Setting up a carnivorous plant paludarium

[@lamwn6631]

Since quite a few people asked about this, I thought I'd pin a reply. Venus fly traps, Sarracenias and Cephalotus are temperate species. Can they survive in an aseasonal paludarium? Yes, and it's actually not that hard to do. VFTs and Sarras would need an artificial dormancy after a couple of years--I usually perform that after 3 years (which is why they are actually planted in those isolated chambers if you look closely;). Cephs can actually get by without one. They won't look like award winning specimens for sure, but still very decent. How long can they survive? I don't count the years, but most of mine have gotten past 10+ years (been doing this for about 20). Old friends have kept them going...indefinitely... I don't really want to write so much on cultivation techniques here. But the tropical CP growing scene is quite well developed, so there's definitely quite a lot of well-established procedures and info on the web and in print (e.g. www.amazon.com/Growing-Carnivorous-Plants-Tropics-Chiang/dp/9814022519). Do check it out if you need specific guidelines on each of these taxa:) I expect the paludarium hobby to continue growing a fair bit and more people to experiment with these and other techniques. And in that regard, a word for the aspiring paludarium owners reading this discussion. Don't let more "experienced" growers tell you that it is impossible to grow or do something. Go for it, push the boundaries, don't be afraid to fail here and there..and have fun while you're at it:)

[@pings_n_things]

Talking about VFTs and Sarrs as temperate plants then going on about tropical CP growing techniques shows you know less than you think you do. All other factors aside, your biggest challenge will be giving the VFTs and Sarrs enough light. Light intensity decreases logarithmically as distance from the source increases. Even with artificial lights, they are too far away to give these full sun loving plants enough light to survive long term. No doubt in several months or a year you will have light-starved, etiolated plants begging for death.

[@codeman1419]

@@pings_n_things absolutely false. There's tons of videos and info on exactly these setups.

[@sh91899]

@@pings_n_thingswhat if I told you that vertical light intensity in my 48x48x18 is equal for all distances from my top light source? Yep, fresnel. My CP 40” from the lights sees the same ppfd as the cps at the top.

[@petrovivanoff7377]

looking forward to an update video to see how your paludarium is holding up as time goes by

[@mazobojo]

My only concern is that the Venus fly traps would be receiving water from the aquarium which may be too mineral rich for them, I’ve only had success watering Venus fly traps with ro water or distilled water. Other than that this scape is fantastic!

[@Tatusiek_1]

also they need a dormancy

[@codeman1419]

@@Tatusiek_1 that's why there in removable pots

[@user-xq3zj8gz6o]

yeah from what i understand about cultivating cp is that they should never be fertilized. I am under the assumption that the rain water is just fresh tank water for the water changes that happen 3x daily, and the sump is only sitting on the tank itself (not super clear from the vid )

[@wolfsbayne21]

Assuming no update on this? Only way I see this working is with a rain water system even the fish can be in the rain water

[@CPMateusz]

I would like to it see within a year or two. I have been growing carnivorous plants and I know that Sarracenia and Venus Fly Trap will not make it there on a long run. They are temperate plants, also Cephalotus likes to have lower temperatures in winter. Haliamphora, cephalotus, sarracenia, and venus fly trap has huge light demand and I fell like the light they are provided is not strong enough. Most of the Sundews, Bladderworts, Nepnethes' and Heliamphora should make it still. Very interesting project. I cannot wait for an update.

[@joemo2215]

I like you.

[@brockbaker4369]

Same with sarracenia and some sundew!

[@jmarshal]

That has to be one of the most interesting builds I’ve ever seen.

[@KalaShibil]

Wow.. 👏🏼👏🏼Soo much planning and effort has been behind this .

[@stuartdavis1561]

What an absolutely gorgeous setup. I am beyond impressed!!!

[@lavonteearley5269]

Your so fire wish your channel was bigger man stay at it !

[@SirenNetwork]

I've been planning one of these for a while, I just can't figure out how I want to keep the water at a good enough quality for the plants. So far all I can think of is a mist or rain system that pulls from a separate tank of water that I can just keep distilled water in. I might just see if I can keep a salamander or crabs in it instead.

