Botanicadenta
Nooblet
So, i got this extremely tiny beta-tank.
http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=8539
(I have a beta, he has a condo compared to this in a large glass vase)
It's a reasonable size, and could hold a 1-3 yr. old VFT(which is on its way to my house atm.) and was wondering if this would be nice for such a thing, especially for starters.
I've seen, repeatedly, that VFT's don't need terra's, but i'm in a particularly dry zone 8(a) section of Texas desert mountain area(totally un-humidity/temp friendly), and if my bleeding nasal passages are any indication, i need better humidity control.
So, the neat thing about this little 'tank' i the plastic grill on the bottom. I figured it would be good for moderate drainage. I figured a layer of gravel(1 in) on the bottom, then sand/sphagum(2 in) up top. So that's about half-way up to the top of this thing.(5 inches total all the way up).
There's also a drain on the thing, but no stand to hold it up. I'd have to cut out some arches on the bottom if I do a standard tray watering method. I'm told that top-watering is bad, but it could hold water for quite a while and maintain humidity very well with decent ventilation.
So, comment/suggestions? Should I change the ratio of substrate? I have the light/temp thing figured out, on a west-facing windowsill with about ~2-3hrs of direct sunlight; the room is sometimes uncomfortably warm. But I want to make sure I get the terrarium humidity/watering/substrate thing figured out. I figure this is a good starting terrarium for those < 3 years old/sproutlings until I get a decent collection started, then I can move it into a 10gal terra and start a mini-bog.
http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=8539
(I have a beta, he has a condo compared to this in a large glass vase)
It's a reasonable size, and could hold a 1-3 yr. old VFT(which is on its way to my house atm.) and was wondering if this would be nice for such a thing, especially for starters.
I've seen, repeatedly, that VFT's don't need terra's, but i'm in a particularly dry zone 8(a) section of Texas desert mountain area(totally un-humidity/temp friendly), and if my bleeding nasal passages are any indication, i need better humidity control.
So, the neat thing about this little 'tank' i the plastic grill on the bottom. I figured it would be good for moderate drainage. I figured a layer of gravel(1 in) on the bottom, then sand/sphagum(2 in) up top. So that's about half-way up to the top of this thing.(5 inches total all the way up).
There's also a drain on the thing, but no stand to hold it up. I'd have to cut out some arches on the bottom if I do a standard tray watering method. I'm told that top-watering is bad, but it could hold water for quite a while and maintain humidity very well with decent ventilation.
So, comment/suggestions? Should I change the ratio of substrate? I have the light/temp thing figured out, on a west-facing windowsill with about ~2-3hrs of direct sunlight; the room is sometimes uncomfortably warm. But I want to make sure I get the terrarium humidity/watering/substrate thing figured out. I figure this is a good starting terrarium for those < 3 years old/sproutlings until I get a decent collection started, then I can move it into a 10gal terra and start a mini-bog.