Pretty sure your Crestie is an undercover agent for the Tokay delegation 🤣 You've got beautiful setups! I'm so glad there's someone other than SerpaDesign doing gorgeous setups on UA-cam! Your channel will get HUGGEEEE P.S. Sorry Dav Kaufman but Kayla now officially has the best hair in the reptile game 🤣
Instead of coating the exterior of the foam with silicone, I've seen a few of prominent reliable people here on yt, can't remember who exactly, use this stuff called Dry-lock. You just paint it on with a brush. It's perfectly safe and waterproof and doesn't have to cure. I'm not sure, but what I've been wondering is if you could use this and skip shaving off the surface of the foam. That would be so much easier. The bubbly look of the foam wouldnt be noticeable once coated with moss or whatever. I've gotta look into this. I'm gonna get a crestie and build a vivarium one day, if I can ever afford it. Your video was very helpful, not to mention good content. Thx, from north Alabama
I was blessed with a sweet crested gecko. Although he is super skittish and doesn’t really like being handled he sometimes waits for me to come replace his food and must his tank. Love this build by the way, it looks so good! I plan on doing something like this once my crestie is old enough to get a larger tank. Thanks for the inspiration!
Dam I never knew you could make something so realistic like this. You are very talented and your channel is underrated I look forward to more amazing videos like this one. I'm jealous, I wish I could make something like this for my leopard gecko but I know even if I had all the necessary materials I could never make a terrarium as good as yours.
Thank you so much for your kindness! I’m flattered! 😊🙏🏼 I will definitely make more videos like this one in the future! I have a few leopard geckos myself, and I’d love to make a video about their enclosures. I definitely think you could create a beautiful vivarium! Watching lots of UA-cam videos helped me, and I’m still learning through trial-and-error! 😊🦎
Absolutely my favorite bioactive how-to video!! I’ve saved it and watched it several times. I look back on it for reference more times than I can count. Absolutely wonderful video! And love groot!!🤣
I bet thats his calmest too. When that gecko is eating, its a movie scene. Unless eating is the only time when the Gecko is calm😂 Great work, Amazing video, Keep up the hard work👏👏👏
Surprisingly, he’s calmer when he’s eating. But when he sees a human.. hell breaks loose! 😂😈 Thank you for your support and kind words, I appreciate it a lot! 😊🙏🏼
Great videos! I can see that you really care about your animals a lot 😃 One thing about the silicone you used, I always make sure that it says something like "for aquariums" or "animal safe" on the tube. I've used "mold free" or "no mold" silicone before and apparently there's stuff in there to prevent mold (no duh) and that is quite toxic for animals, I've lost all fish that were in the aquarium I used the silicone in. I hope the gecko is still fine! Looking forward to your next project, greetings from Bavaria! 😀
Awesome tank!!! I like using in the background gorilla glue. It cures faster! I’m doing a video on emerald tree skink because of your recommendation! It will be a tank build!
Loved this. I have a tokay and gargoyle I'm looking to do new enclosures for, and this is encouraging me to do my own instead of buying the substrate kits. So much money to save, and I'd rather spend that time workibng with my kids as well.
Thats a beautiful vivarium setup. The Arcadia Jungle Dawn LED Light Bars are great and really bright. I'm in the process of setting up a new vivarium for my Sudan Plated Lizards at the moment. I have a few plants for it but it's going to be pretty dry and I was wondering if the volcanic product would be useful particularly around the plants. So far I've got a Haworthia, a Ponytail Palm and some ornamental Grass. It's quite a large vivarium measuring 72x36x24 inches.
Great job, Kayla. It looks amazing. Next life, I'm coming back as one of your pets so I can live in a full country estate like this one. I promise that I won't bite you, lol, I'll be a little more appreciative.
I love these build videos makes me want to get a huge enclosure set up for my cresteds and completely deck it out for them. I have plenty of stuff for it, I just need to figure out which tank would be sacrificed as their new enclosure. I have a 75, 55, 40, 90 and if my fish doesn’t get better soon I’ll have a second 40. My 20 is going to be taken soon and my 29 has a arboreal conversion kit on it for my gargoyle…. I have a problem
I'm actually really impressed with this video and the viverum I'm planning on trying to make a bioactive set up for my crested gecko it's a year old now to be honest I just didn't now were to start but this video definitely inspired me to look more in to bioactive set ups
Holy Moses! That tank looks FANTASTIC. I've been watching hours of crestie vivaria videos and that is one of the best, hands down. About your lighting, does a LED strip like that do the trick? Is it enough to make the plants really grow? It looks very affordable. There isn't much to it at all.
