Quote Originally Posted by Bombina Bob View Post
Hi Juice, Plants can be planted directly into the substrate as long as its not bark or mulch, the plants do best when they are in coconut fiber bedding. Ive maintained a few living terrariums and the easiest thing to do is to introduce micro fauna such as springtails or woodlice. This saves the task of replacing bedding only every six to twelve months!

Ryan thank you for the reply.

Where would one get micro fauna and is it possiblefor it to become an infestation? My wife is a bit ocd with insects and the sort in the house. Can they escape the enclosure? When setting up a live viv I read something that i should cycle before introducing live animals how long should that cycle be or what should I be looking for? Also I keep seening ABG I have no clue what that is

My current setup is a false bottom of 1 inch dead space its created using plastic egg crate wrapped in plastic very small screen. I then put my sub on it. when its time to clean I remove the egg crate sub and all and wipe down the bottom of the tank. would this be a suitable set up for plants?

Sorry for the barrage of questions, I receantly was dealing with an ill retf and decided i wanted to pursue a much more natural enclosure. Before I jump into anything i try and research as much as possible.

Thanks again

Oscar