How I Made the Branch Terrarium (secrets revealed!)

Step by step behind the scenes of how I made my popular Brancharium (Branch Terrarium). All secrets and methods revealed, tons of tips and tricks, and value from beginning to end. Don't miss a minute of this one!
00:00 - Start
00:25 - The concept
00:46 - The tank
01:18 - The wood
01:48 - Mockup and visualization
02:33 - Structure and framework
03:29 - Mounting concept
04:16 - Mounting pegs
04:59 - The bark exterior
05:50 - The branch core
08:43 - Attaching the bark
09:46 - The fabric substrate
10:21 - Glue clean up
10:44 - Concealing gaps
11:00 - Attaching the fabric
12:22 - Hiding imperfections
12:49 - Mounting the branch
13:43 - Mold Cycle Method
15:03 - Planting the branch
18:13 - Bottom substrate
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[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

I have returned! Have you wondered how I made my brancharium, or wanted to make your own brancharium? If so, don't miss this extremely detailed account which shows every step from beginning to end, revealing all of my methods, secrets, insights, and more. Drop a comment and let me know if you are going to try making a brancharium, if you learned anything, or any other thoughts! Thanks for watching

[@nurawong8693]

Welcome back 🥺

[@dshobe720]

Long time good to see a new video. Great work!

[@eidiu3551]

nice work tho i wouldnt have used cork due to it only holding 5-6 years ... i would rather use Xaxim for example

[@ChristopherLMunoz]

This is like the release of a big movie. "Camping outside waiting for the doors to open for the movie premier"

[@gearscodeandfire]

Loving the thoughtfulness and ability to be reproduced in this build

[@capttom144]

What an amazing piece! One can feel the effort you put in - and it sure paid off! 👍

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you so much 😀

[@carlsbl]

Welcome back! I was on your channel earlier this week rewatching your grow box series to get ideas on what plants to order next. Your videos are extremely well done and just a pleasure to watch, and rewatch again! 😀

[@surgeinc1]

This is a work of art, and your attention to every detail! Looking forward to more videos.

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Badbaddthing]

Welcome back! Stoked to see this video!

[@aquaajb]

So excited for this! Welcome back, hope you are gonna stay a while!

[@rickcill]

Welcome back my man ;D Hope more videos will follow soon!

[@oS3R0o777]

Thanks so much for sharing detailed tips and tricks, as well as links on what materials have performed well for you!

[@enricofossati8720]

Beautiful Work Matt, very inspiring every time I see one of your videos I want to start a new terrarium. Well done keep up the great work

[@windsunh2o]

This was in my recommended and I'm so happy it was! This is the first I've seen from your channel and I love your creativity and how you explain everything. Such a unique idea and it turned out fantastic! I've subscribed and am looking forward to updates on this one. I'm excited to start exploring your channel. Peace.

[@antonellatundo6803]

Hi Matthew welcome back!!! I missed your videos and finally here you are! This is a really excellent video and I hope you will make more because I'm a fan and I learned so much from you. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us. Best regards from Antonella from Parma (Italy)

[@clivecarpenter5177]

Awesome build, thank you for sharing your process and methods. I like all your videos, but this one is special because I've admired this set-up ever since I first saw it. Very inspiring, thank you!

[@kylenixon709]

Waited awhile for this one! So excited! The choice of plants is amazing. I've been trying to source Asplenium holophlebium for a long time but can't find it anywhere.

[@arms1036]

High quality build. Great walkthrough. Kudos.

[@bigwillythewonka8523]

Can't wait to see it.

[@se5908]

one of the best made tutorials for a terrarium, thx for this :)

[@fransblokhuis]

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. You've created something really special. I love how "understated" it is, this makes it look very natural. The Bulbophyllum orchid is such a star. Wow wow wow!

[@LucaHulot]

I'm happy to see you back, you make great content :)

[@Aedony]

Incredible how much work went into this. But it looks absolutely stunning! Well done!

[@stevenstucko7039]

Hi Mate! I just discovered your channel. It's all about the stuff I grew up doing. I'm so glad the art form lives on. Keep up the great content!

[@tps2686]

Thank you sharing such an inspirational setup. Beautiful 😍. I am an orchid lover, hope to see more mini orchids in your future terrarium setup.

[@jordanb9673]

The pegs are brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing! :D

[@DDryTaste]

Epic. Can't wait!

[@glassyGREEN_]

Wow, this is just insane. What an awesome build, I love it. 😍

[@jenpink4298]

This is beautiful! Well done!

[@edenrushing5887]

The amount of time and thought put into each decision is amazing, it looks great

[@thaillling9369]

incredible, so glad you are making videos again. That cochlidium is insane.

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you! Yes, it's one of my fave mini plants. That specimen is many years old.

[@junrycalvo]

Very detailed & outstanding!

[@hudsonhaynie1632]

Thank you for sharing your art again.