What watt was your bulb and also what heat do you use? Is it a dual mercury bulb? Also what watt for led strip. I’m doing a Ikea cabinet up and struggling with what heat and lights to use as making it bio active
Thank you so much! 😊 He definitely has some strong jaws for his size, good thing his teeth aren’t sharp! 😅 And you’re right, peat moss is not a renewable resource. I used it on the background simply for aesthetics and to cover the spray foam. I used it in the substrate because it’s great for moisture retention without making the soil waterlogged. Helps keep an adequate moisture-oxygen ratio. 😊🌱
Do you have quantities that you can share for all the items? I am trying to determine how much buy (eg how much foam, how much substrate etc). Thank you!
Love the vid! Was wondering if you had a link to the wood you used for your backdrop as well as the plants! I’m having a hard time on where to get plants…
I know this was a year ago, but how long did you have to wait for: 1) the expanding foam to set before carving 2) the silicone to cure and 3) before placing your gecko in? Thank you! I live this build ❤
beautiful job on the new bio active set up...u did an amazing job...its too bad groot doesn't know how much time, love, money, and thought went into making his new home...if he doesnt appreciate it then just know all of us watching certainly do....lol
Love the set up! I’m looking into making one for my crested but I can never seem to find good hardscape, do you have any recommendations for where to get some?
Amazing video!!! What enclosure is that? What size? I want to get a 24x18x36 or taller for my tokay gecko. I thought crested geckos were supposed to be nice. Yours is more like a tokay! Followed you on IG just now. Great video!!! I’m trying to sub here but I keep getting error. I’ll try again later.
Hey! Was wondering where you got your enclosure from? I’ve been searching for one and it’s proving difficult :( I tried to find if you already answered this question but I couldn’t find it
I am going to my first reptile expo in 2 weeks! , I have been doing tons of research and I am very much anticipating purchasing one. This would be my dream setup! I am going to try to do it but it would be my first bio active build! Any other tips for a beginner? Also, awesome vid Kayla. I’m subscribing! Also your gecko has quite the personality!🤣
There still need to be heat lamps right? My room is in the basement and it gets really cold all the time. Can I also put heating pads on the outside of the walls?
I don’t need supplemental heating in my Crested Gecko vivariums because the ambient temperature in my room is perfect for them. The most suitable ambient daytime temperature for Crested Geckos is in the mid 70s. Though they can handle high 60s at night. Anything over 85 degrees can become dangerous to them. My advice to you is to monitor the temperature in the enclosure using a digital thermometer. If you require additional heating, avoid heat pads and lean towards overhead heating.
Hi, I'm working on a bioactive for my crested gecko and your video has been really helpful! Are there any UVB and grow lights you recommend? I need something that will work well for an 18x18x24 tank. Thanks!
Great video you do great work. It’s awesome. Will your gecko always be aggressive? Sorry, I’m new and learning. I hope to get an enclosure and get it set up in the next few months. Thank you for sharing. I’m a new sub. Your also very beautiful. ☺️
So the dirt in the back of the enclosure is enough to sustain the plants that you place in there? I plan on doing the same but i thought it would be a pretty thin layer.
Yes, it’s no different than keeping houseplants in a little planter! As long as you choose plants that thrive in shallow soil. Ficus pumila doesn’t root deeply and will grow on various surfaces and creep across the vivarium over time.
@@kaylaroach sweet. Yeah I'm racking my brain over the set up right now. Going over the layout, what kind of plants and branches I'm gonna have. I'm curious to know how the back of the enclosure looks. Mine will be against the wall so it won't be seen, but if I want to do the same to the sides I kinda want to know what to expect. In case I have to cover it.
Oh one more thing. An idea I just had, no sure if it's a good one or would work. You know how people put those plastic planters in the foam when they're making their background? What if I used a cork round and used that as a planter for some plants. Cover up one end and stuff substrate in there.
I’m building a crested gecko foam background right now, the wood I’m using for the hard scape isn’t the most mold resistant, do you think I could coat the wood with silicone to prevent mold, similar to how you coated the foam background?
