Is mold killing your terrariums? 9 tips to prevent mold in closed terrariums

Is mold killing your terrariums? 9 tips to prevent mold in closed terrariums
In this video I cover 9 tips that can help you prevent mold in closed terrariums. Please bear in mind that inspite of taking all these measures you could still encounter mold issues since it is part of an ecosystem and may not be eliminated completely. However these measures will limit the severity of any mold outbreak. Any small mold outbreak can clear up on its own over time. In a future video I will cover corrective actions post a mold outbreak in terrarium.

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - What is mold and why it grows in terrariums?
1:02 - Cleaning terrarium container prior to use
1:25 - Boiling hardscape prior to use in terrarium
1:59 - Sterilising substrate prior to use in terrarium
2:26 - Having a drainage layer in terrarium
2:58 - Using charcoal in terrarium
3:25 - Washing plants and moss prior to use in terrarium
4:15 - Using good terrarium lighting
4:34 - Avoid overwatering the terrarium
4.58 - Conclusion & Closing

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[TheUrbanNemophilist]

Check out my terrarium building course (A to Z of Terrarium Building) here

[kavineshanuragavan]

I will use this in my new build as my first one which was not done right but still enjoyable Has a mold outbreak and I needed to sadly take it a part

[osita]

Son arte felicidades 🤗👍🤗 admiro estos pequeños jardines me fascina que les des el tiempo y cuidado para su desarrollo y conservación te saludo desde México 🤗🙋‍♀️

[bijanmozafari]

really inspirational, thanks for the simple tips and not looking for money.

[stenchtrench]

Beautiful video. Immediately subscribed.

[muhammadrezaee]

Thank you bro you re the best in making useful videos 🙏🙏

[haifutter]

Nice quality. I have watched many videos about this topic, and your video feels very complete, especially with the disclaimers at the end.

[aquaaurora]

I want spring tails but its below freezing so not a great time to ship and no place local sells them >.<

[tripornamajumder]

Very useful video.Thank you for sharing. If I plan to add isopods in a gallon container, hoe many should I add to start with, and are there any steps I need to take to disinfect them?

[bedell.tyler]

Great video. Did the one for post outbreak ever get created?

[Aquagold.goldysingh]

so amazing video . full of knowledge .. goldy

[michaels]

Beautiful and informative. I can't seem to keep springtails alive. I do better with isopods with bigger terrariums but they don't do so well in smaller ones. Thanks Sushanto.

[Nutamago]

Somehow maintaining algae is much easier in an aquascape lol.. I must try a better mix for my substrate. is less organic better for terarium? I must build open container since I live in hot climate

[TheLoulouTMB]

do you think baking foraged wood in the oven (250F/120C) for a few hours would be as efficient as boiling it to make it terrarium safe ?

[AshishKumar-wedc]

Please tell me where I can get spring tails in india

[andreasolomita]

Sempre semplici ma così belli da vedere i tuoi video ❤️ una domanda:nel caso ci sia troppa condensa nel terrario, per quanto tempo va tenuto aperto? (Come si fa a capire quando è evaporata abbastanza acqua) grazie mille e come sempre grazie delle tue ispirazioni 😃

[vinayaballal]

Hi,
I recently made two tic-tac terrariums without springtails and used plants from same propagation box, soil that was stored in same container, wood pieces broken from the same driftwood and are kept under the same light but one of my terrariums is very clean and does not have any mold in it and the other has a lot of mold growing on the driftwood even though I cleaned it several times. Can you please tell me a way of preventing the mold growth on the wood?

[garfunkelthelegend]

i just made one have i made any mistakes i didnt add any preventive measures but i added a rock layer with soil i put in some moss and some small plants that wouldnt grow to big i also put some dead wood in their with some isopods and maybe a few uninvited ants and i put it in a sunny area

[sandeepsparks]

I'm facing these issues now
And I can't able to find spring tails.

[abdulnaseer]

There are a lot of small tiny worms in my terrarium...they look like a transparent small peice of thread....pls tell me how to get rid of them