yannachka Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) terrariums/jarrariums are quickly catching up to aquariums as my favorite and they are even more dangerous because they can be small. not much you can keep in a small tank but you can in a terrarium. and there are no water changes and if set up correctly, no maintenance besides plant trimming and an occasional misting. no filters, heaters, etc needed. sales pitch over 😂 this was my jumping spider’s previous terrarium set up: not too bad but im not a fan of tank gravel and i wanted to make it bioactive with scavengers/detritivores like isopodes which cant live in the gravel. and the remake: you can see her at the top center lots of ivy in the back that is going to take over hopefully soon. alder cones as small pine cones i really wanted to give her lots of branches and decorations to climb on and wanted it to look like an overgrown forest. im pretty pleased with it. plants: moss (a wildtype i dont know from my backyard, sphagnum, spanish, and sheet), arrowhead, english ivy, and the plant that is sold for aquariums but is terrestrial that i cant remember the name of. substrate: rocks as a drainage area, bioactive terrarium substrate mix, topped with a mix of fluorite and stratum. the terrarium substrate ive had in a tub with a culture of springtails in it. ill be adding more of my little projects in this thread 😊 Edited October 19, 2020 by yannachka 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_Rigel Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Really nice work! I thought it looked fine with the gravel, but seeing the rescape it actually looks way better now. Very nice! I have a bunch of one gallon jugs I could use..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 she has been exploring and really utilizing all of the wood and plants which is fun to watch. i need to grab my macro lens and shoot some nat geo style hunting footage 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Gorgeous stuff. Some of the shots require a double-take to tell if you are looking down or from the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 thanks! @Streetwise all of the photos are phone shots taken from the front, a couple are from the front-left corner. the top has a metal mesh and 75% of the sides + back are covered with window film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) My comment is a compliment! Plants grow in different directions, and creatures traverse them in so many ways. Edited October 7, 2020 by Streetwise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 i appreciate it! just wanted to give some perspective on the layout 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 i decided to make this thread a master thread of all the little things i put together. i couldn’t sleep last night so i put together a couple little spice jars i got from ikea and wanted to share. the soil is a terrarium mix that i have a culture of springtails growing in so hopefully those help keep these going. i have an idea using some branches for the third one but id love to hear any for the final. they’re about 3” in size so tiny jars. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Try a half or 1/3 filled with water thing for the last one? Tiny tiny Walstad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, RovingGinger said: Try a half or 1/3 filled with water thing for the last one? Tiny tiny Walstad. not a bad idea making one into a very tiny paludarium. thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 i have way too many little aquarium decorations and no tanks to put them in so mini terrariums are where they go. here is another little bowl i made with a small ruin decoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 might pick up another one of those half bowls if i can find it and make a mini paludarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alesha Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Ack.... these bowels are SO cute! You do a great job with them too. Thanks for sharing them. 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rene Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 These are very cool. I actually did a few today, myself, using stones and moss from a recent vacation. I love yours thought. I have one that has little gnats...It is an enclosed one...do you have any ideas on how to remedy this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 12 hours ago, Rene said: These are very cool. I actually did a few today, myself, using stones and moss from a recent vacation. I love yours thought. I have one that has little gnats...It is an enclosed one...do you have any ideas on how to remedy this? Thanks. what kind of substrate/soil are you using? the gnats lay eggs in soil and really thrive in damp conditions. my first step would be to let the soil dry out completely. you can then cap the soil with either a layer of sand or gravel which the gnats cannot get through to lay their eggs. the hatched flies cannot climb back out and will die in the soil. i prefer to make mine all natural and a mini ecosystem so i have a culture of springtails going in my substrate mix that should over time outcompete the gnats. theyre the little white spots all over, super easy to culture and i keep them going in a storage bin with substrate that i pull from whenever i make a terrarium of any kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 13 hours ago, akconklin said: Ack.... these bowels are SO cute! You do a great job with them too. Thanks for sharing them. 😍 thank you! 😊 they’re fun to make so i’m glad others are enjoying them too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 wanted to post this moss and skull jar i made, its slightly overgrown but i wanted to go for a “skull found in the woods” vibe. i keep forgetting to post all my little projects on here 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alesha Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 @yannachka - should you ever be inclined to write a fun children's story, this jarrarium would make a brilliant starting point. I love it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 These are really cool, great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 it's been a while but i have had this bowl set up for over 6 months now. everything is grown from those assorted seed packets from ebay. i am using fluval stratum as the soil and keep it covered 24/7 with clingwrap. It was set up in the beginning of december. i didn't think to grab any photos of me first setting it up but just imagine a bowl with stratum in it and that's all there was. it gets direct sunlight from the window and is zero maintenance. this is what it looked like in march about 3.5 months later. and this is what it looks like as of today now that i'm having some more free time im excited to play with more jars and bowls. i have quite a few in storage i can use and i'll try to be more active on this thread. thanks for looking! 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Wow, it’s beautiful, let’s see some of the others I see lurking out of frame!😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 8:06 PM, Patrick_G said: Wow, it’s beautiful, let’s see some of the others I see lurking out of frame!😀 thank you! i'm going to be setting some more up soon and i'll update this post with the rest of them ☺️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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