Position the waterfall pump on the bottom of your clean terrarium. Connect the plastic tubing of suitable length to the pump that will direct the water to the desired waterfall source location. Make sure to run the pumps' power cord behind your background.
Option 1: Place a Natural Cork or Forest Tile Background against the back of your terrarium and place the pump in front of the background. Cover the pump and run the waterfall over a piece of Mopani Wood.
Option 2: Use a Natural Cork Flat as your background. Place the pump against the back wall and then place the background in front to hide it. If following this option, remember to make an opening in your cork flat for the plastic tubing so that the water runs down the front.
Place the Hydroballs™ (#35402)
Place the Hydroballs in a colander or fine screen and rinse thoroughly prior to placing in your terrarium. Fill the bottom of your terrarium and cover the waterfall pump with a 2"-3" layer of Hydroballs. For larger terrariums, you may need more than one bag of Hydroballs.
Hydroballs function as a biological filter media in addition to the following:
- Can be used as a base layer underneath Zoo Med's Eco Earth (#261602) compressed coconut fiber substrate or other substrate to create an underground water table in naturalistic terrariums.
- Use the Hydroballs to create a natural "aquifer" and increase humidity levels for all tropical species!
- Hydroballs provide an excellent substrate for live plant root growth in naturalistic terrariums.
Place Terrarium Mesh
Place the terrarium mesh over the Hydroballs. You may need to cut the mesh to fit your terrarium. You may also need to cut a hole in the terrarium mesh to run the plastic tubing through. This mesh will prevent the top substrate from mixing with the Hydroballs and damaging the waterfall pump.
Place Substrate
Add the substrate of choice (e.g. Zoo Med's Eco Earth #261602) over the screen mesh to complete the substrate layer setup. Add additional substrate to contour the landscape of your terrarium.
Add dechlorinated water to create a natural aquifer. Use Zoo Med's ReptiSafe (#261085) terrarium water conditioner to safely remove the chlorine from tap water.
Guide the plastic tubing to the desired position and anchor it to the Mopani Wood or other appropriate accent (use the plastic elbow if necessary).
Accentuating Terrarium
Add any additional terrarium accessories you may desire. You can also add moss (#925952) around all your terrarium decorations.
Place water and food dishes in the terrarium for your pets. Place the appropriate lighting above the terrarium.
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Customizable reptile terrarium waterfall supplies your reptile and plants beneficial humidity and readily available water. Simple, customizable setup adds soothing water sounds and a beautiful focal point to your reptile's habitat. Hydroballs clay substrate provides a healthy base of biological filtration to help encourage overall good health in your reptile terrarium. Use in Zoo Med Terrariums with Forest Tile cork background. Additional HydroBalls are available.
