I'm in the process of creating my first dart frog terrarium... it's a project I'm completing over the course of the year so that I don't rush anything to cause imperfections, and that I can create the terrarium to the best of my ability. Right now I'm starting to create the false bottom/drainage layer and while I see that everyone seems to recommend using LECA, I can't find anything that tells me exactly what it does to benefit a drainage layer.
My questions pretty much come down to:
1) What is the function of LECA?
2) Will using it require periodic replacement or will it last through the life of terrarium?
The benefit of leca is to give the water somewhere to drain to. It essentially becomes a reservoir similar to a false bottom. It will outlast your viv. Without it, your soil would be the bottom layer, and as water through misting and watering plants would saturate your soil, creating a bog and that comes with mold and bacteria you do not want in a viv.
Keep in mind, you will need to leave yourself a way to drain the leca from time to time.
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
Look into growstones instead of leca
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