I would like to make an ecosphere out of this, any suggestions on dos and don’ts?
**Side note**dried rose was put in the carboy for some reason, but it’s from my wedding a few years ago and getting the rose out will be a pain without completely destroying it so I’ll just have to incorporate it into the ecosphere if possible.
Please help me with any suggestions to get started! Thank you!!
by Stonedpanda436
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Aquatic or terrestrial ecosphere? Also what did you do last time that didn’t work out?
I don’t understand why you can’t empty it and rinse it.
I’ve used a car boy to make a terrarium and it’s been successful.
I put a 2” layer of leca at the bottom, then sphagnum moss covered in a layer of charcoal. I made a substrate of coco coir, organic compost, and lava rock, and put 4” of it in there but I wish I went with 6”. I put in tradescantia, rabbitsfoot ferns, moss, and just little clippings of whatever plants I thought might work. I added springtails also. There was already humidity in it from rinsing some elements of the substrate before adding them so I just misted it a couple times. I left it unsealed for the first couple weeks before corking it. I have it in a north east facing window where it gets lots of indirect light. Also a metal coat hanger makes a good tool for poking things around, but part of using this kind of container is just accepting that natures gonna do it’s own thing.