Establish springtail population how?

[clownonfire]

Hi. I don't know how your false bottom is made, but springtails breed on charcoal and water... They might just be there....

[killerecho]

Hi. I don't know how your false bottom is made, but springtails breed on charcoal and water... They might just be there....

The false bottom I have is just a 2-inch layer of hydroton. The clay balls get moist from watering trickling down from the soil from time to time, but there is no permanent waterline on the bottom. A layer of water at the bottom might be more favorable for springtails but since I don't have any sort of tank-wide filter system, having all that standing water might be bad in the long run.