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Ill be updating this thread as a sort of catalogue/journal for my newest project, a carnivorous plant terrarium bowl. I ordered several carnivores that will be here Saturday, including Cephalotus, Nepenthes, Sundews, Butterworts, flytraps, as well as a bunch of species of moss that I've collected around my house and Campus. In the future I would like to add even more species, such as dwarf orchids, more moss species, and ferns to really create a diverse bowl. I am also aware that flytraps require cold dormancy while the others do not, and will be planning for that.
These bowl hold about a 0.5-1 gallon, if I'm not mistaken. As a drainage layer I'm using about 1" of inorganic bonsai soil composed of mainly pumice and lava rock. Additionally, there will be decorative rock and aquarium charcoal used in the bowl. Because there are several different carnivorous species that I plan on housing in the bowl, substrate has been a major concern and I havent fully decided on anything yet. I believe I will be using 50/50 sand and Sphagnum moss, as the sand will keep the cephalotus dry and happy and will also serve a surface to allow the moss to really thrive. I think that if drainage starts to become a problem Ill siphon excess water out with a turkey baster or perhaps move on to a more advanced solution if need be. I have other soils I really want to try out, but Im not going to risk them on a project with cephalotus haha. Akadama and ADA aquasoil both seem like potential soil candidates.
Attached will be some pictures of the bowls, stones, all the moss I've collected, soil I'm testing out, and an image of a bowl i'm somewhat trying to imitate. If anyone has any experience or suggestions, especially concerning substrate, I'd be happy to hear it!
Joe
Ill be updating this thread as a sort of catalogue/journal for my newest project, a carnivorous plant terrarium bowl. I ordered several carnivores that will be here Saturday, including Cephalotus, Nepenthes, Sundews, Butterworts, flytraps, as well as a bunch of species of moss that I've collected around my house and Campus. In the future I would like to add even more species, such as dwarf orchids, more moss species, and ferns to really create a diverse bowl. I am also aware that flytraps require cold dormancy while the others do not, and will be planning for that.
These bowl hold about a 0.5-1 gallon, if I'm not mistaken. As a drainage layer I'm using about 1" of inorganic bonsai soil composed of mainly pumice and lava rock. Additionally, there will be decorative rock and aquarium charcoal used in the bowl. Because there are several different carnivorous species that I plan on housing in the bowl, substrate has been a major concern and I havent fully decided on anything yet. I believe I will be using 50/50 sand and Sphagnum moss, as the sand will keep the cephalotus dry and happy and will also serve a surface to allow the moss to really thrive. I think that if drainage starts to become a problem Ill siphon excess water out with a turkey baster or perhaps move on to a more advanced solution if need be. I have other soils I really want to try out, but Im not going to risk them on a project with cephalotus haha. Akadama and ADA aquasoil both seem like potential soil candidates.
Attached will be some pictures of the bowls, stones, all the moss I've collected, soil I'm testing out, and an image of a bowl i'm somewhat trying to imitate. If anyone has any experience or suggestions, especially concerning substrate, I'd be happy to hear it!
Joe
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