Plant Care Guides & Resources
Everything you need to keep your plants thriving and your bioactive builds running smoothly — free, no signup required to browse, just a quick email to unlock each printable PDF.
🌿 Plant Care Guides
Each guide covers light, water, humidity, soil, and temperature requirements specific to that species, plus a free downloadable PDF care sheet you can unlock right on the post.
| Plant | Care Guide |
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Variegated Swedish Ivy Plectranthus forsteri 'Marginatus' |
Read the guide → |
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Philodendron Brasil Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil' |
Read the guide → |
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Purple Passion Gynura aurantiaca |
Read the guide → |
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Creeping Fig Ficus pumila |
Read the guide → |
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Syngonium Syngonium podophyllum |
Read the guide → |
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Pothos Epipremnum aureum |
Read the guide → |
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Fittonia (Nerve Plant) Fittonia albivenis |
Read the guide → |
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Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia |
Read the guide → |
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Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum |
Read the guide → |
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Live Moss Species varies |
Read the guide → |
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Croton Codiaeum variegatum |
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Pilea Silver Tree Pilea spruceana 'Silver Tree' |
Read the guide → |
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Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya |
Read the guide → |
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Prayer Plant Maranta leuconeura |
Read the guide → |
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Peace Lily Spathiphyllum |
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Wandering Jew Tradescantia zebrina |
Read the guide → |
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Rubber Plant Ficus elastica |
Read the guide → |
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Bromeliad Species varies |
Read the guide → |
| Isopods — Clean-Up Crew | Read the guide → |
| Springtails — Clean-Up Crew | Read the guide → |
🪵 Hardscape & Materials Guides
How to actually use the wood, bark and substrate that goes into a build — and, more usefully, the mistakes that wreck it. Same free PDF on every post.
| Material | Use Guide |
|---|---|
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Cork Bark Quercus suber |
Read the guide → |
🦎 Vivarium Kit Instructions
Step-by-step build guides for every kit we sell. Kit instruction sheets are added here as new kits become available.
| Guide | Link |
|---|---|
| Bioactive Terrarium Starter Kit (All Sizes) | Read the guide → |
| How to Set Up a Bioactive Terrarium (Step-by-Step) | Read the guide → |
📬 Want More Free Guides?
Every care guide above includes a free downloadable PDF — just enter your email on the post to unlock it instantly.