Set-up
How to proceed:
1. If necessary, modify floor heater (→ Modifying the floor heater).
2. If necessary, modify lighting (→ Modifying the lighting).
3. Install biOrb EARTH (→ Installing the unit).
4. Fill biOrb EARTH (→ Filling the unit).
Modifying the floor heater
If required, you can adapt the floor heater to the needs of the organisms in the vivarium.
Moderate, tropical climate
Standard (factory installation)
In a moderate or tropical climate, some plants
need soil moisture. It is therefore necessary to
insert the capillary mat and the foam mat.
The heating cable heats the entire floor.
How to proceed:
(→ Laying a new heating cable or replacing the cable)
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Desert-like climate
Variant
A desert has no soil moisture. The capillary mat
and the foam mat should therefore not be in-
serted.
We recommend covering the drain opening e.g.
with a cut piece of foam mat so that it is pro-
tected against clogging.
The heating cable only heats a specific section of
the floor. This is usually the area where the de-
sert creatures rest.
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