🦀I BUILT A HUGE VERTICAL NO SPRAY FOAM PALUDARIUM FOR VAMPIRE CRABS

[@IndoorEcosystem]

❤MY WEBSITE: www.indoorecosystem.net/ 🏷VAMPIRE CRAB EBOOK: indoorecosystem.gumroad.com/l/Geosesarma-Vampire-Crabs 🦀SPECIES PROFILE: www.indoorecosystem.net/guides/species-profile-geosesarma-notophorum-white-mandarin-vampire-crab 🏷SHOP: www.etsy.com/shop/IndoorEcosystem TANK & STAND Natural Terrarium Small X-Tall exo-terra.com/products/terrariums/natural-terrariums/natural-terrarium-small-x-tall/ Terrarium Cabinets exo-terra.com/products/terrariums/terrarium-cabinets/ Exo-Terra Fogger: exo-terra.com/products/water/misters/fogger/ LIGHTING: Sinkor Optima 30 cm / 30 W z Wifi LED Control: www.invital.pl/sinkor-optima-30-cm-30-w-z-wifi-led-control HARDSCAPE: Maple stone Quartz sand Corkboards (with charcoal infused) Cork bark pieces and tubes Lots of bamboo skewers! Random forest woods (not pine) Clay (from a terrarium store) Not pottery clay PLANTS: Ficus pumila (Creeping Fig) Marcgravia Alocasia Phalaenopsis amabilis Peperomia Hemionitis ‘Heart Fern’ Cryptocoryne Wendtii Salvinia Minima Drawf Staghorn fern A few unknown ones I was given so If you know their names I'll update this list. 🏷VAMPIRE CRAB ITEM LIST🏷 🏷Clay Balls (Leca): amzn.to/47ZUeEv 🏷Weed Matting: amzn.to/3HGw6fB 🏷Corkboards: amzn.to/3YLD10d 🏷Cork Bark Bits: amzn.to/3YMzS0e 🏷HEATING 🏷Option 1: Heat Mat: amzn.to/3uhlalp 🏷Option 2: Nano Heater: amzn.to/49eEOgF 🏷Filter/Pump Optional: amzn.to/3w2M3de ❗Don’t forget a lid: Cheap Plexi glass works well ❗Don’t forget a levelling mat under your tank 🟨CAMERA & SOFTWARE Sony ZV-E10 amzn.to/3OqlTaY Lens 1: Sony 35mm f1.8 OSS: amzn.to/3umLkDo Lens 2 Sigma 17-50mm: amzn.to/3HKbF15Sigma 8-16mm: amzn.to/3Uu3mhOGimbal: Zhiyun Crane M2S: amzn.to/4buuX8lSoftware: Davinci Resolve Macro Lens: Venus Optics Laowa 65 mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO: amzn.to/3X4ZMMd 🟨MUSIC share.epidemicsound.com/80kz3s

[@undr_life]

That back wall is a masterpiece! Aside from the fact that it looks amazing, I love that you ditched spray foam for more natural materials.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Cheers! I think anyone who tries using it will be pretty glad they made the switch. It's even more fun with clay thrown into the mix as well!

[@MillenniumSnakes]

That was a reaaaaaally great video, well explained, stunning visuals! Also thank you so much again for the shout-out 🥰

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@MillenniumSnakes Thank you! I wouldn't have been able to do it without your help getting the crabs 😊

[@terraquaman]

What a masterpiece! You can tell that a lot of planning and work went into this. Really cool crabs to. Well done mate 🦀👌! 17:37

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Much appreciated! ☺If you get the chance to build a vertical tank for vampire crabs and can find this species give it a go! They are really different to most of the other species getting around. I'd love to see your video on it!

[@josiahbreneman]

found a new high quality channel that isn't a dr plants wannabe 😆😆 hopefully you post more than 2 videos a month

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@josiahbreneman 🤣 now that's a compliment I can really get behind! But high quality and speed are generally mortal enemies 😂😂

[@josiahbreneman]

@@IndoorEcosystem hahaha yeah 🤣🤣

[@tuancuongle1296]

I think tanksfornothing is pretty good tho

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@tuancuongle1296 Yep! Genuine content and good animal care. He's a qualty over speed guy too! I'm always excited to see what's coming next!

[@josiahbreneman]

@@tuancuongle1296 yeah I love him hes dope af but Im talking about those other channels that try their hardest to make their voice like dr plants thats why Tanksfornothing and Indoorecosystem are such a relief

[@WorldIsNotCruel]

Can't wait, I'm building this kind of tank for vampire crab

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@WorldIsNotCruel You'll find this one pretty interesting. I spend a good part of the year working on and testing the processes so they are pretty solid!