How is the nerve plant holding up? I have had trouble with it in the past due to high humidity, it brought pests so I was wondering if it is a good option for my gecko vivarium? Thank you
Looks great, Kayla! That’s the most aggressive crested gecko I’ve ever seen 🤣
Thank you so much, Dillon! 😊 He definitely has a big personality.. 😂😅
@@kaylaroach Are there any plans to introduce a female gecko in Groot's life?
@@TheGuyNobodyReallyLikes I already have!
Your crestie was a tokay gecko in a previous life. I shouldn't be laughing but that little spicy dude is hilarious. 😂
I couldn’t agree more! 😂
Pretty sure your Crestie is an undercover agent for the Tokay delegation 🤣
You've got beautiful setups! I'm so glad there's someone other than SerpaDesign doing gorgeous setups on UA-cam! Your channel will get HUGGEEEE
P.S. Sorry Dav Kaufman but Kayla now officially has the best hair in the reptile game 🤣
Instead of coating the exterior of the foam with silicone, I've seen a few of prominent reliable people here on yt, can't remember who exactly, use this stuff called Dry-lock. You just paint it on with a brush. It's perfectly safe and waterproof and doesn't have to cure. I'm not sure, but what I've been wondering is if you could use this and skip shaving off the surface of the foam. That would be so much easier. The bubbly look of the foam wouldnt be noticeable once coated with moss or whatever. I've gotta look into this. I'm gonna get a crestie and build a vivarium one day, if I can ever afford it. Your video was very helpful, not to mention good content. Thx, from north Alabama
I have never seeen such a created gecko before! That's crazy! At least he has a good mother!
Haha isn’t he crazy?! 😂 Thank you so much, I love him 🥰
This is the best bioactive vivarium guide I've seen! Thank you for being so clear!
Need more Groot videos . Has a personality that is addictive to watch
I was blessed with a sweet crested gecko. Although he is super skittish and doesn’t really like being handled he sometimes waits for me to come replace his food and must his tank. Love this build by the way, it looks so good! I plan on doing something like this once my crestie is old enough to get a larger tank. Thanks for the inspiration!
Dam I never knew you could make something so realistic like this. You are very talented and your channel is underrated I look forward to more amazing videos like this one. I'm jealous, I wish I could make something like this for my leopard gecko but I know even if I had all the necessary materials I could never make a terrarium as good as yours.
Thank you so much for your kindness! I’m flattered! 😊🙏🏼 I will definitely make more videos like this one in the future! I have a few leopard geckos myself, and I’d love to make a video about their enclosures. I definitely think you could create a beautiful vivarium! Watching lots of UA-cam videos helped me, and I’m still learning through trial-and-error! 😊🦎
that is one of the best enclousers I have ever seen! It looks perfect, im hoping to get a crested for my self! Fingers crossed
Thank you so much! Fingers crossed for you! 😊
Absolutely my favorite bioactive how-to video!! I’ve saved it and watched it several times. I look back on it for reference more times than I can count. Absolutely wonderful video! And love groot!!🤣
no joke this is one of the best vivarium i saw, this was really helpfull!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! I’m glad you found it helpful ☺️
OMG that bite...you are a saint...
That set up is amazing! So beautiful. Your gecko is funny.
Thank you so much! 😊 Haha! He’s quite the character 🤣
That crested is possessed! I thought it was allot of plants at first but remembered it’s a taller enclosure. Awesome look
Wow!!! So gorgeous, as a plant lover and animal lover this is a dream come true, I need to get a crested asap
Thank you so much! ☺️🌿🦎
That crested gecko I don't know to be scared of it or admire its cuteness
Nice tank! Groot really is beautiful! Looky no touchy lol , keep us posted!
Thank you so much! 😊 Haha, you got that right! He’s definitely more of a display animal! 😈😂🦎
great video, the enclosure looks amazing
Thank you so much Adam! 😊 You da best!
I bet thats his calmest too. When that gecko is eating, its a movie scene. Unless eating is the only time when the Gecko is calm😂
Great work, Amazing video, Keep up the hard work👏👏👏
Surprisingly, he’s calmer when he’s eating. But when he sees a human.. hell breaks loose! 😂😈
Thank you for your support and kind words, I appreciate it a lot! 😊🙏🏼
Should have named that guy Tokay… his little angry face was adorable
😂
I love the baby talk after he bit the crap out of you lol
Amazing process! Definitely a work of art! Also your little demon is interesting.
