Diorama Terrarium (Pagoda in the hills)

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Diorama Terrarium (Pagoda in the hills)

I had in my collection two stone miniature models of a pagoda and a staircase. I thought of putting together a diorama style terrarium in an Ikea vase. I created a drainage layer with pea gravel and poured in my terrarium soil directly over it. I skipped a mesh substrate separator and a carbon layer because the planing will be mostly moss and a few Selaginella cuttings and Anubias and they would do perfectly well in this setup.
I created a detailed hardscape using the miniature models, seiryu and slate stone and some pieces of detailing wood. After misting the terrarium I proceeded with the moss ground cover followed by the planting of the Selaginella and Anubias. A few more stones were added towards the end to complete the scene. The terrarium was given a final round of misting closed up. Springtails were not added this time.

Terrarium soil/substrate components:

Coco peat - 2 parts
Sand - 1 part
Dry Sphagnum moss - 1 part
Pine bark - 1 part
Activated - carbon -1/2 part
Aquasoil - 1/2 part
Riversoil - 1/2 part

Timestamps:
0:00 - Creating a drainage layer with pea gravel
0:04 - Adding the terrarium substrate
0:07 - Creating the hardscape with stone miniatures ands seiryu stones
1:01 - More hardscape details with slate stone and detailing wood
2:09 - Creating a ground cover with moss
3:44 - Adding plants to the terrarium
5:55 - Misting the terrarium and closing up
6:18 - Cinematic shots of the finished terrarium

Material buying links :
Ikea vase - https://amzn.in/d/hgta0si
Coco Peat - https://amzn.in/d/4Isjdyu
Sand - https://amzn.in/d/4S4yHwX
Dry Sphagnum Moss - https://amzn.in/d/fkYuhP5
Pne bark - https://amzn.in/d/4gqUXLY
Activated carbon - https://amzn.in/d/4gqUXLY
Aquasoil - https://amzn.in/d/6ptxIbT
Seiryu Stone - https://amzn.in/d/7ZoVQRL
Slate Stone - https://amzn.in/d/ceKEjkv
Driftwood - https://amzn.in/d/j37PPqA
Miniature steps - https://amzn.in/d/gUNsm2Y
Miniature Pagoda - https://amzn.in/d/2fGixhB
Grow light - https://amzn.in/d/gHDKLsR
Acylic lid - https://amzn.in/d/egqSh3s

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