DIY vivarium waterfall + cave

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Hello fellow builders!
I made a second vivarium with a waterfall and decided to make a small cave system in it.
Hope you can use the information!
enjoy

[@Currentttttt.]

Your accent makes this so enjoyable

[@kiko633z]

Bro, never stop with your videos. I'm new in this DIY thing, but I really like the way you make your videos. It will be really useful for my future vivarium. Best wishes from Brazil!

[@foamandlizards9160]

Thank you man! I will not!

[@fsimon5230]

I agree, no one goes into that great a detail with the waterfalls. I really like this one that u made with the cave.

[@Kira-kg4kl]

I really love the cave feel, so awesome, tempted to see if my crestie would use one if I made one on a shelf higher up

[@Mhorianna]

No need to apologize for your bird. We're 'visiting' HIS house. And he's a cutie. I miss my birds.

[@caseyrokus7469]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! They are extremely fun, informative, hilarious, and very helpful! Thank you! I love watching how you built in waterfalls to your vivariums!

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Awesome build, mate, impressive cave system, lots of techniques and tips, cheers!

[@aquaticcolledgefishing]

Love your build vids. Deff gonna use foam in mine 👍

[@LanzaNation]

I know this was from two years ago, but this is awesome. I just yesterday commented on a video of a paludarium with a waterfall that I would love to make a vivarium with a waterfall and a cave and then today this pops up on my youtube homepage which was perfect since it's exactly what I wanted. Maybe not 100% how I would do it with the design of course, but it's awesome.

[@lokimartin9686]

why dont you have more subscribers dude this is awesome and entertaining

[@foamandlizards9160]

thank you my friend!:) Who knows in the future!

[@lisajohnson1563]

I just discovered your videos. They're good! You are a delightfully silly man who knows his stuff. I like your designs and admire your technical abilities. Even your mistakes are informative. Thanks for putting this on KZbin!

[@voltix9711]

*IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ* - Hey, I enjoyed watching the video! I did a similar method, where I used the expanding foam to create a guide for the water and I siliconed coco fiber into it. I waited about a week with the cage in a heavy ventilated area with a fan so it would be safe for the animals. Everything looked fine, but after a few hours when the cage was all planted and ready to go, I noticed that there was a leak. This leak wasn’t a leak that went out of the cage, but one where the water would go from one place to another where it shouldn’t be. I found the source - The water was trickling down from its path in the foam to the land area, and normally this would be fine in most vivariums, but in my case the land and water areas are divided with a watertight barrier. This meant that water was escaping from the pond with the waterfall into the land section, so it would therefore drain the pond by about an inch or two (this might not seem like a big deal, but it’s a 10 gallon so the pond can only contain about 3 inches of water - vertically) Overall, the problem is that I need a better path for the water to get down from point A (top of waterfall) to point B(pond area) AKA bottom of waterfall. So, I thought about silicon and expanding foam, but the cage was all planted and had my frog in so I didn’t want to rip everything out, and I wouldn’t even know if they would work. I’m looking for a solution that can get the water from the top to bottom without any leaks, maybe something like a clay which would be easy since I just have to plug it into the cage - also it would be non toxic to the fire belly. Please let me know if you guys *(anyone that sees this comment)* can help me out with this, because The waterfall can’t run since there’s a leak, and although The firebelly doesn’t need a waterfall, it would be nice to have for filtration and looks. Any response will be appreciated since I just want to find a solution. Thank you for reading.

[@Cremefish1]

Voltix9 i guess if the leak isnt touching any plants, you can use hot glue if you take the frogs out for a little while. But thats not a permanent solution

[@sylevemk]

Just found this video and now you have a new subscriber in Puerto Rico. :D I don't have any indoor reptiles or frogs but the idea in your video of the cave and waterfall are awesome for my outdoor frog pond. ❤

[@mantislife7463]

excellent build

[@benwalton7678]

Great video keep doing what you are doing, trust me your channel will eventually blow up. You have a great sense of humour don't stop being yourself :D

[@foamandlizards9160]

Hey man, thank you! I really love to hear it! Although if my channel blows up, I probably got the FBI on my ass. Anyway, have a nice day!:D

[@drdoolittlefishhobbyist6055]

Another great build my friend

[@BrittBerghammer]

Youre really talented and very funny. New sub here from Alabama USA.