Thank you so much! 😊 He’s quite the character 😂
Great videos! I can see that you really care about your animals a lot 😃
One thing about the silicone you used, I always make sure that it says something like "for aquariums" or "animal safe" on the tube. I've used "mold free" or "no mold" silicone before and apparently there's stuff in there to prevent mold (no duh) and that is quite toxic for animals, I've lost all fish that were in the aquarium I used the silicone in. I hope the gecko is still fine!
Looking forward to your next project, greetings from Bavaria! 😀
Loved this video. Very informative and entertaining. Groot is amazing.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed 😊
Awesome set up there that gecko was really grumpy lol you kept calm about it
Thank you so much! 😊 Haha! He’s quite the personality! 😂😈
OMG That crestie is hilarious
Isn’t he?! He cracks me up! 😂
Wow this is a stunning build!! I'm getting a Leachie soon and i hope i can make something this pretty 🙌
Thank you so much 😊 Leachies are so cool, I’m excited for you!
That’s a beautiful set up I love the plant selection
Thank you so much! 😊 I always appreciate your support 🙏🏼
Very helpful, thank you.
Really nice video of your Vivarium! Good Work!
Thank you so much!
Awesome tank!!! I like using in the background gorilla glue. It cures faster! I’m doing a video on emerald tree skink because of your recommendation! It will be a tank build!
omg im so ready for a reptile room tour
I can’t wait to film a reptile room tour! Soon.. 👀 Thank you for your support! 😊
I just came across your channel. I feel like your channel is very professional 👌 keep it up girl.
Thank you so much! That means the world to me, I truly appreciate it! 😊🙏🏼❤️
@@kaylaroach you welcome I'm learning from you to BTW lol. I'm happy I can make someone's day 😌
Loved this. I have a tokay and gargoyle I'm looking to do new enclosures for, and this is encouraging me to do my own instead of buying the substrate kits. So much money to save, and I'd rather spend that time workibng with my kids as well.
Really awesome video. Love to see that your videos are blowing up! It looks so professional
Thank you so much! Your support means the world to me 🙏🏼❤️
i really like the layout and design, i will be taking a lot of inspiration from this for my own crestie!
Look stunning and georgeous mam great video and awesome full of surprises and knowledge
Thank you so much! ☺️🙏🏼
Thats a beautiful vivarium setup. The Arcadia Jungle Dawn LED Light Bars are great and really bright. I'm in the process of setting up a new vivarium for my Sudan Plated Lizards at the moment. I have a few plants for it but it's going to be pretty dry and I was wondering if the volcanic product would be useful particularly around the plants. So far I've got a Haworthia, a Ponytail Palm and some ornamental Grass. It's quite a large vivarium measuring 72x36x24 inches.
that looks great! cant wait to get my crestie a larger tank and build up a better vivarium.
Thank you so much! I enjoy the whole process of building a vivarium, and then seeing the animal enjoy it too. It’s very rewarding! 😊
this crestie is the meanest i've ever seeeen, my feelings would be so hurt haha
Right?! 😂 I give him the world and in return.. he gives me RAGE!
Great job, Kayla. It looks amazing. Next life, I'm coming back as one of your pets so I can live in a full country estate like this one. I promise that I won't bite you, lol, I'll be a little more appreciative.
Hahaha! That’s so kind of you to say, thank you so much! 😊🙏🏼 I do my best for my pets! 🥰
amazing job kayla....
Thank you so much ☺️
I love these build videos makes me want to get a huge enclosure set up for my cresteds and completely deck it out for them. I have plenty of stuff for it, I just need to figure out which tank would be sacrificed as their new enclosure. I have a 75, 55, 40, 90 and if my fish doesn’t get better soon I’ll have a second 40. My 20 is going to be taken soon and my 29 has a arboreal conversion kit on it for my gargoyle….
I have a problem
amazing, i am looking to try my hand at creating my own Viv environment and this is a perfect training video
Thank you so much! I’m glad you found it helpful 😊
So cool! I'm getting ready to make my first enclosure so your video was helpful!! Thanks for posting!
