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Hello.
Years ago I made a very successful bioactive habitat in a large Rubbermaid bin. It quite literally takes care of itself 98% of the time. I recently built a 7' x 3' indoor enclosure out of wood, used lined the bottom 8 inches with Rubberseal for water.
Last time I used lava rock for drainage, but this time I am using a 1.5" layer of Hydroton PECA.
My question is, should I use a screen (fine mesh for a screen door for example) between the PECA and the soil layer? I am putting a couple PVC pipes in the corners to add water to the bottom layer, do not know how important it is to screen the top layer off from the drainage.
Any advice appreciated, thank you!
KC
Years ago I made a very successful bioactive habitat in a large Rubbermaid bin. It quite literally takes care of itself 98% of the time. I recently built a 7' x 3' indoor enclosure out of wood, used lined the bottom 8 inches with Rubberseal for water.
Last time I used lava rock for drainage, but this time I am using a 1.5" layer of Hydroton PECA.
My question is, should I use a screen (fine mesh for a screen door for example) between the PECA and the soil layer? I am putting a couple PVC pipes in the corners to add water to the bottom layer, do not know how important it is to screen the top layer off from the drainage.
Any advice appreciated, thank you!
KC