sounds good,i was just woried about draining the bottom too much out of fear of washing all the nutrients out of the soil,but i guess house plants that are watered and have water drip out the bottom would also have this problem and they dont.as far as the flies,i think you are right,they have (i hope)cycled out as i only see an occasional one or two and the vast majority of them seem to have been coming from my garbage disposal and not the vivarium at all.i think i have everything covered at this point and now ill post some pictures.i do have one last question,its on a species id ,and patty,you seem pretty great with those.this weekend while at a flea market,i bought a succulant from a vender.i was told that it wasnot a desert species but lived in the jungle ,in a host tree.it is a hanging basket type of succulant,very droopy,no fuzz,spines,or spikes,basically smooth skinned stringy growths no thicker than say one of those thin coffee straws,and each growth is about as long as a coffee straw too,that is before it branches off into another one..it all droops over the side of the basket like dolls hair.any idea if it is indeed a jungle plant and if i can use it in my vivarium?i forgot the name but just assumed id be able to find it online when i got home but i had no luck.again you have been great and i wouldnt have been able to do this without your help.

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