[@__bugc__]

This is actually a realy cool idea! love it!

[@yess740]

I really love that you finally came back to KZbin, as I was just thinking about your channel a few weeks ago. Personally, I kinda stopped keeping plants, but your videos made me reconsider starting up with the hobby again as its just so peaceful and rewarding, espacially with inspiration from your channel!

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Wow, thank you!

[@Alphlax0850]

lovely design and very detail explanation

[@CatherineRMoore]

Fascinating, and I can see the methods being helpful for future projects. Thanks for sharing.

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thanks for watching!

[@pandugofast]

Subscribed, you should do a longer reveal at the end to show it off!

[@MikeTytula]

Yes!! New video!

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thanks for watching, bro

[@MikeTytula]

@@AnotherWorldTerraria Of course! Love the videos!

[@alejthagreat]

This video popped up in my recommended, and you sir have earned a new subscriber!

[@danielefabbro822]

Really cool. Love it. 👍

[@lilnoir4213]

Holy damn you are back, and with my favourite build ! Cheers!

[@maggiehellis842]

Yay!! Welcome back!

[@markiyanturyk7626]

Welcome back!

[@pottymouthedplanter]

wow!!!!!! Absolutely amazing man!! new sub and happy to be here!!

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@dakotaross8845]

Excellent video!

[@EliezaBaby]

Stunning 😍

[@DalekZhang]

You can use a pin/small blade to open the locking mechanism on zip ties to unlock and reuse them.

[@anthonywright2802]

Amazing thanks for sharing

[@janselperezmartinez8490]

Mannnn what a skill and determination. And no one no one explain step by step better than your Sir. Keep it up. Cheers.

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you so much!

[@savenature2717]

great job.. you know your stuff.. THX man.

[@arthropoda]

You are back 💥

[@pinkalpatel9817]

wonderful creation

[@little76boo1]

Wow! Just found Yr channel, awesome build!

[@richardh1764]

Awesome, I wish I had your patience.

[@BlercNet]

Welcome back!~

[@barachihuang]

masterpiece!!!

[@TheHarshWay]

return of the king

[@trand8l]

respect! thats hard work

[@sekaiomiruhitokaminoyume5426]

It’s actually very accurate and good looking

[@danielyarjau4991]

Looks good

[@BeeUndercover]

Well, that branch made me become a member of your team! Awesome work 😍

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@BIKE-PLUS]

Amazing 😁❗

[@dshobe720]

10 plus years ago I remember an orchid lover in Sweden making a branch display similar. It was on Flickr of all places lol

[@jcgreenlife-9130]

Very nice!!!!😍😍😍😍😍

[@SunniMerlot]

would be cool to have some soil and plants on the ground with some isopods, springtails and small lizards or something in with the branch

[@herveydoerr-rolley9241]

Absolutely amazing! So glad to see your return to producing videos, I was curious, i might have missed it but did you end up leaving the pc fan running long term? if so, on a timer or consistently on? Thank you!

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

The fan is in for the long haul. It goes on and off on a digital timer multiple times per day. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Matthijs704]

I am so happy with this new video. Welcome back man. Too bad I missed the release with chat. How much time did you give the wood to mold and get ´cured´ before planting? The result is absolutely stunning. Very good job and excellent tutorial.

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

thank you! it was about 2.5 weeks in the AWT Mold Cycle Method

[@rjward1775]

I really liked the orchid.

[@lowcus211]

Amazing build! I've been thinking of doing this too but vertically. For a tall tank that I have, maybe like a tree? Not sure how it would work but thanks for the info 👍

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you. The one you're thinking about is the branch vivarium by Mikael (I think he owns or at least works for Dusk Tropic). I came up with my idea before I saw his work (as noted in my video), but I did find a lot of inspiration and learning from his project and photos. You could definitely do a vertical tree trunk terrarium.

[@dshobe720]

Always like your art! I've been doing similar things with ceramic (glass) tile terrariums using my native North Carolina mosses, liverworts, and ferns. I like adding 1/4 inch drains so I don't have to siphon off excess water. Have you used clay in any of your designs yet? I've found it grows ground mosses well on walls.

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you! I wanted to use a bulkhead drain in the tank but that would have required a custom stand and I couldn't spend the money for find the space for that. Yes, I used clay in my Crown Forest terrarium. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3iYaGimpZ2dnbc

[@olleyOop]

Very inspiring! And so detailed -- so cool. Do you have a tip where to buy plants? E.g. the two Elaphoglossum I couldn't find ..

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

At this time I generally don't recommend specific sources for plants because there are many sources and many types of plants, so each case varies, but most of my sources are just hobbyists and smaller or private vendors. It also depends where you live. Please check out www.anotherworldterraria.com/faq/#plant-sourcing which is a general summary of the types of sources I use, and has tips on how to build a network of sources for yourself. There are not any specific vendors listed there though. Following the suggestions might help you eventually uncover some sources that work for you. I hope that helps!

