I started building this and been working on it a lot so be gentle. šš»
What do you guys think is it going to grow in?
I've been collecting cleaning and quarantining moss and saving some other cuttings from around the flat for quite some time.
I will add blackout foil on the sides of the glass and about to go get some more plants.
I was wondering if it is big enough for any tiny animals or only suitable for isopods.
The idea was to practice and end up with something usable because I had glass laying around.
All suggestions and idea are welcome š¤
by Mathun95
3 Comments
What size is it?
I am by no means an enclosure-size purist but there is pretty much no terrestrial vertebrate that would truly do well in an enclosure that size in the long term. This could be a short term grow out tank, otherwise look into some nice inverts! If you want isopods Iād sacrifice some of your very thick drainage layer for some substrate to keep your population healthy.
Are you good with plants and know how to water them? And I mean actually know how to read a plant to tell if it needs water or not. Not trying to sound douchey, but it matters for what I am about to suggest!!
For that shallow of a lip on that tank, I would personally omit the leca and maybe doctor your substrate to make it more aerated and fluffy overall; that way you can get more depth! More aeration will allow for more leeway when it comes to watering, but it is still easier to cause rot without a leca layer overall I feel.
Then some smaller isopods or tarantula would be cool, but depending on the tarantula, the entire thing could get webbed up!