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<blockquote data-quote="InEx Situ" data-source="post: 146089" data-attributes="member: 27792"><p>Incorporating a rich soil composition is definitely worth the while. The abundance of micro and mesofauna is definitely the key to bioactive and prevent extreme mold growth. Additionally, the clay substrate mimics many, if not all of the tropical loam that would be found in a tropical rainforest. I typically do not worry about mold because every rich and healthy biotope or microenvironment will exhibit these fungi. Also, the established or establishing meso fauna population will take care of fungi in no time. I tend to ignore overabundance of mold because it provides nutrition (after decomposition) for the flora. And regarding the false bottom, it is very crucial in my book to provide one for a healthy loam composition. Additionally, [USER=27677]@Dave Jay[/USER], if you are interested in exploring biotopes, consider adding lump wood charcoal chunks to the soil. This will add more surface layer (for micro and meso fauna) and prevent the added sand and clay from compacting the soil, preventing airflow. I would, however, prefer both charcoal chunks (the size of quarters) and tree fern fiber but, the tree fern fibers are more costly and less attainable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InEx Situ, post: 146089, member: 27792"] Incorporating a rich soil composition is definitely worth the while. The abundance of micro and mesofauna is definitely the key to bioactive and prevent extreme mold growth. Additionally, the clay substrate mimics many, if not all of the tropical loam that would be found in a tropical rainforest. I typically do not worry about mold because every rich and healthy biotope or microenvironment will exhibit these fungi. Also, the established or establishing meso fauna population will take care of fungi in no time. I tend to ignore overabundance of mold because it provides nutrition (after decomposition) for the flora. And regarding the false bottom, it is very crucial in my book to provide one for a healthy loam composition. Additionally, [USER=27677]@Dave Jay[/USER], if you are interested in exploring biotopes, consider adding lump wood charcoal chunks to the soil. This will add more surface layer (for micro and meso fauna) and prevent the added sand and clay from compacting the soil, preventing airflow. I would, however, prefer both charcoal chunks (the size of quarters) and tree fern fiber but, the tree fern fibers are more costly and less attainable. [/QUOTE]
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