[@terrariumchannel]

Love it! What a build and video. Very inspiring.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@terrariumchannel thank you 😊 it was a tough but fun build! I learnt a ton of stuff too

[@TarasTankFriends]

This is super beautiful! Love the crabs and the alocasia plant you put in it. I've been really getting into alocasias lately, luckily was able to save mine in the terrarium (also exo terra) from last winter's spider mites and have gotten a few more for my fish room. The fogger you're using is pretty cool. Really really gorgeous build! 🙂👍

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thanks Tara! The Alocasia brings it all together I find! I just hope I can keep it quite small because some of them get massive! I absolutely hate spider mites, I really hope I can avoid them forever!

[@TarasTankFriends]

Oh I know, spider mites are an insidious plague! Yeah, some of the alocasias do get huge. Yours looks like a "polly" to me, they can get quite large and alos love terrarium culture due to the humidity and water. "Bambino" looks similar but stays smaller. Still, mine outgrew it's "Max" of about 12 inches by about 4 inches in height and width before the plague. It's a good one if you want a similar look and a plant that stays in my case about 16-18 inches (40-45cm) tall and wide. "Black velvet"s also stay smaller and there's a mini version of that too, I believe (either that or stores are just selling really small ones labeled "mini" 🤔). Those are the smallest two I know of so far. The ones I have in my fish room seem to be happy with 50-60% humidity due to a humidifier, so Polly could always come out and be a nice houseplant if she gets too big. 😊

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@TarasTankFriends Awesome info! I have the feeling you are probably right about it being "polly" It's powering al long at the moment and already thrown out a couple more leaves since the video. I don't mind if it gets fairly tall as long as light manages to make it's way down to the bottom of the tank. Othwise it will become a nice big house plant! Though I suspect it's root system will be pretty tough to rip out! I just looked up the black velvet version and man it looks pretty! I've never seen one for sale here but I think I'll have to keep an eye out for one.

[@AlexandriaFryer]

I was the first here before it was even uploaded but I forgot to watch when the video actually cane out, oops 😅 anyway this may be the most helpful video to me on KZbin, some of the stuff you linked like the cork board were things I’ve been looking at recently but didn’t buy since I was worried it wouldn’t be animal safe. Thank you for always being so great and informative, now I can start my vampire crab tank

[@IndoorEcosystem]

You're most welcome! ☺ This is the first of 2 tanks with a full cork background. The other video is coming in a few weeks (hopefully) It's quite a bit different to this one as well. Working with cork and clay was a really interesting process and it's actually quite flexible so I highly suggest giving it a go!

[@Sebastian-nk7zo]

very beautiful build and also the video documentation is very well done you just got one plant wrong at 9:35 it is Solanum evolvulifolium. A Marcgravia is at 13:55

[@IndoorEcosystem]

You are spot on! Thanks for the ID! Very much appreciated!

[@JarMaster]

Love the video! People too often forget that a terarium is in 3d

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thanks! Yep! 3D adds a whole extra layer but it is quite a bit more planning to get it to work well!

[@JarMaster]

@@IndoorEcosystem I have to utilise 3D as jars dont have much surface area. Youd be amazed how much life you can fit in a m2

[@DRLscapes]

Ive been waiting for this video for a long time! Beautiful, amazing work and incredible crabs!!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thanks! It's been a long time coming! They are a really unique species. Really, really different to the other 8 species of Geos that I currently have. Putting them in a vertical style tank really shows off their behaviour

[@NinjaLele91]

Absolutely stunning! Your channel is one of my favorites and have helped me to make one of my own :] thanks for sharing

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thank you! I really appreciate the support! ☺

[@kysonng1649]

Love the build! Oh and just for info sake, here's the names of the plants you got wrong/dunno ? is a Syngonium, if I'm not wrong the variety should be one of the 'Allusion's. The common name is Arrowhead, but occasionally it can be called Goosefoot or American Evergreen. Peperomia rotundifolia is one you got wrong, it's a Pilea 'Moon Valley'. The Staghorns don't really look like Staghorns. They might be young Bird Nest Ferns. Staghorns have a special leaf they use as a shield around their roots. Not too sure about the wild ferns, but they might be a kind of Davallia. Some call them Rabbit's Foot Fern or Tarantula Fern.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thanks for the names! ☺ Interestingly I copied most of the names straight from the pots they came in! Though the Syngonium was without a label. The birds nest/staghorn is a tricky one though I've used it a few times in other videos and most people ID'd it as a staghorn. But it does resemble a birds nest in a lot of ways as well.

