Am I crazy or does the algae film on one of my ecospheres look very slightly reminiscent of Van Gogh's Starry Night?2yr ⋅ kiddingkind ⋅ r/Ecosphere
My daughter and I scooped up some pond water and dirt in a mason jar, sealed it, and set it on the windowsill. This is a year later. It hasn’t been opened at all.3yr ⋅ 2typesofpeepole ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Someone said I should post my 21 year old jar of Great Lakes water here.2yr ⋅ rainbowlolipop ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Just been to local river to collect a new sample for my new ecosphere project .... however now that all the elements have settled it seems I’ve caught a cat?3yr ⋅ pablosatan ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Pulled this big guy out of my ecosphere because I felt like he was too big to keep around.1yr ⋅ Iamatruckk ⋅ r/Ecosphere
It's really hard to stop myself from filling up every jar I find with pond water2yr ⋅ melissdemeanor ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Trying my hand at a snowsphere. Not sure if anything will show up but I’ll update if it does1yr ⋅ Formal-Ad9389 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Found a snail in this ecosphere I just made. Should I poke holes in top? Was gonna make it a closed system but I want the snail to live long.2wk ⋅ Stonedpanda436 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
My first attempt, this is around 2-3 months and still full of life. I’m discovering new things every day.2yr ⋅ A_raven72 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Waiting for my first brackish ecosphere to clear. Very exciting, I’ve already seen some movement1yr ⋅ glassyGREEN_ ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Creatura, simulator of evolution in enclosed environments, is now out on Steam3yr ⋅ Koksny ⋅ r/Ecosphere
David Latimer planted a tiny garden in a large glass bottle in 1960 and sealed it. He opened the bottle 12 years later, in 1972, to add some water and then sealed it permanently. The self-sustaining ecosystem has thrived for nearly 60 years. How is that even possible? Read comments.2yr ⋅ Ordinary_Promise_799 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
So as odd as it may sound... I Love Copepods! Not only are they a sign that you have a biologically diverse thriving aquarium, but I also find them extremely interesting to watch. I came across this drawing that I had to share with you guys. Are there any fellow copepod lovers out there?!1yr ⋅ Less_Camp ⋅ r/Ecosphere
I need to find a lid for it but this is the smallest one yet. No critters of course. I don't think I could fit a seed shrimp in there if I wanted to lol1yr ⋅ BitchBass ⋅ r/Ecosphere
A tube worm of some sort, in a 10 month old saltwater jar from Galveston TX1yr ⋅ coinpile ⋅ r/Ecosphere
A closed terrarium I had built about 2 years ago. It’s doing great so far.3yr ⋅ urban_nemophilist ⋅ r/Ecosphere
My very 1st freshwater ecosphere, made today. Happy Birthday, fancy midwest-large-lake-jar.1yr ⋅ KathleenKellyNY152 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
does anybody know what this is? I only started this small aquatic ecosphere 2 weeks ago and I found two of these guys. when I move the jar it retracts its 6 'arms'?1yr ⋅ MooshyMia ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Two pond-ecospheres and one forest jarrarium I made 1 - 2 years ago.2yr ⋅ Augenzaepfchen ⋅ r/Ecosphere
This week’s finished projects of re-purposing old pretty bottles and a lava lamp that didn’t work anymore.2yr ⋅ BitchBass ⋅ r/Ecosphere
I grew these myself. These are clippings of the new growth. I trimmed them 4” below where i want their tops to be, these where trying to grow out of water.1yr ⋅ Ebenoid ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Larva turned into an adult in my birdbath water jar. Demeaning name suggestions for it?1yr ⋅ ContentSherbert934 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Anyone know what’s going on here? This ecosphere is over a year old and has started doing this over the last few months. There are still living/ moving things inside.2yr ⋅ hausofjoey ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Got this ocean water and sand from Florida about 6-7 years and recently moved into a new place and decided to leave it by the window and algae is staring to grow! Accidental terrarium I guess!1yr ⋅ Galacticdemon777 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
I made the mistake of putting a stick in. Do I unseal it to remove it so it doesn’t kill the ecosystem, or do I leave it?2yr ⋅ nunchakusdragon ⋅ r/Ecosphere
A ‘huge swarm’ of mayflies spotted overnight over Lake Erie (link in comments)1yr ⋅ BitchBass ⋅ r/Ecosphere
What do you all feel when you see signs like this? Since I have been cured from entering any body of water after I saw what's in those jars, I am getting excited lol.1yr ⋅ BitchBass ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Collected some pond water about 6 months ago and this bad boy just popped up2yr ⋅ dyla-n ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Found this guy in my local pond. Any idea what it is? Its got 6 exterior gills and had 2 clawed legs with a tadpole like tail3yr ⋅ 3rror-420 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
I’m a murderer...I started my jar on 7/12 from a freshwater creek and it looks like everything is dying. The plants are dead, and most of my snails died off. I have it in front of a window with shutters so it gets filtered light. I’m about to try again and see how it goes.1yr ⋅ Ambitious-Rabbit-868 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
What should i do to be successfull with this 60liters ecosphere project , planning to add 10 X RCS .3yr ⋅ yanoulife ⋅ r/Ecosphere