[@janjeuken4370]

Mooi gedaan Bart. Ziet er weer fantastisch uit!

[@foamandlizards9160]

dankje vaders!

[@JakeHockley]

Great video man! Always love your builds and videos!! :D

[@foamandlizards9160]

Thank you man! glad to hear it!:)

[@JakeHockley]

No problem. Do you order from Dutch Rana much? I’m from the U.K., but I’m considering making a plant order with them as they have some plants that we can’t get easily in the U.K.

[@foamandlizards9160]

Mostly the plants come from expo's, some are form garden centres. But the plants that I order from Dutch Rana are always in very good shape. I recommend that store!

[@burningwithcharmander]

You just gained a new subscriber from me. Keep it up bro! Looking forward to your new vids and I'm also making a paludarium myself. Hope It works!

[@adi_trades99]

what kind of paint did you use for the rock part ? acrilic paint ?

[@jurriaanus]

Leerzaam en leuk! Thanks gap!!

[@carinajarske5534]

THIS VIDEO IS SO AWESOME... Since a few weeks I had two Epipedobates anthonyi, but my terrarium is not so cool as yours... I'm not so good to work and make a vivarium like you, but I will... So funny, that your bird interrupted your message 😂😂😂

[@gxaxw666]

now this is a nice tutorial!!!

[@alextavarez4709]

Awesome videos!! I'm going to start my first one here soon after I watch a few more of your videos!! U definitely have a new subscriber from California, USA! Question, what is the grout stuff you are using?

[@vagersgr]

Awsome vivarium but I really want you to make a big paladarioum video. I love your builds!!!!

[@foamandlizards9160]

thank you! I have a big terrarium that must be build, so it's coming!

[@vagersgr]

Οκ I Will wait!!!!

[@nicolasame9923]

what kind of paint do u use ? Great job by the way

[@iskaterforlife]

What type of paint did you use for the green, brown, and black accents on the waterfall? I live here in the US, so I want to make sure I get the right type of paint for this step. Thank you in advance and please keep making these videos! You're very talented.

[@Red8675309666]

what was the sand you used in the pond on this build? i couldnt quite hear

[@ReadTheBible33]

You're awesome!

[@LML1248]

this is awesome! looking to build something similar. is all a proxy resin animal safe or are there specific brands/ kinds to look out for?

[@sarabreitwieser9262]

Do you have to use a special kind of paint in/on the grout?

[@maxmichewicz3820]

I have a 65 gallon tank and need some ideas for a vivarium

[@incredibleedibledez]

Your builds are epic & you're fucking Hilarious!!!! cheers!!!

[@lelezinha1985]

I’m planning on making a vivarium for a chamaleon, do you think that is a good idea to make a waterfall or they don’t like it? Please give some advices on it! Im really lost as this will be my first one. Thank you in advance!

[@gc_871]

Hi! What is the reason for spraying twice a day?

[@joeytoren9911]

Dankje voor de film! Binnenkort zelf een bio active tank maken en jouw video geeft me een aantal ideeen! Dankje

[@foamandlizards9160]

Graag gedaan en veel succes!

[@dakota3111]

Thanks these videos are super helpful! I'm trying to make a vivarium for my lizard he loves to climb and I was wondering if I use the foam and hand painting method will the foam slowly get destroyed by my lizards claws? also if it is okay what exact painting and sealer do you use

[@user-kc3jp5ck2z]

Are you using acrylic paint?

[@erinx9344]

You need more subs!!

[@salocin3193]

Hey there! I'm so grateful for your videos! I'm now taking my hand at making my own vivarium like yours! I just got done with the epoxy resin in my cave and I was hoping you could answer some questions. When you are putting bromeliads and other plants, I noticed a lot of the time you didn't have a flower pot. Are you planting these directly to the substrate that you glued/epoxied in? If not, how do you get it to stay? My other question is, what substrate are you using for inside of the bottom of your pond? I don't want to clog the tubes from getting water but I would assume I would need some type of sand or something similar?

[@foamandlizards9160]

Hey man, I just get some spagnum moss, make it wet and put it around the roots of the bromiliad (with fishing rope). After that i put it agains the background and make sure it's stuck with toothpicks. you can only do this with plants that dont need roots to grow. For the substrate in the water area I just use aquarium sand, but you can put the tubes a little higher so the sand cant go in. I made the mistake (with this build) by not doing that, but the water flow is still good;) Anyway, good luck with your build man, and thank you!