Thank you so much 😊 I’m so glad you found it helpful!
I'm actually really impressed with this video and the viverum I'm planning on trying to make a bioactive set up for my crested gecko it's a year old now to be honest I just didn't now were to start but this video definitely inspired me to look more in to bioactive set ups
Holy Moses! That tank looks FANTASTIC. I've been watching hours of crestie vivaria videos and that is one of the best, hands down. About your lighting, does a LED strip like that do the trick? Is it enough to make the plants really grow? It looks very affordable. There isn't much to it at all.
beautiful setup.
Thank you for your support! 😊🙏🏼
Beautiful job
Thank you so much! 😊
What watt was your bulb and also what heat do you use? Is it a dual mercury bulb? Also what watt for led strip. I’m doing a Ikea cabinet up and struggling with what heat and lights to use as making it bio active
yooo this is so dope !!
Thank you so much 😊
I never thought cresties could bite that hard. Beautiful work. My only thought is why peat moss? Isn't it an unrenewable resource?
Thank you so much! 😊 He definitely has some strong jaws for his size, good thing his teeth aren’t sharp! 😅 And you’re right, peat moss is not a renewable resource. I used it on the background simply for aesthetics and to cover the spray foam. I used it in the substrate because it’s great for moisture retention without making the soil waterlogged. Helps keep an adequate moisture-oxygen ratio. 😊🌱
this is amazing! so talented :)
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it 😊🙏🏼🌱
How has it he’d up? Plants and all doing good?
How do you manage the isopods and dwarfs?
Do you have quantities that you can share for all the items? I am trying to determine how much buy (eg how much foam, how much substrate etc). Thank you!
Amazing video like always ❤️
Thank you ❤️
This looks SOO good, but do you need a background?
Thank you so much! 😊 I see a lot of value in having a background, but it isn’t necessary.
Love the vid! Was wondering if you had a link to the wood you used for your backdrop as well as the plants! I’m having a hard time on where to get plants…
I know this was a year ago, but how long did you have to wait for: 1) the expanding foam to set before carving 2) the silicone to cure and 3) before placing your gecko in? Thank you! I live this build ❤
Do you ever have to do a big clean every 2 weeks with that setup? Love your videos
nice video i plan on making a vivariam my self
Thank you so much! Building a vivarium is always such a fun and creative project 😊
Great setup. Wow he's so mean.
Thank you so much! 😊 He sure is, haha! He’s full of personality! 😂
XD what a Charakter! Great video thanks for Sharing
He sure is! 😂 Thank you so much for watching! 🙏🏼
Great video 😀. Smashed it 💥👍🏻
Thank you so much! That means the world to me! 😊🙏🏼
@@kaylaroach no worries at all 😃. Looking forward to the next video 🔥👍🏻
Awesome
Thank you 😊
beautiful job on the new bio active set up...u did an amazing job...its too bad groot doesn't know how much time, love, money, and thought went into making his new home...if he doesnt appreciate it then just know all of us watching certainly do....lol
Love the set up! I’m looking into making one for my crested but I can never seem to find good hardscape, do you have any recommendations for where to get some?
Awsome 👌👌👌👌👌👌💚💚🦎
Thank you! ☺️🙏🏼
Amazing video!!! What enclosure is that? What size? I want to get a 24x18x36 or taller for my tokay gecko. I thought crested geckos were supposed to be nice. Yours is more like a tokay! Followed you on IG just now. Great video!!!
I’m trying to sub here but I keep getting error. I’ll try again later.
Omg Kayla you are so beautiful!!
You are SO sweet! Thank you so much! ☺️
I love him😂😂😂
He’s a character 😂❤️
So does the Bromeliad stay the same size and is okay in the moss? Do I need to plant it some how?
Which led strip and bulb did you get I worry about wattage because I know they don’t like Heat so I prefer to get the ones you’ve gotten 😭😭
Hey! Was wondering where you got your enclosure from? I’ve been searching for one and it’s proving difficult :( I tried to find if you already answered this question but I couldn’t find it
I am going to my first reptile expo in 2 weeks! , I have been doing tons of research and I am very much anticipating purchasing one. This would be my dream setup! I am going to try to do it but it would be my first bio active build! Any other tips for a beginner? Also, awesome vid Kayla. I’m subscribing! Also your gecko has quite the personality!🤣
How'd it go?
