How to Make a Terrarium Without An Opening

[@SerpaDesign]

Want to make a terrarium that appears not to have an opening? Then this is the video for you! See the video description for more details.

[@halocemagnum8351]

Crazy suggestion! Could you try making a Terrarium inside a Terrarium! I think that would be really cool! You know Terrariumception

[@mikecose6122]

Halo CE Magnum Damn, thats pretty crazy. Lol

[@kcwalkman]

SerpaDesign, thank you for sharing your awesomeness. I'm always impressed with your videos because they're all of the highest quality and fascinating creativity. Thank you

[@elantz984]

i remember you said on your reptile room tour and you said you would do this great design :)

[@SerpaDesign]

I've got it several times before actually and do intend to do something like it, but slightly different!

[@paullambert7840]

Normally you fill it with water with the plants inside and the water magnifies the blossoms inside.

[@SerpaDesign]

Oh that makes sense, no wonder I wasn't seeing any magnification.

[@SgtRic58]

Yes, that's is what was intended. I bought one of these about 40 years ago for my Grandmother. It came with a plastic fake flower but could be used for other objects in water.

[@akiraic]

probably one of the most attractive terrariums you ever showed us. The absence of any sort of opening makes the setup really clean and nice to look at

[@marrowkey9380]

I like how you are genuine and you don't edit out the learning process and little mistakes / solutions to unforseen issues. i really enjoyed watching you make this :)

[@GratefulThird]

I heartily agree. I love watching your small false starts, problem-solving, and persistence.

[@goldenbarnacles4121]

@@GratefulThird I like youtubers like serpa and antscanada because they show you every step of the process. They dont leave out anything. If you have the same or similar materials you could make almost the exact same setups.

[@MakersMuse]

Really clever approach with a sick looking result! Definitely unique.

[@dm5129]

I could see myself playing with nature like this: one day when there is no work. Of course that happens seldom though...

[@justinvasconi7627]

Apoxi it so it's completely sealed and tie it too a small weight and put it in a fish tank

[@Shayna-jy2vc]

That would be awesome in the bottom of the fish tank two world's in one

[@MiscellaneousMcC]

Weight it down inside a spherical, landscaped aquarium! Add isopods and marine isopods to the terrarium and aquarium respectively. Get the gang together for a family reunion. :D

[@meep672]

I tried sadly wont work wait or not it still floats

[@cheyenne9874]

Your average shitposter Well obviously you'll have to use some silicon or some sort of aquarium glue to attach it to the bottom of the tank. Then use some substrate to cover up the bottom and you'd have this complete sphere

[@TheOnlySaneGuy]

@serpadesign Is this possible?

[@mrdewilliams]

I saw a terrarium like this once, but no one could give me any idea how to make it work. That was an incredibly innovative solution. I will have to try this one, but I think I will have to make a couple of tools first.

[@ownsacat]

Wow that is a fantastic piece. I had no idea how you would do that. You must have spent a long time thinking about it. I'm impressed. It looks so good. I am looking forward to seeing it in the future. Nice work.

[@iamlunatic98]

I know this is an old video, but I found a flower aquarium at an estate sale and took it because I knew it'd be a cool terrarium and you mightve done it. And look at that! You have! So excited to do this soon!

[@tzisorey]

Ship in a bottle - gardening edition.

[@darkmoonthedirewolf9231]

_Mission Success_ XD

[@cheesejam1373]

Simple, raise the sails after you put it in, ship in a bottle

[@grandmasmagic3858]

I was thinking the exact same thing..one of my brothers likes to make them, the ship in the bottle I mean..I wonder how this fared now that it's four years on..?

[@foxchick242]

2 mill subs and he will 😂

[@amy__rose__304]

Currently binge watching as many episodes I can watch!! This is my favourite so far…not only the unique design but the ferns, mosses and wood remind me of my favourite place in England.. the New Forest! :)

[@kewkiee]

I love that you show all the methods you try and even the ones that didn’t work, you kept in the video. It shows how you learn and adapt to solve the puzzle. It’s great.