[@tftg458]

Looking good, doesn't Venus flytrap need an off season?

[@lamwn6631]

That is true. But in practice, they (and the Sarras) usually go 2-3 years before needing dormancy. I generally wait till the 3rd year to give them their artificial dormancy (ie remove from the paludarium--temporarily).

[@realrabidraccof]

Wow this deserves more views. Thats some quality content right there

[@apss5736]

beautiful paludarium my friend

[@grace-kx7tp]

SLAY SOSO COOL 🤩🤩🤩 nice tillandsia btw!!

[@juliancheng2030]

Great work!! i love the design :)))))

[@saratonin3]

Wow thank you for sharing! I just got my own terrarium and I want to build something like this, do you have any tips?

[@jakedemedeiros9978]

Phenomenal. I could watch a 24 hour long video of different pipe systems alone. I’ve always been curious, how do you keep plants alive glued to the rocks with minimal roots like that? Are you watering incredibly often? Any fertilizers at all?

[@bennydufresne8994]

Some plants are epiphites or lithophites and that means they like to grow on stone or hard surfaces with no soil

[@lamwn6631]

Yup they are epi/lithophytic. Also the sprinklers come on quite often so they are well watered:) I am adding very very dilute ferts for some orchids. But very cautiously since any runoff goes straight into the aquatic portion below!

[@Backtobasicscamping]

One can only dream of such a display

[@zacjiang9420]

So cool! Great job!👍👍

[@kilianhelbig9937]

It makes no sense setting up a plant paludarium with nepenthes and sarracenia together since the sarracenia need winter dormancy and nepenthes dont. Same for the venus flytrap

[@lamwn6631]

Very common for CP growers in tropics to grow these side by side. They go 2-3 years before needing dormancy. I generally wait till the 3rd year to give them their artificial dormancy (ie remove from the paludarium--temporarily).

[@farticusthegreat5685]

I like cheese

[@Xtrune]

Same

[@Vativ]

Don't want to put down this amazing scape but I feel like it doesn't take full advantage of the height available in this tank which kinda bums me out

[@danitadanita5210]

amazing design

[@plantguy9]

I wanna do something like this with my carnivorous plants but I don't have have the mad building skills you do. It'll have to be smaller.

[@jnburdn1083]

Outstanding, thanks for uploading! :)

[@spx4044]

180 subs how. this is art you deserve atleast 100k

[@UnlimitedRageSpells]

Wowwww missed opportunity for some aquatic utricularia!

[@lazyj2821]

I'd like to see this revisited to see how it grew

[@Goldgazzelle]

Curious how this worked out

[@OOFOI]

This is my passion ( carnivorous plant and aquarium,terrarium)

[@yimivigilagutierrez8578]

Que lámpara usas??

[@LordBandit]

Wow

[@greenmachinesweden]

Looking good! New subscriber. Dont forget updates going forward.

[@vforvios6659]

Amazing

[@bile897]

7:22 what plat is that? 7:54 and this one?

[@m2mouse763]

Really nice hardscape and knowledge of technique. As mentioned by others the plant selection is a really wild mix. Considering the carnivorous plants they are from at least 3 different continents with extremly opposite conditions in their wild habitat. North american pitcher plants (Sarracenia) and venus fly traps (Dionea muscipula) are hardy plants which require a cold dormancy. The Albany pitcher plant (Cephalotus follicularis) wants a colder winter too. Why would you even put them in a terrarium if you already know better?

[@stulletrudat5196]

could we get a follow up, how it looks like after roughly 6months/1year?

[@MyEvilLaugh]

How is it doing?? 😀

[@contessa.adella]

Looks fantastic and natural….but, now I know how much foam, fakery and hot glue go into it, kinda sours the illusion somewhat huh!

[@zalouu4014]

Waouuuu 👌👌👏

[@BERSERKWARE]

aaaahhggg that music

[@criminel7935]

All those carnivorous plants except for the nepenthes need to be grown outside. They require dormancy and will slowly die in an indoor terrium

[@DunkinBiscuits]

A little commentary would have been nice

[@DunkinBiscuits]

@@1FISH it’s very basic tho and minimal, as I said a little commentary would have been nice

[@pineconepinapple471]

n i c e

[@Le_Furret]

Oops. I was looking for a simple project. Ah ah

[@3Clod]

why are you using serpa squad videos?