There still need to be heat lamps right? My room is in the basement and it gets really cold all the time. Can I also put heating pads on the outside of the walls?
I don’t need supplemental heating in my Crested Gecko vivariums because the ambient temperature in my room is perfect for them. The most suitable ambient daytime temperature for Crested Geckos is in the mid 70s. Though they can handle high 60s at night. Anything over 85 degrees can become dangerous to them. My advice to you is to monitor the temperature in the enclosure using a digital thermometer. If you require additional heating, avoid heat pads and lean towards overhead heating.
Hi, I'm working on a bioactive for my crested gecko and your video has been really helpful! Are there any UVB and grow lights you recommend? I need something that will work well for an 18x18x24 tank. Thanks!
Very nice Gecko and home for him, though he is aggressive and thinks your hand is food.
Thank you so much! He’s crazy and deserves a lot of space to be crazy in! 😂🦎
Great video you do great work. It’s awesome. Will your gecko always be aggressive? Sorry, I’m new and learning. I hope to get an enclosure and get it set up in the next few months. Thank you for sharing. I’m a new sub. Your also very beautiful. ☺️
Hello Kayla, I really love this Tank build so I wanted to know whats the Size of the Tank?
Greetings Tanja
Hi Tanja! Thank you so much 😊 The tank measures 18x18x36in!
Tro Tro bien te vidéo
Merci beaucoup! C’est très apprécié 😊
So the dirt in the back of the enclosure is enough to sustain the plants that you place in there? I plan on doing the same but i thought it would be a pretty thin layer.
Yes, it’s no different than keeping houseplants in a little planter! As long as you choose plants that thrive in shallow soil. Ficus pumila doesn’t root deeply and will grow on various surfaces and creep across the vivarium over time.
@@kaylaroach sweet. Yeah I'm racking my brain over the set up right now. Going over the layout, what kind of plants and branches I'm gonna have. I'm curious to know how the back of the enclosure looks. Mine will be against the wall so it won't be seen, but if I want to do the same to the sides I kinda want to know what to expect. In case I have to cover it.
Oh one more thing. An idea I just had, no sure if it's a good one or would work. You know how people put those plastic planters in the foam when they're making their background? What if I used a cork round and used that as a planter for some plants. Cover up one end and stuff substrate in there.
And also where do you get the climbing wood from
I get wood from reptile/aquarium shops, reptile expos, and outside!
Great video! Did you wait to introduce him to the enclosure to give time for the plants to root themselves? Or did you introduce him right away?
I bet hes been hanging out with that tokay gecko down the road.
Hahaha! I always joke about his temperament by saying he’s a Tokay in disguise! 😂
Love you videos :)
Thank you so much ☺️ I’m glad you enjoy my videos!
Hi may I ask, when you adding the moss on the backgroud did you applied silicone in order to stick the moss firmly on the surface of peat moss?
Yes I did!
So, the plants near the top don't need to be planted in soil?
Is the fertilizer in the plants original soil not an issue? I’ve always been warned to remove it all before planting.
I have this same question!
I’m building a crested gecko foam background right now, the wood I’m using for the hard scape isn’t the most mold resistant, do you think I could coat the wood with silicone to prevent mold, similar to how you coated the foam background?
Why is groot like that?😂 is it breeding season or is he just like that cause mines has never bit me willingly lol
Also that’s a great enclosure 👍👍
That’s just his personality! He’s a handful 😂 Thank you for watching!
Do you have the link for the LED light you used?
cresties wont bite they said 😜
Haha! Groot is here to prove everyone wrong! 😂
How is the nerve plant holding up? I have had trouble with it in the past due to high humidity, it brought pests so I was wondering if it is a good option for my gecko vivarium? Thank you
How long after the foam and silicone cure do you continue and add the plant life n such
May I ask, what do you believe to be the best lighting for bioactive to keep plants alive?
I’ve heard really great things about the Acadia Jungle Dawn! Don’t quote me though I’m not able to go bioactive quite yet so I don’t know a lot :))
Grroooooootttttt!
The man, the myth, the legend. GROOT!
How do I keep the wood from getting moldy over time? I’ve build a background, but the wood got moldy, so I had to take it out.
O would like to plant my terrarium but not add micro fauna is possible?