?! I love that i found this channel and video

[@victoriacole1037]

Damn, can't wait!!!

[@small.and.even.smaller]

It looks more than good on the first try.

[@JustJennyKelly]

Loved the effort and love u put into this ❤️ you put a lot of love and effort to take care! Ty for sharing!

[@louisesharpy]

YES. I didn’t get a notification for this. I’m so mad. I cannot wait to see this. I know you work so hard , and you deserve all the goods coming to you !! I love what you did. So proud of you. Love you.

[@HONEYDROPGALAXY]

Excited

[@BigShrimpin416]

This enclosure came out sick!! You killed it!!

[@therapium3dbackgrounds]

Fun to see your vid! And showing that "doing is learning" Sometimes i think that i have thought through something really well and then it doesn,t work, bummer! Then time for plan B ;) Luckely there are a lot of other people that share there builds :), and share experience & handy tips I liked your cup in a cup tip!!!! Will for sure use that one in my next 3d creation

[@b_jean755]

I think you still did AMAZING! 🥰 And I can't wait to see what else you do with it 💕 and of course the froggies 🐸🐸🐸 cause I'm literally obsessed with dart frogs and wish I could get some but I still have ALOT to learn about them first 😁

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

Thank you so much. I appreciate that so much. I was so sad with out it turned out but your coment is making me feel a bit better! I can't wait to make some adjustments and introduce my frogs! It's crazy that I only have 1 frog. I LOVE THEM TOO!!

[@b_jean755]

@@KristenLeanneVlog Don't be so hard on yourself it was your first time💕 and you'll get even better as you learn more tips and tricks 🥰 It looks AWESOME! and its gonna even awesomer when you have all the buggies 🐛🐞and froggies 🐸🐸 in there 💕

[@stephie6453]

It came out gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️

[@AnnikaSundberg]

Looks amazing!

[@DawntheCrone77]

Excellent video. I actually saw a couple things that I've never seen before that are great ideas and I plan to cooperate into my own first bio tank. Thanks. Look forward to more of your vids.

[@andrewyeverino6764]

Awesome! Looks adorable! Defintely do a video with only music and the build! That would be so relaxing!

[@cutedoggoz1692]

Looks amazing!

[@evelynsmith2920]

That looks so good

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

awe thank you so much that means a lot

[@RayRayNickens]

Aaaaa that's the $--t!!!!!! Once my pacman frog Ozzy gets bigger this is what I have in mind to make !!!!!!! Thank you for making it real easy to understand!!!!

[@KateKosmo]

This turned out pretty awesome! Frogs are gonna love it! 🐸💚

[@Hamburglar009]

Great video. Lots of useful info. I have a question: I would like to try a waterfall/pond into a large enclosure for a snake. I was thinking about doing it with a separate container for the water. So, instead of building a pond inside it could be like a plastic tub done up with spray foam and then painted and sealed to look similar to your pond idea. I would try it with an external pump/filter so it would be a tube in the “pond” tub going to the pump and a tube from the pump to the top of the water fall. Think this sounds like a decent idea?

[@taenatshaw3118]

Time stamp 1:22 on 😂👌🏻 Gold ! I loved that !

[@DeaDiabola]

I know this isn't normally important because it shouldn't even be a big deal - but it's so great to see more women (and cute ones, at that - take that, stereotypes lolol) in the plant/herping world striving to make realistic, bioactive setups for their babies and generally being involved with these awesome animals. They really do make fabulous pets, and building them homes is the best feeling. I'm not really the type to hang out with people who'd scream at the sight of a snake in general - but none of my galpals actually kept any of their own reptiles growing up, so it's so refreshing to see the hobby become more and more inclusive to women, LGBT+ people etc despite there being people (aka dicks) who're still grumbling and ignorant. They can all suck it, 'cause this makes me so so happy. Pay 'em no mind, you have a good eye for the construction aspect of your tanks and with only a little more experience and time, I believe you could be on SerpaDesign's level with your own style. Keep it up, you have a new sub and I look forward to see your development as a mini-biome artist! :3

[@prestonconklin1537]

You should do another sayler update video

[@patriciakloeppel9863]

New subscriber love the DIY thing here to learn

[@user-lo9vu8ok1m]

This is so cool are u kidding?! Ur awsome

[@Amerc04]

Dude that was so cool to see. I have toads and cope tree frogs and i have been wanting to make them a running water system. Thankyou so much. I think you did great by the way for your first try!

[@victorramsey5575]

It turned out better than I couldve done. Cheers!

