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The terrarium may be opened once a week, allowing evaporation of excess moisture from the air and walls of the container, to prevent growth of mold or algae, which may damage plants and discolor the sides of the terrarium. [5] Springtails may be used to consume mold or fungi within the terrarium.
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Dart frogs housed in a heavily planted bioactive display terrarium. A bioactive terrarium (or vivarium) is a terrarium for housing one or more terrestrial animal species that includes live plants and populations of small invertebrates and microorganisms to consume and break down the waste products of the primary species.
A miniature home terrarium. Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona. A vivarium (Latin for 'place of life'; pl. vivaria or vivariums) is an area, usually enclosed, for keeping and raising animals or plants for observation or research. Water-based vivaria may have open tops providing they are not connected to other water bodies.
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Diagram of a small form closed system mesocosm. Different components of a successful mesocosm . A mesocosm (meso-or 'medium' and -cosm 'world') is any outdoor experimental system that examines the natural environment under controlled conditions. In this way mesocosm studies provide a link between field surveys and highly controlled laboratory ...
A paludarium for housing freshwater fish inside. A paludarium is a type of vivarium that incorporates both terrestrial and aquatic elements. Paludaria (or paludariums) usually consist of an enclosed container in which organisms specific to the biome being simulated are kept.
A. antiquum does best in a well ventilated but comfortable greenhouse or terrarium setup, if grown indoors, and thrives in semi-hydroponics. [3] Some commonly available cultivars and forms in the plant trade include: - Asplenium antiquum 'Crissie' [8] - 'Hurricane' - 'Leslie' [9] - 'Osaka' -'Victoria' [10]