New to the hobby

[bshmerlie]

I am going to get one as soon as I have time to order one. On the land side I will fill it with the leca (clay balls) up to the water level and then a screen mesh and then the soil for my plants. Right now I have all water for my firebellies and then a turtle dock on each side for land. See pictures in my album. And although it is easy to clean the crickets do drown quite easily. I think the Viquarium will be just as easy to clean but keep the crickets on one side so they don't drown so easily. I will also probably make a wall (GS background) around the three sides to make it look more tropical. I will probably decorate the water fall part itself with moss or plants to make it look more natural.

[pepper]

what soil would you use for this? i am assuming there is a special soil. Also are people using Coir fiber?

Do you think there is any truth to the Viquarium being a fully sustaining environment? They seem to promote the fact that the substrate acts as a healthy filter of sorts as the whole unit cycles through land and water and back.
Are all of these vivariums full sustaining environs?

[ArizonaFrogGuy]

I sooo want this. I've almost got the wife talked into it too. I look forward to having life plants and moss in a new set up cuz right now everything I have is fake. Its functional just not the greatest setup and I want the greatest.