I'm going to be attempting to build my first vivarium in the next couple of weeks. I have a 12x12x18 exo terra that I will be building an expanding foam background for. I am using leca balls for the false bottom and my own substrate blend for soil. I also have a couple plants I'm going to...

Hi all. I've been lurking for a while now and I can't get over how amazing vivariums are. So after a ton of reading, I got a killer deal on a 43 gallon aquarium (18x20x28) (odd sized right?) and I learned that a ton of my local plants are actually highly valued viv plants (lots of wild mosses...

Hey Everyone, So I am somewhat new to Dendroboard, only been on here a few months. I got into the idea of possibly buidling a Vivarium in my room, and joined this forum to get some more info to sway myself one way or another. I was quickly in full on build mode after only a few days of...

Hey all, I'm new to the hobby and I had some questions I've been wanting to ask. I just built my first vivarium, (a 20H tank), and i was wondering what kind of lighting you would suggest. Currently I have an exo terra hood housing two 5000k cfl bulbs. Is this enough lighting? It's currently...

Hey everyone, I'm new to the hobby, and have just built my first vivarium. I have a bunch of questions and was hoping you guys would be able to help. First off, I'll give you some details and pictures of my vivarium so you can get a better idea of what I'm working with. It's a 20 H tank, with...