The room is air conditioned, 72-76 F , and the jar will be placed next to a
large aquarium. I doubt the temp. will vary much, but I'll keep an eye on
it.
Thanks;
Limnophile

"Kenneth Ho" wrote in message
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I would concern sunlight from a west-facing window which could heat things
up considerably, especially in a air-tight small space.

Cheers
Kenneth

"Limnophile" ¦b¶l¥ó
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I'm going to try the ecosphere idea again, and I'd like some
suggestions,
or
corrections if anything written here is a bad idea.

I plan to use an old gallon jar ( 3.8 liters) with a tight-fitting lid,
a
cup of pond mud, a cup of used aquarium gravel, about a dozen leaves of
duckweed ( Lemna minor) , a small Hygrophila plant, a small Anacharis
plant
, some small bits of algae, some copepods, 3 small snails, and 3 ghost
shrimp. I plan to leave about 1/2 a liter of air in the top when I seal
the
jar. The room temperature is a constant 72 to 77 F , and the jar will be
placed next to a west-facing window.

Any species I should add or leave out ?
Anything here sound like a problem ?
Any other ideas ?

Limnophile






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