hey im sorry if you think im pulling your leg but all these things i am experiencing(dont know why you think that).i dont mean my cage smells like rotten eggs,it smells fine,like earthy.its the water that collects in the false bottom that has a smell.when i drain some out and pour it down the drain,it has a sulphur/rotten egg type smell.i have read once that this is not a good sign and means something but forgot what it meant and forgot where i read it.as far as this forum,well have i questioned about something not vivarium or dartfrog related?im a little curious where your hostility is coming from.i just bought a camera so any future posts ill be sure to include photos so you know im on the up and up.as for the fly problem,i think i have an id on them.they are not fungus knats,but are a fly called a phorid fly.never heard of it untill now but they look exactly like fruit flies except they dont have red eyes.they were in my house near the kitchen drain,before i began building my vivarium so i know thats where they came from.they like damp,decaying animal and plant matter so thats why they moved into my vivarium.what i dont know,is if the larva eat roots like fungus knats,or they are harless to my plants.i have sprayed and killed all of them that were breeding in my drains but now it seems they have moved into my vivarium.not sure if they will stay or if the conditions are right for them,but there is no doubt the water/moisture and smell attracted them and i do believe that they have bred in there once.i shooed all of them out this morning and taped all cracks before comeing to work.if i get home and see flies in there again,i know that they have emerged from the soil and that they are breeding in there.i think ill have to spray if that is happening.if my only option is to tear it all down and start again,then i feel i have nothing to loose by giving an organinc pesticide a try.

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