this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2025
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Photo of my biggest terrarium for attention. Things are less colourful currently; this is from about a year ago. I always enjoy my terrarium the most in February with the green contrasting with the Canadian winter. It’s especially white and snowy this week.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

God that's beautiful! What's the maintenance like for a terrarium like this?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Water once every two-three weeks then nothing more to do but enjoy the view. It’s expensive to set up but then light and water are automated on a simple timer. Underneath is a clean water bucket, a Mistking pump and a bucket to collect excess water. Then a simple aquarium timer control the light and ventilation. I should clean the glass once a month but usually do it less often.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How much did it cost you to set up?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Probably close to 2 k CAD when you consider everything : plants, cork, hardware…

inSitu alto

A smaller options would be Bio-orb air 60, i don’t know if they still make new ones but my 6-7 years old is still going strong.