u/junkholiday

I am an aquarist and I decided on a whim to get a sample of some rocks, mud, water, and flora from a Lake Ontario beach visit today. I decided that I want to make an ecosphere! Didn't even know this was the word for it until I searched just now about how to do it. I saw the beginner guide here and I figured I'd share my journey!

I have a couple of 3-gallon glass water jugs (maybe two gallon?) and I'm going to be going back to get a bigger sample of water, mud, and plants soon.

Behold, what I dubbed my "autism bottle" as I was making it. It's got some cool visible meiofauna bopping around in there!