Pro tip: Activated charcoal keeps terrariums from getting stinky

I made a terrarium last week and after a few days, it started to smell weird (like rotten eggs, yuck). I read online that activated charcoal in the drainage layer helps with that. So I added some, and within a day, the smell was gone. My terrarium smells fresh now, and the plants are happy. Hope this helps someone!

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danieltaylor7mo ago

Sweet that it fixed the smell so fast. How much charcoal did you layer in there?

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kevin_bailey7mo ago

Honestly I used to think that too but a thin layer really does it.

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andrew9167mo ago

Does that charcoal actually fix the cause or just cover up the smell?

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