Makes you wonder what herpers did before Arcadia. I have been out of tha game for about 6 years and getting back into it. The amount of Arcadia marketing by fellow herpers makes it seem cultish like. Some ppl truly get upset if you are not using Arcadia and judge based on that.
You have one water line going in. The water flows through the different stages. In the osmosis chamber there are two outlets; one that will continue to the other stages and eventually to the reservoir and another for water waste. The waste is needed to flush the osmosis chamber of the filtered...
It won’t be bad, but the extra minerals might clog your misting nozzles and fogger unit due to the added calcium from the mineral cartridge. Have you looked into a whole home filtration system?
I use RO filters for my aquariums fish and a 5 stage is more than enough. Note that you will have a lot of waste water. For every one gallon of RO water you will waste about 5 gallons of water in the process. And if you are not constantly using it, they will clog. Unless your tap water is bad...
Winter is upon us in Upstate NY which means I need to make sure I keep my feeders alive and reproducing. Already lost 2 boxes of crickets in delivery due to cold.
I know there are so many recipes out there for feeder chows, but wanted to try something different with what I had on hand.
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Every morning you will want to provide enough food for the day. The idea is to simulate nature, in the wild feeding will correspond to bug activity which is usually mid morning before it gets to hot and evening before sunset. You will notice your cham will probably eat quite a bit at first and...
Here are a couple of inexpensive T5 HO fixtures. They come with two full spectrum bulbs. Replace one of the bulbs with an Arcadia Uv bulb.
Durolux DL822N T5 HO 2Ft 2 Fluorescent Lamps Grow Lighting System with 5000 Lumens and 6500K Full Spectrum and Low Profile 7" Wide Reflector...
I would assume it works the same way as it does with color enhancing fish food. The various carotenoids will correspond with certain colors that when taken over time can enhance the colors of your fish. https://reptilesmagazine.com/beta-carotene-and-lizards/
I recently saw a YouTube video where they kept them in a small enclosure and they kinda controlled their own population. Also plan to keep them cooler than normal to slow down their breeding.