What Happened to the Moss Ball Ecosphere?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- What happened to the moss ball tree ecosphere? How is this doing today? Is this sustainable long-term? Will the snails live? I think you get the idea!
I've been getting questions about this ecosphere on every video since it was uploaded. I only pulled a small fraction for the beginning segment, but needless to say, it was time to address them. If there's something else you can think of that I left out of the video, be sure to let me know and I'll do my best to get back to you.
Also... I'm sorry I had to go and do that to you! ;) You should know by now that it's not my style at all.I have to keep you on your toes though... Don't hate me!
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If you have any further questions, be sure to leave a comment and I'll do my best to get back to you! Also for additional content like this, photos of my terrariums, projects sneak peeks and more, follow me on Instagram @SerpaDesign. / serpadesign
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I'm sorry I had to go and do that to you! 😉 You should know by now that it's not my style at all.I have to keep you on your toes though... Don't hate me! 🙏
Thanks so much for the update! And so very useful to see in detail how you do your maintenance; sometimes we need a little handholding as we explore a new hobby and seek to do it right :)
If you dont feed yer snails calcium, they will actually outgrow their shells and bascally bascally explode. I had that happen to an old snail i got years ago.
Baiting those clicks 😂😂😂👍
You got me with the thumbnail mate! Great work as always!
We don't mind small updates!
You have a life beyond TH-cam. We understand
Really great to see this is doing well. I love that underwater bonsai look.
Tanner's version of clickbait... Very informative, though!
Hahaha yeah, I was expecting it to be dead. 🤭
Reporting for misleading.
Thanks again Tanner! These vids help keep me motivated and excited about the hobby, seeing whats possible when you know your stuff and prepare right! Thank you!
I love how simple this set up is
Someone probably mentioned this but if you get cuttle bone (like birds use for their beaks) & stick small pieces into the sand it will assist the snails with the calcium they need to keep their shells in great shape! At least that’s one idea & I don’t wanna go through comments but wanted to mention that.. I have a ton of Marimo moss balls & would love to attempt this project if I found the right container.. the tree kind of reminds me of a bonsai... love it.. I love the pink rams horn shells with the red body & think they would make a cool color addition to your project! They are also some other colors including a beautiful light blue & of course they would not grow too big for the container..... gotta get on your IG! Love what you do.. jen
Good to see a follow-up. Glad it worked. The worse thing would be a snail death that wasn't noticed pronto.
I like the comment about semantics about "true ecosystem", do what you gotta do to keep it beautiful! I've been doing reef tanks for so long and I hear so many weird comments, like " let the reef feed the fish", whatever. haha. Your moss tree is beautiful btw. enjoyed the video, I may try something similar someday soon. thanks! Todd
I Scaped A Little Terrarium Quite A While Ago And It Turned Out Really Well. I Think That Watching Ur Vids Might Have Given Me A Pretty Good Idea Of What I Was Going 2 Do! Thanks For Posting, And Keep Up The Great Work! 😁
LOVE it! I plan to make a 'tree' like this for the inside of my betta tank. Brilliant idea.
Beautiful...the moss is pretty too.
The thumbnail made my heart drop! Lol definitely got me
Don't feel bad about making short videos, this is perfect for an update video
Nice work as always, thanks for showing us the progress 😊😉
I'm working on getting the supplies to make something like this, so I'm happy with this update video, thanks! :D
a fountain ecosphere or terrarium would be really cool
I am getting ready to set up a new aquarium and I totally want to make one of these moss ball trees so cool!
Great vid, nice update.... and enjoyed the short update video.
I'm sold!!!
“They’re having shell deterioration but they’re still thriving...”
Isn’t that like the opposite of thriving?
The snails dont feel their shell being thin- aslo where they have no preditors they will be fine
You could add shrimps for dealing with snail's poop issue.
Love your videos.
Get caught up quickly! Looking forward to seeing you soon!