[@TuckerSP2011]

It's amazing, the little world's you make!

[@chrisalan5610]

"I found a way to plant a garden inside of a dirt sealed container" I must get another beer before i watch this wizardry

[@islndtkr]

At first I was like "There's nooo way that's going to work" the second you said you are going to use silicone to secure the bigger tube in place, I knew what you were doing and that it would work. Now I'm excited and had to pause the video just to say that this is the work of a genius.

[@lynntorson1984]

Each time I have the chance to watch you with your artistic talent it just blows me away. You never cease to amaze your followers. Lynn, Dodge City, KS

[@ethans001]

You should do guide's on propagating and keeping alive a category of plants like one episode be creeping figs and another bromeliads

[@enstatite2479]

^ would watch that.

[@nellz72]

I enjoy all of the terrariums that you make, but this has to be one of my favorites. It is so amazing! I will never get tired of watching your videos.

[@ShellyCline]

This is GORGEOUS. I wondered if knitting mesh comes in black so I did a search. I found something in black they were calling plastic canvas that looked like the same stuff. Although you did manage to completely hide the mesh in this terrarium, the rest of us might not be quite so skilled so I thought I'd mention the black mesh. ;). Amazing job, it's absolutely beautiful!

[@moralesm6069]

I’ve been watching your videos for a while now. Not only do I admire your work, but also your creativity and skills to solve problems. Keep up the good work.

[@EyeoftheWhiteWolf]

So cool & creative! I would have never thought of that! Ferns are my favorite type of plant, so I think that automatically makes this my favorite of your terrariums!

[@JK-es9wu]

Best explanatory video on KZbin ... makes me think I could actually do this project .. but I'm not going to fool myself ... well done

[@AmberNBrown-qk8ly]

This is exactly what I was looking for!! I have a glass vase that's shaped like a human head with an opening on the bottom. I had been thinking about making a terrarium with it but had no clue on how to go about doing it. This helps tremendously!

[@caracukurofficial1984]

Good.......

[@RANDOMXNOTHING0]

This guys patience is phenomenal. How can you not like this dude.

[@mobrien11]

Dude, I am addicted to your channel! These living works of art are amazing.

[@epenn76]

This might be the prettiest one ever, certainly the most impressive! What a challenge! Can't wait for the update.

[@juseschrustfush]

This was the first Serpa video I ever watched. Just watched again, still one of my favorite terrarium builds.

[@mb3775]

That was inspiring to watch! It was like building a ship in a bottle. I loved when the center part rose into position at the end.

[@bountyhunterj6822]

This is one of the coolest channels on KZbin.

[@tobeij237]

your amount of patience is outstanding honestly i already stressed out just watching this. i would have just given up while cleaning the inside

[@sandrasmith1856]

Ahh Laura Laura What a wonderful garden. Only a true artist could have pulled this off. Such joy looking at what you guys accomplished. I am from Aussie land where severe frost harm my succies and cacti. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful creativity. 💖💖💖💖💖

[@honeybadgerisme]

the "contraption" is called a frog. Love your work! You are so creative! Thanks for sharing!

[@mikecose6122]

I love this guy. He's like a mad scientist but.. a not so mad scientist. 😏

[@Vnifit]

mad botanist!!

[@mikecose6122]

Vnifit Indeed. 😊

[@hannahph2767]

SO COOL. Thank you for these great videos, and I appreciate that you narrate difficulties/mistakes so if anyone tries to do their own versions, we know what to watch out for!

[@bennydelph987]

Don't apologise any one whom has ever done anything like you do, should know how dificult it is, great show!!

[@btdarterschannel112]

Tanner, you are a terrarium genius!! Thanks so much for sharing this great content! All the best!!

