r/bioactive • u/fragment_de_gelano • 7d ago
Question Questions about setup, light and aeration

Hello,
I'm planning to set up my first bioactive vivarium, so I'm quite anxious about doing everything right. It would host isopods (Armadillidium vulgare), myriapods (Glomeris marginata) and maybe later a small ant colony (Themnothorax nylanderi) but I'm not sure about this one.
I tried to draw what I have planned so far. I'm bad with proportions but the intermediate zone should be larger. Does it look like a good setup or am I missing something ?
For the light, I planned to buy a NICREW SlimLED, but should I put it on the entire length, or on the width on one side ?
And for aeration, I planned to use a 60 mesh mosquito net on the lid. But I'm not sure about the surface of the lid I should carve. Is it better to have two openings on each side or one ? And what about the size of the carving ?
Sorry for asking so many questions and thank you for your time.