[@taketheredpill1452]

do you have like a calming 3-hour video of this and other tanks? Just watching them would be awesome.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I used to make videos like that ages ago but they get really bad stats so I haven't spent any time on the idea since then.

[@LitoRoach]

9:40 that Marcgravia species isn’t a Marcgravia, it’s a Solanum sp. ‘Ecuador’. Grows faster than a Marcgravia but it’s damn pretty shingling plant

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Yep! I had a few people update my on the proper name ☺ It's such a nice plant too! And it grows damn fast!

[@billsmith1998]

cork backgrounds are my favorite. I have an addiction to cork

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I'm feeling the same way now! 🤣 It's super fun to work with!

[@livelyaquascapevividnature7590]

just wow! I'm inspired by this setup. Maybe someday...

[@IndoorEcosystem]

When you do start the process take your time with it. I always get nicer results going very slowly 😊

[@AlexandriaFryer]

Oo I’m so excited

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Me too! ☺ It's been a LONG!!!! Time coming! I had to make sure all the new techniques would have longevity!

[@corn8663]

I really love the build it's beautiful! And the video is soo well made thanks for your effort. It's always relaxing an very informative watching your videos :) One question tho You mentioned that if you would build this tank again you would skip the waterfall and instead you would add a few isolated shellow pools How would you clean them? Don't you have to change the water or anything? Thanks for taking your time answering this question :3 I hope I can build such beautiful tanks myself one day

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I would probably add 3 little pools out of clay pots. Just shallow shelf sustaining ones with a small gravel substrate and some floating plants. They wouldn't get a lot of use so they should stay pretty much self sustaining with the right plant choices. But you could easily just siphon the water out as you would any other water section if you really needed to. That said I wouldn't do it with a side access point like this though it would make it really hard to work with. Eventually, I'll make a video using my idea but it might be a little while yet. Thanks for the support as well!

[@corn8663]

@IndoorEcosystem thank you so much for the answer! I'll look forward to it :3 Take your time and have fun!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@corn8663 You're most welcome! Thanks again!

[@vadimts]

Gorgeous build and a great video!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@vadimts thank you! Very much appreciated 😊

[@cherryXcanary]

Gorgeous waterfall!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I'm glad you like it! It was one hell of a tough job getting it to go where I wanted it to! 🤣😅

[@tjommefernhout9626]

Amazing set up! Does the heatmap on the bottom heat the tank all the way up to the top? I have been struggling with good temperature in my paludariums over the years, and this seems like a fairly simple solution!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

It's a gradual quite a gradual heat curve to be honest. I have the sensor about half way along the back wall to make sure things stay pretty stable. The only thing with putting a heat mat underneath is that you'll need space for it too breathe. If you sandwich one under a glass tank and the stand it can be a major safety issue. During the day the light heats the tank from the top and the mat heats from the bottom.

[@tjommefernhout9626]

@@IndoorEcosystem Sounds good! I have an exo terra as well, so it should work. What temperature do you keep the krabs at?

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@tjommefernhout9626 I generally try to keep it within these ranges: 22-28°C (71-82°F) I like a natural day/night temp drop as well. Most of the time is sit between 24/25c I've added a link with a full environmental range for Geosesarma. www.indoorecosystem.net/guides/vampire-crab-care-guide

[@TheChocolateflute]

This is an absolute masterpiece 😍

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I was almost going to use "Masterpiece" as my thumbnail text! I like your thinking!

[@Miniscapes1]

I'm sitting here with my tank ready to make that with you.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I'm really happy with how this build came together so I think you'll get some pretty good tips for the new build. You'll have to send me a picture some time when it's all done!

[@Miniscapes1]

@@IndoorEcosystem ok, I'll post it on my channel and if you could comment that would be great. ill tell you when - in your comments.

[@exnedy6887]

It looks absolutly stunning, this is what I want in my room. (There is too much temperature change unfortunately)

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@exnedy6887 thanks 😊 you should be able to regulate it fairly well with tech.

[@uros1101]

That vining plant is Solanum sp. Ecuador, not Marcgravia. Great build btw! Love it

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Yep! Another viewer beat you to it 😉

[@rothefoe11]

Would you have used filter foam instead of using all Leca? I was going to used filter around the pump and as a false bottom

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Nar, Leca is just too hard to beat. It's cheaper, works better as a biological filter media and fits into all the little cracks between the rocks to get a more snug fit. Filter foam works (I've used it before) but I wouldn't use it for anything too deep. It can get a big saggy with weight on top. So if you're putting rocks and logs and dirt and stuff on top it will compress over time.