You inspired me to put live plants in my new anole terrarium
If I knew ecoballs and terratiums help me this much with winter depression, i'd have menaged sooo much better :D
Love the content Tanner. Has anyone told you, that you look like a young Klaus Kinski?
i am glad the ecosphere is doing good :)
Hi! I Love Ur Scapes
Thanks! More to come.
Some Neocaridina shrimp would be pretty cool in there.
The ecosphere looks great but the snails in there look like they need calcium (because of the white spots on their shells) :o I give my snails pieces of egg shells but if you're worried about that looking ugly I'm pretty sure you can add calcium supplement powder to the water but I would research that one though since I personally don't know for sure and I don't wanna give you bad info lol ✌🐌
Awesome
You could add a piece of calcite crystal to add calcium? Its calcium based and if they dont need much then it would likely be sufficient as long as its a raw piece and not polished. Would also be a feature for scaping.
That is amazing. Ty
My only problem with this ecosphere is that you keep cleaning and changing the water. The point of an ecosphere is that you dont do anything to it once its sealed
I was going to buy one of those on Amazon the other day!
Can try to put some crush egg shells to help the snails
man really likes his microfiber cloth
Great video, thank you! Just a question, how would you adress the lack of calcium for the snails ?
Someone suggested finely crushed sea shells. 😊
Hey dude, casual viewer/subsciber here for awhile as I find this interesting. I went to view your videos, then playlists, casually looking for beginner (true) terrariums that might be interesting and feasible for my circumstances. There wasn't a very clear path in your content. IMO you should create a few playlists that appeal to this kind of approach in title and simplicity. I'm asking myself, what is cheap, easy, and simple for a first time build that is still interesting to look at, while requiring little to no maintenance. I've never built a terrarium before. It's a cool idea, but I'm not really interested in filtering through a bunch of videos or reading a ton to make it happen. I have other projects and interests that take most of my time. I'm just saying, if you offered a clear 'path of least resistance' there's a good chance others, like myself, might build a terrarium and develop their casual curiosity into an active interest.
-Jake
Take a look at his vid about his "Native terrarium" it also may be labeled something like "make a terrarium for 0 dollars"
You should really put some sort of calcium source in the jar soon. They will start to eat each other, they are looking pretty white.
Give us an update on the 200 gallon terrarium!
Hey there! How do the snails get oxygen? Is it from the Moss/Algae balls or does air come in through the top?
Would it be possible to add some tiny shrimps to it?
Do the snails need a certain water temperature or can you use any temperature for refill?
How would red cherry shrimp do in that set up? I'm looking to build something similar.
I wouldn't do shrimp unless you have at least 1.5-2 gallons of water and even then you're pushing it. You might try nerite snails if you want something more interesting to look at, but they get (relatively) big so they might muck up your sense of scale. They don't grow super fast though, so if you have an aguarium you can raise some baby nerites (if you can find any) in your jar then move them to the aquarium when they outgrow it. Good luck, have fun, and remember your pets' needs come first.
hey you should do a video about your moss ball ecosphere
Hey man, i found ur channel of your crested gecko vids and since then I've watched a lot of ur vids and I'm just curious to know what happened to ur crested geckos?
Personally I'd skip the snails. The Marimo are easy to care for by themselves and it will stay much cleaner. But then again, it's not actually a complete ecosphere if you're a purist.
Did you ever add anything to help the snails calcium decency
How do you address the calcium for the snails? Something to add in the water? Or food?
What do you use to dechlorinate tap water? I was thinking of trying ascorbic acid any thoughts?
I don’t need to dechlorinate because we have well water
I'm new to your channel where do you get that drift wood? I'm interested on doing that project
I just started collecting small patches of moss!!
That's awesome! Good luck with whatever you do with them.
Best channel for moss positivity.
Don’t play me like that with the thumbnail 😂
I have a tip for you! Each time you do a water change, add a small amount of Seachem Trace Elements into the dechlorinated water. It'll provide the Marimo Ball Tree as well as Snails with essential minerals to allow them to flourish long-term! I hope you can read my post and try it! :)
To add calcium and magnesium to the set up, add crushed egg shell. 2-3 eggs worth should do it.