[@user-gt8kk2xx1w]

Hey man, great video but i have a question to ask you What kind of non-toxic colors did you used to make the rock loocking structure?

[@flerite]

sorry i'm not really good in english.. can you explain what you are putting at 5:33?

[@geitinblik]

tipvanflip epoxy hars hoeft geen 2 weken te drogen, is droog na 24 uur wel is dit afhankelijk van hoe dik de laag hars is bij meerdere milimeters dikke lagen heb je wel meer droogtijd, heb je eventueel nog goede tips voor het maken van een regensysteem, dan doel ik op : een water reservoir, pomp en 3 of 4 sproeiers maar dan helemaal zelfbouw ?

[@ShadowDragonD4]

are you from Quebec?

[@GlutenFreeWater]

Did you put epoxy on the inside of the waterfall? I'm considering copying your waterfall.

[@foamandlizards9160]

Gluten-Free Vegan Water you mean the cave? I did. Good luck!

[@GlutenFreeWater]

@@foamandlizards9160 I meant behind the the waterfall where the pump and everything is.

[@foamandlizards9160]

Gluten-Free Vegan Water no i did not. Styrofoam is not toxic

[@GlutenFreeWater]

@@foamandlizards9160 Thanks so much.

[@foamandlizards9160]

Gluten-Free Vegan Water np, good luck!

[@benjewitt9629]

Oh shit, he turned into a banana

[@isabellesmith4741]

What is that tool you use to cut the styrofoam?

[@corypapczynski463]

Do you have to use the apoxy

[@AG-de9il]

I love these videos, can you put the products you used in the descriptions? :D

[@foamandlizards9160]

Hey man, thank you! I will do that one of these days!

[@spyco100]

w8 are u dutch?

[@foamandlizards9160]

I asked my mom, she said yes!

[@klm20079]

yes :') that accent is pure dutch english. geniaal

[@ReadTheBible33]

@@foamandlizards9160 nice! Lol

[@alfonsofuentescardenas8387]

Hi, great video. What kind of paint did you use?

[@foamandlizards9160]

hello, thank you:) It's called "concrete paint"

[@Elysian777]

What type (brand) of brown coco fiber/husk are you laying on it?

[@foamandlizards9160]

Eco earth from Exo Terra

[@kevinbrislawn5918]

ahhh the Big Banana!

[@foamandlizards9160]

it came from nowhere!

[@LordPingu]

What species of bird is that?

[@victorfox9623]

Black cap conure

[@preacher2188]

i like big holes ;)

[@klm20079]

ben jij een nederlander?

[@crazyworld7219]

I keep thinking you’re saying vain you mean vine? 😃

[@aquamoment]

tot ziens op vivarium? :D

[@latinoo2009]

Hahahaha u are too much. Nice video

[@foamandlizards9160]

Haha thanks;)

[@yungsquid9547]

so will the expanding foam stop water from going in to the land area as i am going to make a crested gecko vivarium with my dads 4ft fish tank which is taller than my exo terra viv and put a small pond and water fall in it and perhaps some tropical fish?

[@denzel5137]

the fish will die, dont even try.

[@foamandlizards9160]

Expanding foam is not water proof. Even with a few layers of grout and epoxy resin it's hard to make it so. My advise would be to silicone in some glass and put rocks to it to make it natural. If you take your time, it will become beautiful:)

[@JMViidz]

Can I please have the brand names for the silicone and expanding foam as this is something I’m really interested in doing. Also amazing look keep up the good work

[@foamandlizards9160]

Hey man, the expanding foam is just a cheap one from the hardware store. You can use wichever you want, as long as it had dried up for like two weeks or so. I actually don't use silicone here, but if you mean the glue it's "polymax" from Bison. The thing that I used for the background is called Epoxy resin. Good luck!:)

[@salocin3193]

JMViidz if you’re in the States, run to any Home Depot and get GE silicone type 1. They’ll definitely have it

[@edenuccio3690]

I hear a bird?

[@masterdaniel840]

Doe gw in het Nederlands dan

[@gxaxw666]

now this is a nice tutorial!!!