[@frankvermeulen4621]

Very cool build. 👍

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thank you! ☺

[@jhs5467]

This really makes me want to start a new tank too....

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I've got smaller Low Tech vertical style tank coming in a few weeks which might be a nice place to start if you don't want to get a massive tank 😉 Keep an eye out for it

[@Helveteshit]

@2:21, If you want to dodge using Silicone, try, Casein glue

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Interesting stuff! I just had a quick look at it (first time I've heard of it) If I can track some down I will start experimenting with it to see how it holds up over time! Thanks for a great suggestion!

[@Miniscapes1]

Iv'e been excited for 2 days now 😁

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I hope it didn't let you down ;)

[@Miniscapes1]

@@IndoorEcosystem you didn't disappoint

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@Miniscapes1 Cheers! It was great chatting in the Premiere as well!

[@sean4thought]

this is so underrated

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I AGREE! 😂🤣 Thank you!

[@mahmoudabdulrazak7463]

There is an organic sealant replacement, try using Arabic gum known as senna gum it's natural resineous glue.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I just looked it up. What an interesting substance. Seems like you can use it for a lot of things to.

[@RMBohm]

Brilliant!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thanks man ☺️

[@Junjuncabral1976]

Beautiful ❤

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@Junjuncabral1976 Thanks 😊

[@FunGuy275-jm5pl]

Is that e book gonna go into hard cover, and does it cost anything?

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@FunGuy275-jm5pl doing print versions would be too $$$ at least for the foreseeable future.

[@FunGuy275-jm5pl]

Oh ok

[@shannarafryer3111]

I was hoping to watch this as soon as it came out but I’m gonna be sleeping then 😔 can’t wait to watch it when it comes out later today though

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Let me know what you think when you get to watch it ☺

[@YANTARNIY]

Great. I finally got the red devils. Two males and one female.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Red Devils where the first ones I got! They are great! Once you get some captive bred ones they are even more intersting

[@kavindudilshan7108]

Finally.❤😊

[@IndoorEcosystem]

🤣 I agree!

[@kavindudilshan7108]

​@@IndoorEcosystem😅

[@faznush4638]

How strong is your waterpump?(didnt hear u mention it)

[@faznush4638]

Nice Video!! thx

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@faznush4638 240litres per hour. 12v it's fairly powerful to push the water so high.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@faznush4638 thank you 😊

[@faznush4638]

​@@IndoorEcosystem i am currently building a system in the same tank with a 1000l/h pump hahaha. (Originaly i wanted it to be for Geosesarma "Purpel Haze" but i decided against it beacause i dont think its nice to house wildcaught animals that are gona miss in there Ecosystem. ) Its now gonna be a plants only(and cleanup-crew) Tank.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@faznush4638 my theory is that they are already coming into the trade and it will never stop so I'm hoping to educate people on how to best keep them and breed them so a captive breeding program will put an end to the wild caught poaching. The same thing happened with CPDs (fish) not that long ago. Once captive bred supply is big enough wild caught won't be viable.

[@trilochannaidoo5733]

12:38 These isopods don't look like A. Vulgare. They're seem to be a Porcellio Scaber

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@trilochannaidoo5733 you could be right I was going back and forth between the two IDs

[@trilochannaidoo5733]

@IndoorEcosystem to distinguish between the two. A. Vulgare are more pill shaped and can conglobate(roll up). P. Scaber are more flatter and arrow shaped.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@trilochannaidoo5733 Very much appreciated! I'll update the description. I had a closer look at the ones I can see and they to look a lot more like porcs

[@craby6449]

waterfalls are allways the worst part of the builds and one of the best part at the end, and with out spray foam is even worse, which is why i hadn't make some vertical builds for few years, but i know it's much better to make vertical builds for some crabs, and i got some of those, so.... I had to build one, it was a lot of pain, and i guess i would make some more of them with out waterfalls, i got too many drift woods, so i need to use them XD and i just love vine plants, and seeing some of yours makes me wants to buy some more plants

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I couldn't agree more! Waterfalls are really, really tricky to get absolutely perfect! It's funny how much the flow changes over time. Water is really unpredictable! Climbers are such good plants to add! I've been adding them to quite a few of my builds now. They are pretty tough plants as well and the crabs don't seem to pick at them either so they stay in place!

