DIY Creek Ecosphere/Jarrarium (And What I Discovered Inside!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2021
- This video will show you how to make an ecosphere or jarrarium, and which kinds of creatures you might find inside. The purpose of this video is education. By learning about what lives in our local creeks and streams, we gain a better understanding of why these habitats deserve preservation. Enjoy!
New subscriber here! Super excited to see this video
Hi Toby, thank you! Let me know if you have any topics you would like covered in a future video. Glad to have you aboard!
I just found your video and I must say I ABSOLUTELY 🤗💕🥰 LOVE THIS PARTICULAR CONTENT!!!! WHENEVER I find myself out by stream's or lakes or other body of water I always think about all the lil creatures and live things that must live within the water!! I love your videos and I thank you for sharing them.... DEFINITELY educational, informative and just facinating to watch... For me anyways lol!!! Plus there fun to watch 🙂!!!!!
Thank you Maria! I had a blast making this video, I was honestly shocked by how many different animals were living in that tiny pool of water. Truly amazing. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 😄
Okay that's cool
Hey I don't know if you still reply, but does every lake/pond/creek have the stuff I need to make a ecosphere?
Hi, great question, most lakes, ponds, and creeks, will have everything you need (if they are not polluted), but the diversity of animal life will vary depending on where you are and the time of year. Hope that helps.
Hello I made one but I only have 2 plants one isn’t going to root (because its not on the soil) and one is a land plant what do I do?
Also the only organisms I found were worms and this one white dot that were swimming
Unless it's a water plant, it likely won't survive long. I would consider just keeping the jar with leaves and other debris. Worms are definitely one of the more common finds.
I’d try to get the least amount of sticks and plant matter as possible. They can decompose and kill the whole evosphere
That's a good tip, I've had to remove some leaves to prevent rapid decomposition.
I love this idea! I am wondering why you are closing the lid because it prevents the ecosphere to gain oxygen, is that on purpose? It would make sense to me to have the lid open to allow the creatures to survive for longer
Hi Klitteband,
That’s a great point about lidless ecospheres letting in more oxygen. At the moment, I don’t have a detailed answer about whether that extra oxygen helps the organisms thrive/survive longer. But, in theory, it seems like an ecosphere without a lid is safer for the tiny animals living inside (ecospheres can crash if the algae and plants die). It would be interesting to setup a few more ecospheres, both with lids and without lids, and see which ecospheres do best after a couple months.Thanks for this interesting question!