Just for the record I've maintained over 20 all natural set ups with no problem at all ( for a long time now). It's simply a matter of watering the plants, irrigating the soil, and that's about it. There not hard to maintain at all, at least in my experience. And as far as cleaning is involved you really don't have to (well a little) the tank becomes it's own ecosystem and the feces breaks down with watering to provide organic fertilizer for the tank. Yeah I didn't see any mold either when I replaced the soil. I enjoy the beauty of a natural setup and honestly I sleep better at night. But thank you so much for the advice, I really appreciate you taking the time to post, and thanks to everybody who did.

-Eli



Ps:My females doing fine and it appears that it was a calcium crash after all. I had just run out of liquid calcium which I always give to a female after laying, and was going to pick some up later in the day. I've never seen one start to crash because well I'm very attentive to all their needs.

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