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Check out the progress on the Mossarium and Ship-in-a-Bottle Terrarium! I think that they are doing really well and I'm really liking the two of them.

If you haven't seen the original videos, check out the links below.

Ship-in-a-Bottle Terrarium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUyv2...

Florence Flask Mossarium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpfZf...

Also, if you like my terrarium updates, check out the Terrarium Updates Playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

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The Mini Complete Aquarium... no the Mini Complete Paludarium! I've had my eye on these tanks for a little while now and I decided to finally get one to turn into a paludarium. I knew that I wanted to do something unique with it and a paludarium seemed like the right thing to do.

All in all I like how it turned out, but as I said in the video, I'm definitely going to fine tune the setup as I go, so that it's perfect. I'll definitely adjust the waterfall (to increase flow) and perhaps the plants. That said, I want to let the them grow in some before I do anything.

By the way, this video is not sponsored and I purchased the tank. It's a neat little aquarium and not really suitable for any animals (excluding something like seed shrimp), but it's cool for making little novelty builds like this. Here's a link to where I bought it: https://minicompletetank.com/

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Putting an ecosphere inside of a closed terrarium? That's right! I finally made it happen thanks to this awesome container. As soon as I found out about it, I knew this was the project I wanted to use it for. Like I said in the video there are several containers like this though. I just chose the one that I felt would make the best project and I think it turned out great!

In case you're wondering, here's a link to the container that I used: https://amzn.to/2DwVLGD

Long term I have high expectations for this one and I think it will do well. I don't think it's going to have the same issues that the terrarium in an aquarium had, but I guess time will tell. More ecospheres and terrariums to come, so stay tuned. Also let me know what you thought about this one. I don't know about you, but I like it!

If you have any further questions, be sure to leave a comment and I'll do my best to get back to you! Also for additional content like this, photos of my terrariums, projects sneak peeks and more, follow me on Instagram @SerpaDesign. https://www.instagram.com/serpadesign/

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In this vlog I show you some updates on my animal room, maintain my collection and even build a terrarium!

Occasionally I have to leave my animal room, in this instance for a business trip. Usually it's not hard to maintain my collection because I do a little at a time. However, when I go away I have to put in a lot of work to get things ready for my absence.

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Let's set up the all new 180 gallon vivarium! I believe that I said previously it was 190 gallons... not sure where that came from, but it's definitely 180. If you remember I just recently took down my old 125 gallon vivarium and this is its replacement. I think that it turned out great, but it's an unfinished canvas. There's still so much work to be done. Regardless, I wanted to share my progress thus far.

Since I've explained most of the things I've done in this video before, I wanted to take a different approach for this demonstration. I thought that it might be helpful to give more insight on how I make aesthetic decisions (placing plants, hardscape, etc). I didn't want to bore you, so I did my best to keep it at a minimum... I know, I can get quite “ranty” about it!

I also want to circle back to something I talked about in the video, that I may not have elaborated on well enough. Originally I had two lights in the enclosure, an LED shop light and a CFL heat lamp. I accidentally left both lights on for the first day and I quickly realized that the plants were getting cooked! So any acclimation issues with the plants happened in less than 24 hours! Everything has been fine since then, but unfortunately I lost a few plants and others took a beating (ficus pumila and anubias). However, they are already showing off a lot of new growth. I'm sure the change in humidity (70% to 95%+) took its tool as well.

Anyways, after I removed the light and added some more ventilation holes (I will show those in a different video), everything has been great. I was pretty bummed about all of this, but I try not to have unreal expectations about my work. Stuff happens, you just gotta take it and find a solution. Also, in case you're wondering, I'm keeping this setup at a consistent temp of 76° F and a humidity of 95%+. I will talk more about that and how this vivarium works in the follow up video.

Let me know down in the comments what you think about this setup thus far. Do you like it better than the old or did you like the 125 better? I suspect that many of you will miss the 125, but give this one some time. That setup didn't get that strong overnight!

Plants Used:
Acorus gramineus
Alocasia amazonica (dwarf)
Aluminum Plant
Anubias barteri
Badge Moss
Bucephalandra (red)
Bulbophyllum antenniferum (Orchid)
Calathea lancifolia
Callisia repens
Cryptanthus bivittatus
Cryptanthus 'Mars'
Cryptanthus 'Red Star'
Dieffenbachia compacta
Dwarf Baby Tears
Ficus pumila
Ficus pumila 'Quercifolia'
Fittonia 'Pink Vein'
Fittonia 'White Vein'
Java Moss
Pellia
Peperomia campylotropa
Peperomia fraseri
Pilea 'Creeping Charlie'
Pteris cretica 'Mayii'
Pilea glauca
Purple Passion Plant
Neoregelia 'Fireball'
Neoregelia 'Tiger Cub'
Rabbit's Foot Fern
Rosy Maidenhair Fern
Sphagnum Moss
Strawberry Begonia
Syngonium podophyllum
Syngonium podophyllum 'Mini Pixie'
Tillandsia ionantha (orange)
Tillandsia velutina
Wandering Jew 'Fuzzy'
Wandering Jew 'Rainbow'

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Today we finally take down the beloved 125 Gallon Vivarium, which has been going strong for about 8 years now. It's been in the background of most of my videos and is no doubt a part of this channel. However, it's finally time for it to go. I've been thinking about this for around a year now, so it's not a decision that I made lightly.

I probably would have kept this setup going for much longer, but it has some issues. Most notably that the glass is etched with hard water stains. Unfortunately this makes it really difficult to view, film, photograph and inevitably enjoy. I really wanted to share this setup more with you and even view it more myself. As I showed in the video though, you have to spray down the front of the glass to be able to see and that only lasts for around 5-10 minutes. So opportunity arose with the 180 gallon plywood tank and I seized it.

Short-term we are going to put Whodini,my Blotched Kingsnake, into this 125 gallon aquarium. If I am able to get the glass completely clean, which I doubt is possible, then he will stay long-term. Most likely this will replace one of my existing aquariums or serve as a plant grow out tank. Alternatively, I could replace the front pane of glass or even convert this into a vertical vivarium. I think both are viable options for sure. What do you think? Let me know down in the comments what I should do with this aquarium. Regardless, the tank itself isn't going anywhere! I'm going to have it for life! Glass will last forever, you just have to reseal and replace the silicone seams from time-to-time.

Anyways, enjoy the video and don't be too sad about the conclusion of the 125 saga. No doubt I was and am still sad about it, but it's for the best. Although the 180 is giving me problems right now, it's going to be 1,000x better than the 125 was... trust me! Don't be afraid to take down your old work to replace with new work. You should always be improving and sometimes that means letting things go.

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