[@sarahlanda989]

Where did you get the foam from? Or does it matter which one because it’s going to be dried & covered with substrate anyways ?

[@kylahoward1982]

Beautiful learning curve

[@jiminlee4431]

love this!

[@ana-xk1qo]

love it 😍

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

HERE'S THE CONTEST TO ENTER! instagram.com/p/CPjHJ27syfj/?

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

I've been checking out all these vivarium builds!! Really cool stuff thanks for sharing 🙏❤️

[@TheAngy1968]

Super!…🥰🐸👌👌👌👌👌👌👌🦎👍❤️

[@dangeloblackwell1201]

I’ve been watching your videos for at least 2 years now and I absolutely love them. I have two ball python, a savannah monitor, and a leopard gecko. But my question is. How do you keep your Leo’s calm? And not stressed? I handle my leopard for 5 minutes. I feed her once in 3 days. Her tank is the perfect temp and it’s the perfect humidity. I also did my research. But she’s still stressed. I also hang out her enclosure. So she can get used to me.

[@cowabungaweekly3290]

Can you do another video about your African bullfrog

[@1430duh]

It looks really good tho lol you made it sound like it was horrible on Ig 😹 looks cool.

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

LOL Dude I was so dissapointed...I'm a little bit of a perfectionist. But thank you so much

[@dontbea7237]

I just finished a 300-gallon horse trough pond with a wall in a roof the wall is built all the way around the pond except for where the filtration Bae is

[@Levi-he6nj]

I always been afraid of frogs idk why but I don't find it pleasant to touch them or be near them bc they're so small and fragile.. I think it's mostly bc my parents told me tot touch or go near a Toad. I'm not planing on getting a frog but maybe an African pixie frog

[@treystewart544]

I love you 😘💕❤️

[@garrettkaizer2723]

Hey so im looking at that foam and flex seal. R both water proof and heat proof

[@deborahbailey7766]

Can you make another video soon

[@jiminlee4431]

can you please do another feeding all my animals please?

[@garrettkaizer2723]

Is this foam safe for snakes

[@GRIM_MOD]

Hello Please help do I need to treat the water with something so its drinkable and safe for my pet????

[@ibelieveicansoar]

Miles Davis approves of the t-shirt

[@josiedays7562]

Did you have to get rid of your ferrets when you moved back to Cali?

[@margaretturtle5827]

where is that hand held vaccum from?

[@bobbyusmc0372]

Your absolutely beautiful wow and I love your neck tattoo

[@adriansolomon6805]

It drives me nuts when people work off the floor instead of a bench🥺

[@hayhay8347]

I mean, I’d live in there….

[@philipallen3343]

Philip Hi

[@lamantonyshyn1019]

So technically it's not just you're first vivarium u took it a step further and mad it you're first paladarium

[@joshuadill7849]

Do you really have 3000 plus animals.

[@tyliful]

did you win the challenge?

[@cajunw33dh3ad]

Yea when ordering reptiles from online you’re pretty much trying to dodging a bullet

[@TroyGoldberg]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

care to share something more useful?

[@TroyGoldberg]

@@KristenLeanneVlog well.... there’s honestly too many things to bunch up Into one message. Ill just start with the most important one. The plexiglass glass being used to waterproof something is a really bad idea. You’d be much better off going to your local mirror and glass shop and getting a piece of 1/4” glass cut to the size you need, doesn’t need to be tempered or anything special.... just plain ol 1/4” glass with polished edges.

[@breezexotics]

@@KristenLeanneVlog you should maybe visit his channel lol that will include everything you need to know that's more "useful"

[@TroyGoldberg]

@@KristenLeanneVlog there’s a much easier method to making the background look basically the same as you did, with drylok and quikrete cement colors... you don’t need to seal it. The plants should have been completely rinsed of the substrate they were in.... basically down to the roots, and then use ABG in your little pots. Also, some drift wood would really help your overall tank drastically. The decision to do the background 1/2 in silicone and substrate and the other half in the foam and whatever you covered with just looks odd to me and un natural. I would have blended the 2 much more for a less drastic contrast between them... these are obviously just my opinions on how to help make your Vivarium more successful. I’m not a master or anything.

[@KristenLeanneVlog]

@@TroyGoldberg I did say in the beginning of this video, as well as in the title, I've never even done a vivarium before so maybe sharing these things you've now shared rather than leaving a judgemental emoji would be the right thing to do? I have used thick plexiglass when building a water tight area for my bullfrog and it's held up for 2 years just fine. So I think either glass or a thick plexiglass works sufficiently. I appreciate the commentary and tips (finally). Thank you.