Im planning to do a closed ecosystem, either of dirt and plants or sea… I dont have much space avaliable so since I have to choose one, should it be the one with higher chances of survival
Also the cups avaliable are either a 725cl one or another smaller one (picture ones) would the small one be enough? Is it much different? For me it would be quite a lot more convenient so probably I should put in a balance the additional difficulty vs such convenience 😅
by AcanthaceaeNew1222
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I have not had success with seawater jars. My issue is I do not have access to adequate plant life to fill the jar with, which causes them to go anaerobic rather quickly and turns my sand black. Without plants producing oxygen, decomposition will take over and kill anything in there. No lid has the same issue but add the issue of evaporation which causes mineral buildup along the walls of the container. They also smell absolutely rancid. If you want to watch the decomposition process then by all means, but if you want a thriving jar of sea life then find an area with lots of small sea plants you can introduce.
The only saltwater container I still have of my attempts is a repurposed alcohol bottle which is just seawater, a palm seed branch, and sand. Everything died due to decomposition from substrate and lack of plants.