only problem with grass is its height. you can't exactly mow a viv :P
without constantly keeping the roots in check or constant clipping, most grasses will easily grow to several feet.
might be better off with a low growing ground cover plant then with grass. clover for example.
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Originally Posted by Merlin
People have kicked around the idea of a self cleaning self maintaining habitat for quite awhile. The consensus was that it would only function in a HUGE enclosure but sparsely populated.
It isn't going to happen in a ten or twenty gallon tank.
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People have been doing it with dart frog setups for years. in tanks as small as 10 gallons. fecal matter gets washed to the ground when misting/spraying/watering, bacteria in the soil breaks down ammonia and nitrates, isopods like pillbugs or springtails eat whats left over. the plants absorb the natural fertilizer and grow.
There are some people who have had vivs running for 5+ YEARS without needing to have them disassembled and cleaned. the vivs establish microclimates and healthy balances between micro flora and fauna so the only thing you need to do is add crickets/whatever for the animals that the viv is for and occasionally water it. Isopod production can even be well enough to help support the animals living in the tank. Won't be able to stop feeding, but if you leave for a few days, they wont go hungry due to having the isopods in the soil to forage for.