How crushed are we talking?
Like, small pieces for them to chew on...or powder?
If the former, wondering if they'd enjoy a small cuttle shell? `(or a piece of a bought one from a pet shop if you can't find your own on a beach)
I have some powdered eggshell from when I used to have chickens. I'd save the shells, wash and dry them, then dump them all in a blender until powdered. I'd add this to their feed occassionally.
I'm gonna assume the former though...cos that just makes more sense.
Was just asking to confirm this. :D
@@TheMurlocKeeper The grain size of your egg shell can vary depending on how quickly you need them to be 'used' in their environment, Bigger pieces would get slower release, finer grains would release quicker. Cuttle shell would work but they seem to be quicker than egg shells.
or crushed coral
TheMurlocKeeper I rinse eggshells to get rid of the protein layer inside it and then crush them with the end of a rolling pin to the size large gravel grains. Then I would place it in pantiehose and put it in the filter. If I were him I would float the pantyhose on top of the terrarium until the snails look normal again
I wonder if the calmag from a hydroponics store would be better? It's already soluble in water and could be diluted to the right level.
This guy is literally the Dr. Seuss of plants.
Or the Bob Ross
@@thecyclopticsquid5474 or the Gary Harmon
I think you could dissolve some calcium in the water or use liquid calcium for the snails.
Interesting update!
Various ways to go about it doing it for sure.
@@SerpaDesign have you given them any calcium yet? I feel bad that they aren't getting what they need to have healthy shells.
Where do you get *dissolvable calcium*
You should work for a zoo creating paludariums/terrariums for the amphibian and reptile area.
How about he makes his own business and work for himself!
God knows they need them..they always just throw in a piece of wood, couple of rocks, a fish, water then wallaa AN AQUARIUM
he has a zoo at home
@@superdol18 you must be going to some sad shitty zoos.
Ive seen some amazing and beautiful natural looking tanks from many different zoos and sanctuaries.
@@jonahbrown4985 "He did."--TH-cam
Well as a bio student, if they reproduce then they're happy🤣🤣
Not really, just because an animal reproduces does not mean it is happy.
(This is aimed at the people that will assume your joke is a funny fact and come to the wrong conclusions)
Hrp Drp Well they reproduce when they feel comfortable and that means the living conditions must be good enough for them
Well indigent/poor people reproduce more than your normal white collar people...
@@floridagirl386 I like how im being compared to a snail and how they reproduce lol
@@jasminegeorge969 lmaooooooo right
Oh just fyi..the reason the snails are lacking calcium may be due to the moss balls..they require high level of calcium to thrive, so they kind of been feeding on your snail shells for awhile i think😅
So yeah additional calcium in the sphere would be nice at this point
Use some crushed coral for adding calcium
I think cherry shrimps would work on this project too
I think this will be too small for Cherry shrimp
Hello, I liked, subscribed and you have convinced me to make a terrarium
Oh wow thanks Serpa.
Could you make a truly sealed ecosphere with no maintenance? I have a few of my own and they're pretty old now and I love them
How old are yours and what did you put in them? I intend to have a go one day, and I want to cut out the guesswork as much as possible.
for the calcium issue, could you use finely crushed eggshells? we wash our eggshells, put them in oven for about 10-15 minutes (to prevent any disease), them crush them with roller. they are great for our chickens. maybe you could mix some in with the sand.
Is it really an ecosphere if you open it up on a regular basis?
In my opinion it's more like an aquarium. Still very cool though!
I think they need to be balanced out before they can be sealed
@@Lavafish2525 No, they're supposed to balance out on their own. That is the fascination of an ecosphere. It is recovering and living on it's own. No interruption.
Yeah, an ecosphere should be a sealed jar of water, plant life, and small water animals, from a single source to best simulate the natural environment..
@@zekebrunt Yes, but even a natural environment requires replenishing of freshwater from things like rain. Sitting water would get stagnant and lack oxygen after a while .
@@matthewserdynski1699 there are plants that give oxygen in the water.
