On the one of the last labs for the Botany course this semester, the class got to go outside to make terrariums. I am not sure if I should be worried about the white material on the mass. Does this have anything to do with the moisture inside?
BastogneNuts101
The terrarium was made on May 3rd, and the pictures were taken on the 16th. I didn’t have a place to put it near the window when I was in the dorm and at home, there’s window gates so that I can’t put it on the window sill.
tuckrs
Are you talking about the web looking stuff in the middle? Someone more experienced than me will hopefully chime in, but it looks like it could be spider mites, or it could be mold. I don’t think you should worry about it really. Give it some indirect sun, and see what happens. Part of the appeal for closed terrariums to me is letting biological processes take place, letting it grow and develop and change as it will, and seeing how it’s affected by little variables like sunlight and moisture.
Marceddie
Fungi, It will eat the moss in the terrarium if left like this.
You need to remove it, as some springtails and improve humidity
LadyVale212
There’s two ways to get rid of this mold.
First of all, it’s a normal part of tank cycling, but in such a small tank it can easily take over and kill it off.
Spray with 50/50 hydrogen peroxide, remove the moss and rinse it with tap water and then distilled before replacing it. Then add spring tails to keep it in check. You’ll need to air out the tank for a few minutes every day/every other day untill the tank cycles.
The other option is to use a q tip to decrease the quantity and let it keep cycling.
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On the one of the last labs for the Botany course this semester, the class got to go outside to make terrariums. I am not sure if I should be worried about the white material on the mass. Does this have anything to do with the moisture inside?
The terrarium was made on May 3rd, and the pictures were taken on the 16th. I didn’t have a place to put it near the window when I was in the dorm and at home, there’s window gates so that I can’t put it on the window sill.
Are you talking about the web looking stuff in the middle? Someone more experienced than me will hopefully chime in, but it looks like it could be spider mites, or it could be mold. I don’t think you should worry about it really. Give it some indirect sun, and see what happens. Part of the appeal for closed terrariums to me is letting biological processes take place, letting it grow and develop and change as it will, and seeing how it’s affected by little variables like sunlight and moisture.
Fungi, It will eat the moss in the terrarium if left like this.
You need to remove it, as some springtails and improve humidity
There’s two ways to get rid of this mold.
First of all, it’s a normal part of tank cycling, but in such a small tank it can easily take over and kill it off.
Spray with 50/50 hydrogen peroxide, remove the moss and rinse it with tap water and then distilled before replacing it. Then add spring tails to keep it in check. You’ll need to air out the tank for a few minutes every day/every other day untill the tank cycles.
The other option is to use a q tip to decrease the quantity and let it keep cycling.
Don’t stress too much.