First Vivarium!

If you're watering the plant section with rain water, I don't know how much the water drops flying from the water section would affect it. It seems that if it's only a few drops here and there, the rain water would be enough to dilute it to an acceptable level. I think a lot of it really depends on how much splatter gets into the land section. Mixing tap water with distilled (IMO) would make this less of an issue.

As far as feeding, I haven't fed my vent. anything live in a long time but I do occasionally (1/monthish) give them a diluted solution of 5/1/1 fish emulsion fertilizer. I don't however recommend using this inside as the smell tends to be pretty nasty. The link Pappy posted is a great one to get ideas on what others are doing.
 
I don't know how much water is getting in and I am using pure distilled water for the plants, and have used about a gallon or so in the water section and the rest was tap. It wouldn't be a problem mixing distilled with tap and even so my tap water isn't super hard to start with.

As for feeding, I'll probably stick with bugs mainly because I like the carnivourus aspect of it. I can already see myself over-feeding so is there a limit? Should I only feed one pitcher at a time? Do you think the bugs that are ment to be frog food will find their way in? Since I am not planning of feeding the adult darkling beetles to the frogs, would it help (or harm) my nep?

Thank you!
 
just feed sparingly to begin with. feed the active looking pitchers a little bit once a month or so. then up it a little from there if it's doing well. i wouldn't feed it anything for at least a month after you plant it just to give it time to settle in. Barry Rice gives the advice: remember they are plants first and carnivorous second. You can do damage by overfeeding, so just take it slow.
 
Alrighty, thanks!
 
Update from last night!

Last night I was pretty busy and didn't have time to get these pics up but I have found a solution to the splashing bubbles problems!

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Using some extra screen and some hot glue, I made a cover for the top of the sponge filter.

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In tank....

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Above the water view.
*Note: Filter was off in this picture.

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Now one with the filter on........ It doesn't look all that different from before but oh well!

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Above water with filter running. It stops almost all the bubbles and the ones that it doesn't catch don't usually splash water!

I also have an update from today so I'll put those up in my next post!
 
Upadate!

From today....

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Wow! That's different!

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African Violet!

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Flower! This was taken after I sprayed the tank down so it's not really as sparkly as looks here but you get the idea.

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Nertera granadensis. I hope this will do well in here..... I know they are hard to grow but I figured I'd give it a shot!

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A very bad picture of an unknown tropical houseplant....

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Close-up of the same plant...

These plants are going to be trial and error but I hope they all do alright!

I also hooked up a second sponge filter with cover today!
 
Ya, I was debating about putting it in or not but it was pretty cheap so I figure I'll risk it. Even if it does die, it will have been worth it because I'd know not to buy it again..... But hopefully, it works!
 
Hello all!

I got some Subwassertang yesterday and it is now in my aquatic portion of the Viv and I love it!

I want to upgrade my lighting to a bigger, better system because I think my peace lily is dying... :(

So I think I am almost ready for my Nep. but I don't know where to get it... I won't be able to get one locally so shipping is a must. The only places I even know about are California Carnivores and CarnivorousPlantNursery.com.

So where do you guys get your neps?
 
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