I played around with dirt in a different setup just like I was told by everyone for several months before setting up my Ornate tank. I couldn't be happier with what I ended up with and my uro's seem to enjoy it very much. I am not sure what kind of soil Ryan bought but its not hard to get soil without rocks in it. I could probably go on for a long time about this but I only have about 9 inches of the mix and it is completely dry on the surface for about an inch and half deep and then you can see the moisture (clearly since this is an aquarium). I have pipe system that starts above the cage and runs along the back of the bottom with a few tiny holes in it that seems to work great. It sounds to me that the people that don't like soil don't experiment with it first and just try to make it work with thier uro on it and that is completely the wrong approach to take on this. If you are not ready to invest the time to experiment with this setup then please do not just throw dirt in a tank and put your uro's on it.
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1.1 Ornates (Lindsay Pike)

0.0.1 Mali

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