Hello everyone,

Just wondering if the drainage layer is needed if I want to turn my viv into a planted viv. I have already got my Woodlice, Springtails and Worms in the soil, trying to make it bio-active, so I don't want to turf it all out just to put in a drainage layer afterwards. I have about 5 inches of soil in my viv and just wanted to know what you guys think?

I'm looking to put in:

-Alyssum
-Birds Nest Fern
-Hoya Exotica
-Creeping Fig
-Bamboo

Any opinions?

Thanks, George.