Do or do not bioactive? And other questions
Hi me again, still in my research phase and had more questions,
So after some thinking I'm considering a bioactive setup, ( I did one back when I had a crested gecko) but am terrible with plants watching the 2025 biodudes guide for setting one up for a ball python I'd like to have a happy medium with some live plants and (mostly) fake plants I liked the trees in the video and wanted to incorporate them in the tank for sure but the others I'm nervous about adding, I saw here about also adding a garden watering thing to keep the soil humidity for keeping general humidity. I'm unsure about isopods but would like springtails (nothing against isopods I love them a lot, worried again about their life in the tank with a lack of live plants)
How often would this kind of set up need to get changed out?
The other is more of a "what do you think?" Question on heating
After watching the same video I'd really like to do a radiant heat panel inside the tank, and have it all be inclosed for heating and lighting so cages will be needed, because I wanted to I was thinking about raising the height to be 4x2x3 instead of 4x2x2 so there isn't loss of space and so the trees can grow a bit bigger.
Heat side with the rhp, stretch of the tank having the uvb and grow light, and cool side having space for an rhp for the winter time? (In AZ but my family keeps the house between 65(night) and 75-80 day (rest of the year 75 summer 80)
Am I missing anything on heating lighting?