Starter jar · medium
Carnivore bog
bog
mediumSealedGlass box
A medium sealed bog in a glass box of 15.6 L, with 2 plants and 1 moss.
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The container
- Glass
- Glass box, 25 x 25 cm, 25 cm tall, 15.6 L
- Lid
- Sealed
Layers, bottom to top
- A mix of 50% Sphagnum peat moss, 50% Horticultural sand, 8 cm (5 L)
- Horticultural sand, 1 cm (0.62 L)
Stones and wood
- Spider wood, about 12 cm
Plants
Moss
- Blunt-leaved bogmoss, about 20% cover
Water and light
- Water at build
- 2700 ml, distilled or rain only
- Watering
- loosely covered (glass with a gap, here vented four hours a day); top up with distilled water weekly to keep the tray wet
- Light
- 15,000 lux, 12 h a day
- Light source
- strong LED
How to make it
- Pour the layers, bottom to top: a mix of 50% sphagnum peat moss, 50% horticultural sand (8 cm), Horticultural sand (1 cm).
- Set the hardscape: Spider wood.
- Plant 3 x Cape sundew, 2 x Grass-leaved bladderwort.
- Lay the moss: Blunt-leaved bogmoss over about 20% of the ground.
- Water with 2700 ml (distilled or rain only).
- Close the lid and give it 15,000 lux, 12 h a day: strong LED.
Based on
- builds shared on r/terrariums