Here are some of my ecospheres at the north-east facing windows. No direct sunlight xcept 20 minutes in the early morning. They are all around 1 year old.

The tall one uses a rope as wick with moss tied to it. The knot keeps the water from evaporating.
The purse is my scud purse. I top off once a week with bottled drinking water cuz this does evaporate quickly.
The globe is my windowsill pond and the little whiskey glass has Suesswassertang.