[@yamanullahkalenderi1910]

so you were high? saw the raw tips hahaha

[@muncrunchin6059]

i think it's just me but i thought it said coronavirus plant at first glance

[@punk5554]

Such wow

[@punk5554]

Much boomz

[@Rufus555]

Way to fast and if I slow down the speed then the text dosnt work. You should do a longer videa with you telling us what you are doing and Why. I dont understand half of the things you are doing.

[@Aquafinity]

Awesome video! I also make videos on fish and fishkeeping. Keep it up! 👍

[@Ghhyuttgg]

Go on holiday for a week and come back to a pile of decomposing organic matter

[@sprintlord2431]

A few things wrong with the combination of fish and plants but HOW THE F u only on 100 subs... girls shaking ass gets 10 mil and art gets 100 you deserved at least 20 mil subs keep it up

[@jerryamescua]

Always the same content. 99.5% of vid is just showing creating .05% actually showing what we clicked on the video for in vague quick close ups. Zzz

[@c64116]

wow what a waste of time...

[@JhunDumsTVXj]

Wow

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Looks great, questionable plant selection though. You should have stuck to tropical plants only - the Cephalotus and the Venus Fly Traps require cold winters. They may make it a year in consistently warm temperatures but after that they will really suffer without a cold winter dormancy.

[@Tatusiek_1]

same with sarracenia, also the water may be too mineral rich for them

[@sachap888]

Thank you for listing the plants and species but you haven't listed the equipment used 🧡💛💛

[@meikienlam4538]

Waa, involved so much planning and complex manipulation. It's like a mini cloud forest at Gardens-by- Bay.

[@MycobraII]

This is a house of horrors for a fly.

[@azhari25]

This is like the most amazing work i ever saw on KZbin, i also planted carnivorous plant and fish pet, but both is separately locate,this kinda tank is literally my dream to combine them together..

[@EvilestGem]

wow, utterly speechless at the amount of dedication and passion - inspiring stuff, keep up the fantastic work!

[@joemo2215]

There is no dedication, they put seasonal plants into this that will die within the year.

[@Notkidding69420]

These plants don’t belong together and require very different conditions. Nope.

[@NOSllama]

Where have you found black polyurethane foam? I can't see her anywhere ... T_T

[@toopmoot]

Hello can you give me the list of the plants you had there? Wanna try in my paludarium

[@melissahenry181]

That is incredibly gorgeous!

[@thebassoonman2020]

Okay, this was great!! I have a pinguicula (Aphrodite) and I love it to death!!! I really want more and I also what to start a bladderwort collection too! If you can, do you know were I could get some, and/or carnivorous plants in general?

[@ZombieRocket]

California Carnivores is an amazing source for both of these. Their stock changes throughout the year so keep an eye out.

[@donkeylzc]

hi are the crabs safe from the carnivorous plants?

[@tylerrausch5157]

What size of tank is that? I couldnt find it in the link.

[@wastelandwanderer6273]

Wow aren't you creative?

[@TheCuggsmeister]

Amazing. I would like to hear a commentary of what you were doing rather than just have the music, though.

[@nerroseven]

Excellent,, but the only thing i would say could improve would be that instead of rain, a mist... but that would be psycho warrior level.

[@AQUAKONSTANTIN28]

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[@heibai7034]

broh you lost me when you started wiring that float switch circuit. Still nice to find out what's possible with mixing tech and aquariums for automation and great design. Your style is what I want to achieve when I get a larger budget :P

[@samuelcarr4973]

100th subscriber nice work

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

WOW

[@DanBetta]

Amazing...

[@john_boni]

very nice build

[@pineconepinapple471]

7:08 arent u supposed to not let in natural light in aquariums or moss will grow?

[@lamwn6631]

you're absolutely right. natural light often stimulates algal growth, and there was a fair bit of algae at that side of the tank during cycling. but thankfully this tank is very heavily planted so the light and nutrient competition from the vascular plants quickly suppressed all the algae:)