My new ecosphere has a ghost shrimp, 7 or so bladder snails, an orange shrimp, and a mystery snail (moving to new home soon) it also has several aquatic plants, it's very new. What do i do?1yr ⋅ frogsbutbetter ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Help!! can't seem to get an ecosphere that doesn't get consumed by algae and suffocated. More info in comments! :)1yr ⋅ leafemm ⋅ r/Ecosphere
last 4 attempts have died. does this look ok? more questions in comments. help pls!!2yr ⋅ Artsyhoe420 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
First Ecosphere! Worried I may have too much sediment and not enough water. Thoughts?1yr ⋅ idkhowtocat ⋅ r/Ecosphere
My jar ecosystem. Been going for about 6 months now. I just leave it by a window. String algae has become a bit of an issue :)3yr ⋅ jackgrossen ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Can I turn my ivy bottles in to ecospheres? Basically add in pond water and leave the ivy.1yr ⋅ otter_ridiculous ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Hi. I just finished gathering stuff for my ecosphere. Is this aquatic plant okay to add?3yr ⋅ Zoeleann_ ⋅ r/Ecosphere
I made a “Violation Jar” yesterday lol. I violated the unwritten rules of too much water and not enough air, no plants whatsoever and a big chunk of wood with substrate and water from a limestone quarry creek. Let’s see what happens.2yr ⋅ BitchBass ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Does anyone what the long thing extending from my snail is(not the major tentacles)? Is it a penis?3yr ⋅ IronTrousers ⋅ r/Ecosphere
I’ve been working with this jar for years, cross-inoculating often and saw this for the first time! How beautiful 🤩2yr ⋅ chazandler ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Found many batches of those organisms on an aquatic echosphere jar walls2yr ⋅ ParaboloidalCrest ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Is there a way to cut, caulerpa prolifera algae without causing it to bleed since, it is Spiraling around and I don't want my opae ula to touch it and freak out like they do when it does bleed.1yr ⋅ darth1211 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
My first ecosphere, made it when i went to the beach, now on its 4th day. Lots of snails, theres also a crab and a small shrimp2yr ⋅ maqictrick ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Tossed some ocean in a jar. Actually found some live rock at a park nearby. First try at one of these. Good luck to everyone on your habitats.3yr ⋅ RAWKLOBSTAH78 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
For the record: this is the biggest bladder snail I had so far, 0.6 inches. Link to video of this snail in comments.1yr ⋅ BitchBass ⋅ r/Ecosphere
anyone know if this is anything? It's slightly squishy, and found it at the bottom of a lake. From Northern California.1yr ⋅ VastlyArtistic ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Does anyone know what this is? I accidentally brought him home from a Texas pond.3yr ⋅ Claire879 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Friends and I got drunk last night and filled this up in their creek with a ladle, is this too much leaves and plant matter?3yr ⋅ notevenbro ⋅ r/Ecosphere
I'm assuming that the plant matter (grass) is ruining the entire jar, but what do these bubbles mean?3yr ⋅ BeepHasRisen ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Reef-Ecosphere with live rocks, some Serpulidae and Sabellidae, snails and worms. Even the polyp of Coronatae is in there. No idea how many species are actually in there.4yr ⋅ WassupMaddafuk ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Day 3: Seems like there is a lot of oxygen and bubbles, barnacles still alive, crab is still alive4yr ⋅ boxcarjakey ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Can someone help me I.D. this critter? Leech, baby planarian, maybe some other type of flat worm?1yr ⋅ BusierMold58 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
How to make a jar in which there would be not only soil and moisture but soil and a real source of water, can clay somehow help? (I want something like in this image)1yr ⋅ wawrow_mapper ⋅ r/Ecosphere
3 month update. Everything works fine. Tubeworms and snails are reproducing.4yr ⋅ WassupMaddafuk ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Anybody know what this thing is that’s growing on a lot of the leaves in my ecosphere?2yr ⋅ nunchakusdragon ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Just got back from the lake hauling 3 gallons of water for this 27 inch Ikea vase. Since I had a lid that fit it perfectly I decided to turn it into an ecosphere.1yr ⋅ BitchBass ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Got this cool bottle! I am going to try and carve the trunk and roots of something for a stand. Aqatic or terrarium?3yr ⋅ creakymoss18990 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
I made this ecosphere from a river near my house last night. It hasn’t done anything yet. Is this normal?1yr ⋅ whodeyRG ⋅ r/Ecosphere
After 24 hours of settling I am really pleased! Made by scooping up some water from a pool created adjacent to a river because a large tree fell over leaving a big hole some time ago.4yr ⋅ s-mills ⋅ r/Ecosphere
My one month ish old ecosphere. I got little fresh water shrimp things and 2 types of snail but I have no idea what they are.3yr ⋅ DonkeyBoy09 ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Do you guys think I should reset this ecosphere? There isn’t much life anymore and I’m going back up to Michigan in a week and there will be more life in the water/dirt etc cuz summer(I got this around spring)2yr ⋅ Yaeloee ⋅ r/Ecosphere
Got a rooted plant (in addition to some hornwort and duckweed) this time! Hoping for better results!1yr ⋅ Iamatruckk ⋅ r/Ecosphere
something on the plants in my manmade ecosphere is killing the critters - what should i do to stop this from happening? i will post details in comments3yr ⋅ Misanthro_Phe ⋅ r/Ecosphere
