My first Walstad style jar – Been up for just over a week (9 days). 50% water change twice so far.
- 3.3L IKEA Jar
- Generic Aquarium bowl light (RGB LED) for 10-12 hours a day
- Organic compost base layer capped with fine river gravel (1-2mm)
- Driftwood (sticks out of water)
- Various plants (Anubias, Bacopa, Dwarf Java Fern, Limnophilia, Floscopa, Ludwigia, some floaters etc.). There is some small growth in plants for sure
- Some pond snails that hitchhiked on the plants that seem to have grown a bit bigger in 9 days
So far I am not seeing any death of plants and snails seem to be doing really well. Will eventually add 2-3 neo shrimp and a nerite snail in there.
How am I doing for my first Jar? Any advice for a noob? What should I be careful about in the future? Really appreciate your any tips and thanks in advance!
by TurboWraith
6 Comments
Looks great, update plz
Is it sealed or open?
Looks and sounds great so far
You definitely are
Oh this is beautiful. Would love to sit and stare at this for hours
This is great, I need to make one for my desk
It’s beautiful ❤️