So my new bioactive setup is complete (well, almost, waiting on the CUC to arrive) and is ready to receive my veiled when he arrives today. The setup is 1" of clay rock, window screen and weed screen, then 5-6" of "homemade" soil consisting of Eco Earth, sponge moss, reptibark, and sand. I have a few Pothos vines and two stems of an Umbrella plant planted around the tank. Normal 75w incandescent bulb for heat and an Arcadia T5 HO bulb for UVB. I also have a grow light coming in the next few days. Misting is a Mistking double head sprayer, with a schedule of 3 mins @ 9am, 4mins @ 1pm, 3mins @ 5pm. The cage is half glass, half screen (screen top and right side is screen).
My question: is the soil OK to always be moist? It isn't drenched, and there is no standing water, but even when I wake up for the morning misting the soil still has a good dampness to it (doesn't clump together but damp enough to stick to your hand very well/messy if you move it around). No water has made it to the drainage layer yet, so I don't think I am excessively watering.
Just want to make sure I am providing enough misting time without drenching the plants to an unhealthy level.
My question: is the soil OK to always be moist? It isn't drenched, and there is no standing water, but even when I wake up for the morning misting the soil still has a good dampness to it (doesn't clump together but damp enough to stick to your hand very well/messy if you move it around). No water has made it to the drainage layer yet, so I don't think I am excessively watering.
Just want to make sure I am providing enough misting time without drenching the plants to an unhealthy level.