[@depressedmidwest7081]

My special interest senses are tingling. I'm about 5 five hours into these videos. Where you at? I've got okay cameras, arms to hold them, and I've got some ideas for some "surreal" but viable "eco-scapes"

[@flowerlily1]

You are so imaginative and resourceful. I love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your creativity, talents, and inspiring us. Have a wonderful holiday season!

[@EverCassandra]

Aw, man! I was going to look for updates on how it looks later and I realized you just posted this today. LOL You are industrious, for sure!

[@DaniellesMicoMarley]

same xD

[@charredfroglegss]

I mean, it's been two years, we should start looking for an update 😁

[@jessicadifroscia7422]

Im still trying to see how often it needs water

[@robbitt]

We made terrariums like this in grade school. Granted they were complete failures compared to this, but they appeared to have no opening when we were done, and that part was much, much easier than this. Again, as far as looks and quality of the actual work here, I'm making no comparison, since one can't be made. They don't make them anymore, but if anyone remembers the 2 liter bottles of soda, that had the big, black plastic bases, we used those. We'd peel off the base, and then cut the soda bottle in half vertically. We'd then take the bottom, invert it and that would go back onto the base as the top dome. The terrarium, of course, would be made in the base prior to doing so, and it looks like a sealed unit when all done. I was 10 years old, so I'm probably looking back on it with undeserved pride, but in my selective memory it looked really good. I wonder if something similar can be used the same way, to avoid some undo stress. Since then, I've always wanted to get back into doing this. It's really rewarding. Edit: The more I think about it, ours must not have been completely airtight (though the fit was tight), but I'd guess there'd be a solution to fix that.

[@mercysmith]

This is an antique rose globe! You fill the sink, allowing water to completely fill the globe with no air bubbles left. You attached a beautiful open rose (or other flower) to the base, hold the flower under water to allow as many air bubbles to escape as possible, then put the upside down rose into the water-filled globe and screw it on tight!! The rose would be highly magnified and keep for months!!! Gorgeous!! I wish there was a way to show a picture of the one I inherited from my Aunt Opalmae!!

[@TasjMariMyers]

innovative! loved when you were like: ¨it´s almost like I need a hook. Here, I´ll make one.¨

[@unclefisto6178]

Mate, you're a terrarium wizard. I've only just entertained myself with the idea of making a few using old coffee jars since I've got a few piling up now, and the idea of low maintenance indoor greenery tickles me in just the right way. Pretty sure I'm just binge watching your videos to give me ideas, though understandably the plant species may vary due to my location. Still, consider me inspired by your work.

[@kennythefrog1]

I could feel the frustration in this video. I admire his strength in being able to continue going on.

[@sarcastic-leo]

I have an idea. But first i want to say, you are absolutely amazing and very knowledgeable and I thank u for sharing and passing it down for others to learn and appreciate. I thought of a way to water it if u tak a bendy straw and attach it to a squeezable bottle then u can put the straw into the terrarium give a squeeze and voila watered plants dry sides. Or get one of those sciency squeeze bottles that come with the long hooked shape neck. And to aid in putting the substrate in for an on the fly creation use a piece of wire that would b appropriately supportive and an empty pill type bottle cut it down if necessary attach the wire so that it looks like a laddle that had it's handle put on upside down and bend the wire so once inside the container u can roll spin the wire between ur fingers and it would turn the pill container upside down and deposit ur substrate. I know this suggestion is way passed when u did this video but who knows maybe it could help you or someone else or it can just simply inspire a even better and more efficient idea of your own. Again thank you for sharing urself with all of us.

[@mottvos455]

i came here from AntsCanada. i can see why they love your Vids. ive been watching your vids every morning for the past week,and i must say its the most important time of my day!like a good song,your vids set a awsome tone for my days

[@jenniferdotson5510]

I love your videos! A couple of friends/neighbors of mine along with my uncle sell moss to a buyer. So I have really gotten into the whole moss thing , I already love nature and it's beautiful landscapes. Yeah so I get excited over a tree or rock that is covered in moss . I want to bring it all home with me (impossible) but now I can bring a little piece of it's serenity inside my house. This is a genius idea! Love it !

