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Saw you guys terrarium....decided to show mine.....actually it was meant for the Heliamphora but it died so I decided to make it for 'stickies' :lol:By the way...mine is the type of classic terrarium....Don't know where to buy....trying to buy another but couldn't find one.Pictures:

Cool!

Nice Pics!
The tank and surrounding plants look really good!
I like those older style terrariums. Also good for plant loving cats plant loving cats !!!
Custom building them, or paying boo-koo $$$ at a greenhouse gift shop is how i have mainly seen them offered.
Can't wait to see it fill in, great job!

Okay...Here's the plant I planted in:

Looking good Marvin!

Erm...bad news The plants in the terra died ,I don't know why.I just came back from hoiliday and all turned black....

The water in a terrarium can build up dissolved solids and ought to be drained or the water replaced with fresh water occasionally. Also, it's easy to keep things too wet in a terrarium, especially an undrained one. In addition, the lack of moving air can cause a buildup of pathogens and promote fungal growth. And moreover, terrariums (especially mostly enclosed ones) can build up too much heat in direct sunlight, turning into a solar oven and baking the plants.

Any of these factors, including root and crown rot from being constantly too wet, fungal buildup and infection from being too wet for too long and having poor air circulation, or from being too wet and too cool at the same time for too long, overheating from solar gain inside the container, can cause a decline in a plant's health that may lead to death.

My own personal guidelines:

• Moist, not wet
• Plenty of light
• Fresh, moving air
• No terrarium or high-sided container, unless growing strictly inside under artificial light.

Anyway, sorry to hear about the loss, and better luck next time. We've probably all killed our fair share of plants, poor things.

Steve

Oh, that's unfortunate Marvin. Steve gave you all the reasons why it could have happened. Better luck next time.

damn dude... so sorry D: i hate it when my plants die, i get sort of, attached to them...