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Newts Setup
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00:00 I've been running different projects in my self-feeding sustainable aquarium gardens for the past couple years to get ready for newts. • By the end of 2021 I got stable cultures of Grindal worms, Springtails and Isopods to feed my fish and more. • 00:37 New 29 gallon tank with cover! • 01:16 Assemble the top cover. • The aquarium and the cover made by the same brand should fit perfectly. • Unfortunately, this cover is about one centimeter narrower than the aquarium... • 01:47 se a couple disposed milk crates to make a base for the land part of the paludarium. • Cut front sides of the crates to make the crates fit into the tank. • 02:30 The cut off sides of the crates go on top of the crates to serve as a removable base to grow mosses, plants, etc. • I cut a piece out of the crate to use it as a ramp. • 02:37 I made the ramp a bit wide in the top part. • Force the ramp between the crates. • 03:02 I often find driftwood, seashells and interesting rocks on the seashore. • Now it is time to pull it out of the storage. • I keep the water slightly below the base level. • 04:20 The next day I went on a trip to Staten Island looking for newts. • I picked some aquatic plants from a pond. • Put the aquatic plants in the tank. • 05:00 place land mosses on top of the bases. • 05:34 Transfer everything from the old 3 liter jar aquarium garden into the new paludarium. • 06:29 A cloud-like build up around the driftwood. • 07:05 Remove the driftwood and pump the cloud out as best as I could. • 08:18 more snails and scuds. • 08:45 Add a breeding family of Endlers. • 09:17 High humidity prompted mold growth on the wooden piece. • 09:54 Remove the milk crates out of the tank...for two reasons. • 11:30 Deploy another bunch of Springtails on the moss in the paludarium. • Springtails are great jumpers, especially when they get scared. • Many of them landed in the water right away to the great enjoyment of my fish. • But some Springtails will survive and breed on the moss as they do in much smaller containers. • And Springtails feed on waste of other animals and critters - like poop of Isopods in this setup. • Yes, I am making this paludarium as sustainable and self-feeding as all my aquarium gardens are. • 12:12 I picked some nice looking moss in the park. • I've been growing this type of moss underwater for years. • This moss should grow very well in the high humidity of my paludarium. • Let's wash the moss as clean as possible. • I don't want any dirt to get into my aquarium with fish already. • Some of the moss I put in the old vertical hanging garden paludarium. • Well, this paludarium is just a couple months older :) but I already published a video about it. • And the rest of the moss goes into the new, horizontal paludarium. • I want to replace patches of some not so good looking mosses. • Not all mosses and plants flourish in high humidity. • It takes time to find the most suitable for each particular setting. • 13:10 I've been adding 5-10 Isopods into this paludarium every week for the past month or so. • I've been preparing my paludarium for Red-spotted newts. • 13:40 My long quest to find Red-spotted newts ended happily on September 19th. • Finding and transporting these newts was a great enjoyable adventure I shared in previous videos. • You may want to watch them! • And now all 3 beautiful adult newts go into this paludarium. • I have to admit that I've been hoping to get younger newts in the Eft stage of development. • Younger - generally are better at adapting to a new environment. • You may notice that I put newts with all the water and some plants from the stream where I found newts. • It comes with all the bacteria and such that these newts are accustomed to. • It's a little thing that I hope would make newts feel a little more comfy. • I've been counting on newts feeding on small fish, isopods and worms that I culture. • We will see how it goes - I'll keep you updated. • Have fun and happy Newts :) • Blog: https://rndmbits.blogspot.com/2022/10... • More fun on my https://website www.fewdoit.com
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