[@kirkyit]

30:35 looks so cool as the fern emerges!

[@julz63]

You really are the master at creating terrariums 🌱🌱🌱

[@belleyface]

i've always wanted to have terrariums in my life and i love your channel! This was a fun find and glad i watched it

[@razor-hotel]

Really great job! Very innovative solution for the construction. You are pushing the boundary of what can be done with terrariums, keep up the excellent work.

[@30DayReviews]

I like to see you trying new stuff it worked out great! I cant wait to see an update in 6-12 months

[@DemonLord_D]

me too!

[@TheScaryName]

This is still one of my favourite builds you've done, absolutely stunningly beautiful.

[@wanderingmogwai2553]

I was holding my breath for you at the very end! lol.. It came out wonderfully!

[@helenelegace1323]

Wow that was amazing. The shot of the ferns moving up was really cool. Good job

[@zuzu3592]

Ever thought about buying a cake-plate or something similar so you can actually put your smaller projects on a rotating plate to showcase them? I think it'd be more comfortable for you and the appeal to the eye is also higher. Thank you for your work here on KZbin!

[@SerpaDesign]

Yeah a few people suggested it months back and I plan on getting one. I just haven't got around to it yet.

[@spoochymcgoo1616]

I used to do collage on the reverse of glass and your project reminded me of this. Difficult but satisfying when you work through the problems.

[@troublezmalone8591]

That is really beautiful. Thank you for making that. I like how genuine you are in your building learning as you go. You do wonderful work!

[@grahamhill8018]

Well done! Excellent techniques and ingenuity used to overcome the difficulty.

[@lukehawkins9443]

This is awesome! These containers only magnify what's in it if you fill them up with water. Would make for a fun aquatic plant build albeit probably impossible.

[@Silent-sm3lq]

This is amazing! I love how much effort you put into your videos.

[@Free2flyjj]

Thanks for going through all that for our viewing and experimental (educational) pleasures. Awesome little terrarium

[@katebeedot9052]

A thriller video breathholder till the end but super result with the middle plant emerging! Well done

[@MiscellaneousMcC]

Big thumbs up on this one! It's funny, I actually did something very similar to this only a couple days before you posted this, but it was with a burnt out streetlight light bulb. I just cut the threads off with a lapidary wheel, removed the guts and put a small fern w/ moss inside it. It's very therapeutic to solve little puzzles like this! Great video!

[@135Bubby]

You have the patience of Job and it paid off. Beautiful. Thanks.

[@metu5818]

I like that you showed the things you tried and what worked. Good job

[@poldoll5683]

I really love watching your tutorials, they are so informative. I cannot wait to try making my own soon. I will always refer to your tutorials to help when I do. This was such a beautiful piece, I love the raw earthy feel to your terrariums, keep up the amazing work ☺️

[@naamaweiss]

your channel is amazing, I made three terrariums thanks to you

[@joeldezwaan1149]

Very clever design! I was trying to figure out how you would do this!

[@auniquemarshall8037]

I'm so impressed! That took a lot of creativity. Well done!

[@mariewintzer2245]

Wow! What a beautiful and unique terrarium. Great job! I would like to give so many more likes than 1! For the idea, the execution, everything. Thank you for making this amazing video!

[@mks15337ster]

Since this is 2 years old you won’t see this but I have to say that was a cool idea! Enjoyed watching you put this together. Wonder if you still have it? Will check some newer videos to see if I can spot it anywhere. Thanks for doing that!!!

[@carla5570]

I love your videos, it's like you're creating so many little worlds. You're incredibly intelligent!