[@craby6449]

@IndoorEcosystem yep, i allways check more then 3 times for the way how does it flows xD, and i guess they change that much cus when we turn on the pump for 1st, 2nd, 3rd time, the amount of water that the pump will send canges a bit, untill it is fully settled, No matter what pump we use, this will happens, the price and how we put the pump will cange how long would it takes to settled, but this will allways happens. So when i build one, i allwaya need to adjust it more then 3time. Well something i had built recently is almost like driftwall then waterfall, but it took same amount of time as well xD

[@tomile_]

Finally 🔥🫶🏻

[@IndoorEcosystem]

😉 I have another mini version coming in a few weeks as well!

[@Miniscapes1]

@@IndoorEcosystem yay!

[@leekaifengmoe9604]

I'm still waiting ❤

[@IndoorEcosystem]

🤣 Now you have a date 😉

[@leekaifengmoe9604]

Yay

[@FlowyScapes]

Mad vampire crab fomo

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Haha! Its a double edged sword in Aus!

[@Pro_tanks_2.0]

Can you give me tips on how to make good videos because I’ve tried to film but I can’t get a good video. You don’t have to if you don’t want to I’m just wondering

[@IndoorEcosystem]

My best advice is to just start anyway. Every video you make you'll learn something new and you'll slowly get better. Check out my first uploads and you'll see what mean 😉 Other than that, get a tripod and then it's just practice practice practice. Lighting is also really important so sometimes you'll just have to wait until the light is just right!

[@Pro_tanks_2.0]

@@IndoorEcosystem Thanks!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@Pro_tanks_2.0 No problem ☺

[@KhamiraPL]

May I live in your paludarium?! 😱 I'll be nice I promise 👉👈

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Sure! But it might be dangerous! ☠

[@rickkleinschmidt5514]

Let's gooooo

[@IndoorEcosystem]

YES!

[@kavindudilshan7108]

🙂

[@IndoorEcosystem]

😉

[@prashikyeole9807]

Bro click some good pictures of the crab I need them as wallpaper for my phone they are so great

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@prashikyeole9807 Thanks! Eventually I'll uploads pictures somewhere too.

[@micronet3]

Wtf is going on with the clown at 3min man..... Litteraly was thinking i was hallucinating god damn

[@micronet3]

Really nice video ans really nice set that said haha keep it up with the edits quality that some reaaaaally good content !

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Aahahahahahahahaahaha In 5000+ viewers so far you are the only person who has noticed it! 🤣😂

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@micronet3Much appreciated! I'm glad you spotted the clown as well! I was starting to feel like it was wasted!

[@tmccandlish2144]

Are they breeding for you?? I was really hopeful my single female was pregnant I saw confirmed mating prior to my male dying of old age it took me forever to get him a girl and then he died like 3 weeks later.. now im on the hu t for another male and maybe a 2nd female🤞🏼😊

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Not yet. Most of the females are quite small still. I'll have to wait at least 6 months to get some answers. I've managed to get 5 other species breeding so these guys are my latest experiment 😉

[@carlholmberg7303]

I bought 5 crabs of this species for my daughter two years ago (the vendor in Germany wouldn’t let us choose the sexes). Two arrived dead here in Sweden and two more died in the coming week. Luckily the last survivor was a female and we now have over 20 the last time I counted (when transferring to a new tank 8 months ago). The interesting thing is the offspring were a mix of sizes from a few mm to 1.5 cm. Originally they lived in an aquarium with 70% land and were often visiting the water. They now live in a terrarium with some height, but they hardly climb, but love digging.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@carlholmberg7303It's a shame how poorly the ship. That's the main reasons I made the big trip to pick them up in person. It's super awesome that you managed to get them to breed from the last female! I'm hoping to get these to breed as well to get a captive bred population established here. So far I haven't spotted mine in the water at all but they might sneak in during the night. They spend a lot of time in the very top parts of the tank though which is interesting. There's only 3 females that I've spotted on the ground looking for food but no signs of any digging just yet. But they are pretty sneaky so it's hard to find them under all the leaf litter and moss.

[@joaswijma6864]

@@IndoorEcosystem and @Carlholmberg7303 I am looking at which species i want to buy for my 100 wide, 50 deep and 155 high paludarium. It is a big tank so i want a species who is most active and climinb the vertical space. I am looking at this specie or the orchid. But i am a little confused. In some describtion from the orchid they say it is a bottem dweller under the leaves and in some they say it is climbinb and active. Somethimes the orchids are also named as a special morph from dennerle, is this true and so do they have similair behavour? Any idea what is the difference between the white manderin and orchid in behaviour? And for Carl holmberg, where do you live? can i possible buy some off you?

[@hazonku]

10th

[@Miniscapes1]

... ok.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

🤣You were dedicated to count all the comments!