[@thequeenofsporks]

Great build! How are you managing moisture in the tank? Manual spraying?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thanks. Yes, manual spraying when it needs it, drenching the branch heavily. Sealed lid to keep it humid always.

[@leekaweng2692]

Hey can you do an update on your emersed bucephalandra

[@AriHuttunen]

Awesome work! I'm really interested what's the care regimen like? You said it's sealed and has a fan. Is misting done by hand only? Is the fine mist only for effect or is it on continuously?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

misting by hand with a pump sprayer, often enough to keep the top moss and plants moist. I do it heavily enough to saturate the entire thing so all the moss and branch is dripping water down.

[@rupply]

do u keep the lid on? or off but spray every day

[@WONDERFULREPTILES]

like perfect video

[@colossuses]

Great setup. I'm gonna try this.. Why not foam the pipe strsight to the Cork?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thanks. If you mean spray the foam and attach the PVC and the wood right then with the foam, the reason why not is because it would be impossible to control the foam thickness and shape, or to prevent the wood from being displaced.

[@lovingone]

I got an idea. You could put it on a wall and paint the rest of the tree with all kinds of animals that live there. It would look amazing and give it perspective. Would look like you took a piece of the wall and made it real.

[@ajanggocrazyyycblessfree7483]

Off topic question, how did you pot your Tocache blue selaginella?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Sealed plastic bin, medium-low light, humid, substrate moist but not wet. Substrate is primarily akadama and sphagnum, but has a small amount of charcoal, bark, pumice, and seachem flourite

[@deannknox9499]

This is beautiful

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you for subscribing! I don't sell my projects. I just make them out of love and creativity.

[@kentross1134]

Fantastic! What did you use for a lid?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you! I was lazy and used saran wrap, but could easily have gotten a piece of acrylic or glass

[@kentross1134]

@@AnotherWorldTerraria yeah, that makes sense thanks. Really cool design

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Thank you!

[@athomenotavailable]

This looks like it could be a good method for planting Neofinetia Falcata orchids

[@aakaakov]

please tell me, will there be a recording? in my region, the actual time will be 4 am :)

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Yes, the video will be on my channel permanently just like a normal video, so you can watch any time! Thank you!

[@aakaakov]

@@AnotherWorldTerraria ❤ thank you!

[@moolismoolman5269]

What fabrick did you use please

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

I don't know. It was sent to me by a friend. It's just some kind of spacer mesh.

[@davidbaydush2813]

Do you have a lid on this, or do you keep it open with a fogger to maintain humidity?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

It's kept sealed with a lid.

[@davidbaydush2813]

@@AnotherWorldTerraria do you also keep a fogger running in it? Or just open and mist it?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

I don't have a fogger running usually. I just do it occasionally, tbh because it looks cool. I just open it to water. Nisting by hand with a pump sprayer, often enough to keep the top moss and plants moist. I do it heavily enough to saturate the entire thing so all the moss and branch is dripping water down.

[@anthony-ib1dc]

do you have a link for the mesh you used?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

Sorry, no. I got the material from a friend many years ago.

[@anthony-ib1dc]

@@AnotherWorldTerraria no worries

[@katelynnm5686]

Where is the growing mesh from?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

I got the thicker stuff from a friend. Private.

[@prabathsamarasooriya4013]

how would you water this piece of art?

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

I use a pump sprayer and just water the entire branch till it's dripping wet, as needed. And mist it with a spray bottle.

[@Sinserg]

Does anyone know how to take care of something like this?

[@bothetetrabreeder8734]

small world😁

[@nosks_stopmotions]

I simply want to ask. Please play Terraria. I would love to see your reaction simply bc ur channel has the name in it

[@dragonspirit1185]

Man that's a lot of mites 14:41

[@CMZneu]

Looks awesome man! looks like the branch took a lot of work i just hope you seriously considered a real branch.

[@flashmop8170]

where are the plantz? an so on what

[@xxdragonrenderxx]

shoulda had vines hanging down

[@nonrepublicrat]

It would be much better to use hardwood instead of cork. Cork will rot and must be replaced in 2-3 years.

[@sdqsdq6274]

long hiatus , glad you notice some isopods eat healthy plants when there nothing to eat , they are not really the perfect bio crew

[@MarsATX]

or you could go to a forest cut a fallen tree with a saw and put it in a tank.

[@AnotherWorldTerraria]

You definitely could. But that's not what I wanted to do. Also that would have a big risk of pests and pathogens. Not to mention it would not look how I wanted.

[@MLGodzilla]

And I thought mine was cool

[@francocasentieri932]

Normally i am very friendly to such content, may i had a bad mood, but this made me nerving...how much money...and to have the store who you buy is it?? is not in everones reach maybe... I claim , tell where u buy it.

[@cuntbag]

This is great, thank you