[@GarbyIGP]

Another awesome video! Great job man, you're doing, everything I'm dreaming. I have a lot of similar ideas, but I just can't find enough time to dedicate to this. I'll send you photos of my creations late on. Anyway, I have tip/suggestion: The hardest part for me is to understand the plants. I know how they look, but i don't know their names or details about them. When you mention plant names, could you also put up a small picture of that plant so it's easier for us to imagine what you're talking about? Also some videos just talking about plants would be awesome. Some areas that I would be interested to find out: identification, light, temperature, soil, planting density, humidity, growth rate, etc. I'd love to find out about each plant and moss species, where it stands on all those subjects. So we can plan our terrariums better. I fell that might help a lot of us beginners to start learning the science behind terrarium building, a little bit of biology / bryology. Anyway I hope you get to read this comment, let me know what you think about the idea.

[@gretchenamberg3375]

I absolutely love these videos. The projects are fantastic and the information and instructions are presented in an easy to follow and understand manner. I would love to see a video on picking the right plants for the right project.

[@minagica]

This is a genius build. I've actually done something similar for my functional aquarium ring (yes, it functions both as a livestock-free aquarium and as a finger ring, and no, water fleas didn't even survive in it). I also used a similar method on one of my aquariums too, but that was for creating a basement for detritus to accumulate in it in order to minimize any look of malm (it's a bowl aquarium on a Lazy Susan base and the malm used to float more, now it gets directed towards the middle)

[@purpleshoespurp3462]

I just bought one of those glass balls at goodwill for .50 cents. Now I know what I can use it for ! Thanks for working it out for us lol.

[@SerpaDesign]

Awesome! Nice find!

[@lynnkile2463]

I made my first one. It is ok for my first. I love watching you

[@Melonhead-gp9du]

For those that use the fishing line, It would have been easier and less time-consuming to use a sewing needle to weave it. Love your videos!

[@carolyns6672]

I'm really excited for this terrarium's update! Hope it continues to do well!

[@DZrache]

This is my new favourite terrarium. I look forward to seeing how it develops :)

[@maryskorstad2785]

You are incredibly creative. AWESOME. Thank you sooo much for all you share

[@mindfulmadeline]

You are such a badass for even attempting this! I got nervous and frustrated just watching!

[@nikkic4385]

Great video. I use a turkey baster to water my terrarium and it works great. I think that would have worked when you were trying to water your substrate before adding the center plants/moss.

[@gardeninginthedesert]

I loved watching the ferns appearing through the middle. 😍

[@shibani155]

What s wonderful work. Such a lot of patience and love. Loved the video.

[@lornacy]

The old videos are fun for me as a new subscriber. I get watch your journey on fast forward 😊

[@love.wildly.live.fearlessly]

I am so excited my daughter got one of these containers for her birthday although the seal lid didn’t fit properly like it seems to be like a few cm off on one side. But seeing how I have one of these maybe I can still make it work for my first terrarium.

[@Kira-kg4kl]

I'm going to be making a giant version of this soon, such a useful and interesting video 💚

[@pokemyeyes]

Excellent footage at the end. Great camera. Ive always wondered how to make one, so thank you!

[@lomelinde]

This video was so relaxing... Thank you for this wonderful time, it is so inspiring!

[@suzannew4840]

WOW you pulled that off soooo well!! it looks awesome

[@CHloE748]

Bro this is genius. I never would have thought of the idea!

[@sled_dog]

You're incredibly ingenious. Love this!

[@ernestmatthews9867]

Great video, I've also had the idea of doing a bowl terrarium but didn't know how to, gonna try the idea you used too. Keep up the great work!

[@micheler3011]

Thanks for sharing this video, I will try and do one with an orchid. You make it seem so easy, but I will struggle I am sure , simply amazing!

[@danidean6963]

You're such an artist, making living art 💚🌱

[@ritaespana8187]

Very impressive. Your creativity has no limit. Nature is beautiful 😊 ☘

[@willnottel5598]

Wow, that one came out amazing! Though it looked like quite the nightmare to build. Awesome work!

[@scorpionaddiction2801]

Really enjoy watching your videos. I’m for sure going to try making a sealed ecosphere this spring.