Live Planted Bioactive Blue Tongue Skink Build | Complete Bioactive Enclosure Guide HIGH HUMIDITY

In this video I make a live planted bioactive vivarium for my Kei Island Blue Tongue Skink, Eponine! This blue tongue skink setup is a bit different than the ones you’ve seen before! That is because this is an Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink, and their care is very different than Northern (Australian) Blue Tongue Skinks. This vivarium requires very high humidity, so this would be a great bioactive tutorial for frogs, salamanders, or other humidity loving species! The video includes the full bioactive build, and I tried to detail step-by-step bioactive setup details, but if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask them in the comments below! The tank itself was a diy enclosure that was built for me, to be a home for my Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink, Eponine. It’s over 190 Gallons! All of the other materials and hardware I use for this build can be bought at local hardware and pet stores!

I hope you enjoy this tropical vivarium setup, and Eponine does too! Should I keep making enclosure build videos, what do you think?

0:00 Intro
0:30 Preparing my Tank
1:20 Background Build: Placement and Expanding Foam
3:13 Background Build: Carving
4:11 Background Build: Silicone and Substrate
5:57 Drainage Layer
6:53 Substrate
7:49 Planting
9:47 Hardware and Lighting
10:34 Leaf Litter
10:56 Clean Up Crew
11:35 Eponine!
12:40 Outro

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✨Products Used✨
Supplies:
Tank: Custom Built
Thermostat: https://amzn.to/3A6CBmj
Plant Lighting: https://amzn.to/3CkMQFM
UVB Lighting: Bulb https://amzn.to/3INX2J1 and matching fixture
Leca Clay Balls: https://amzn.to/3C0eAxZ (Or purchase from IKEA)
Drainage Screening: Weed Block mesh purchased from Home Depot
Springtails: https://amzn.to/3zf18oh
Isopods: Purchased through Instagram seller

Substrate:
Top soil: https://amzn.to/2UfXOXG Or Timberline brand from Home Depot
Eco Earth: https://amzn.to/3A8m3KE
Play Sand: https://amzn.to/3A5lK3o
ReptiMulch: https://amzn.to/3A3XNcQ

Decoration:
Cork Bark Flats: https://amzn.to/2YO21aK
Driftwood: https://amzn.to/3tAE2XR
Habba Hut: https://amzn.to/3IPseYG
Rock Hide: https://amzn.to/3hHFZN0
Leaf Litter: https://amzn.to/3k2ZCRs
Plants: All plants were purchased in advance from Home Depot, Menards, or Amazon. The soil was rinsed off and replaced and they were allowed one-two months to detox and ensure no fertilizers/pesticides were present.

✨Filming Equipment✨
Day/Night Camera: https://amzn.to/3sFO6Qp
Microphone: https://amzn.to/3KkW0EY
Filming Camera: Google Pixel 6

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