Tanner, I've been wondering, do you run your tap water through a declorination filter or do you just use Declor solution?
please dont forget what youve used that toothbrush for !
Legend has it that Bob Moss brushed his teeth with such a brush and shortly thereafter became Bob Moss.
@@SerpaDesign lmao escar..nooooo
You have similarities with Norman Osborn villain in the Spiderman film hehe. greetings from Indonesia
Please try this a video the results, along with maybe shrimp/maybe not, put in Triops Longicaudatus and let us know how well that worked.
Is it okay if I use rain water?Sorry...I just came from the cave in 2021,then I found out about this creature😂
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Haha, serpa dehyghn... get it...cuz he's... nevermind
Can I ask a question? Do you have to cycle a jar like this like how you would cycle a tank? It doesn't seem so, and in that case, why not? Are the snails just hardy enough to survive the cycling process, or is that only a thing in open systems?
Watching! I remember seeing you put this beauty together.
How many mouthfuls of fish water have you ingested over the years? Or tasted at least
Yes, I am here 4 the update. Turbo has a family now. 😎.🌳🐚🚘🏡
Me, seeing the thumbnail: Oh no!!!
Me, seeing the video: Oh thank god
Good to see the mossballs are healthy an growing :D
It looks nice but I don't think you can accurately call it an ecosphere. If you are opening it up and changing water that is just a mini aquarium.
That is absolutely true
He literally addresses this in the video lmao
I don't say english very well, but I pay so much attention about what you do because I love to have plants for small places and its small animals in it.
I see your videos and get relax after a long day of hard working in a school.
I'm learning with you and perhaps one day I will try to send you photos of my small plants.
I'm Maribug from Brasil and thank you
You should put them up on TH-cam! I need more terrarium/plants stuff haha
Re the calcium for the snails - crack off tiny bits of (dried!) cuttlefish (usually sold for aviary birds) and hide the bits in the sand. They will eat it as required. I used to keep giant land snails and they loved the stuff. Big love from Scotland :)
i see i am a little late in my suggestion! sorry for being repeato girl :D
Were did you bought the Jar ? I found a ton of Jars, but no one like this one
them cute lil snails made tinier snaillets sqweeeee
Absolutely love it you actually inspired me to do something similar only it’s a bonsi tree piece of driftwood an I’m gonna use moss balls for the top...!!! Thank you for the inspiration
Very good and beautiful aquascape.
Where did you get those snails from and what species are they? Great vid man I had to subscribe
Good job buddy. I've always thought how you tubes maintain their ecospheres fresh and clean
...so relax to watch this video 👍🏾👍🏾...i love it...refi from Philippines...God bless you more..
I love making terrariums some times I put them on my instagram @jr.hodgie
Wow! I watch the miniature and I was worried about your moss balls! I was thinking that maybe the glue poisoned the water. I probably don't put glue, just use a thread.
More accurate title from the thumbnail alone:
Somebody PEED in my MOSS BALL TREE?!?! NOT CLICKBAIT - THEY F*CKING DIED
Nice aquascape ! Great job !
It is so hard to accept your genius bro. You are so incredibly informal, and the way you present the info is clear and entertaining. Your set ups are all so amazing. Thank you for sharing your special talents with the world of TH-cam! You rock!
so nobody's going to talk abt how he risks DRINKING the OLD WATER every time he sucks the tubing to change the water?
would this be dope for a betta ? in a bigger container though.
You'd need filter, food and everything I think and it will be a lot more maintenance
Wait. I thought ecospheres werent supposed to be opened?
He's the god of the exosphere, only he can open it
It's nice, but definitely not an Ecosphere. An ecosphere is per definition without any maintenance. Especially a full water change - wtf? My ecosphere is running for more than two years now. Clear water, healthy snails and clear glass.
just made this beautiful Aquascape. I was wondering why my water has the lightest green hue to it? Is it normal for the marimo ball to leach a little bit of color out? Your's seems to be clear. Thank you and great video!
Isn’t that not a true ecosphere then? I thought an ecosphere is sealed and never opened
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