Description
Create a beautiful and low-maintenance mason jar aquarium to bring a piece of nature into your home decor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Mason jar (any size)
- Small pebbles or aquarium gravel
- Activated charcoal (optional)
- Potting soil
- Aquatic plants (such as ferns or moss)
- Decorative elements (small stones, figurines)
- Water
- Long tweezers or chopsticks (for placement)
Instructions
- Clean the mason jar thoroughly and decide where to place your aquarium.
- Pour a layer of small pebbles or aquarium gravel into the bottom of the jar, about 1 inch deep.
- Sprinkle a thin layer of activated charcoal on top of the pebbles.
- Add potting soil on top of the charcoal and smooth it for an even surface.
- Carefully plant the aquatic plants using long tweezers if necessary.
- Enhance your aquarium with decorative elements.
- Slowly pour water into the jar, filling it to just below the rim.
- Make any final adjustments to the plants or decorations.
Notes
Consider using colored gravel or adding an LED light for nighttime illumination. Avoid adding fish as they require more space than a jar can provide.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 aquarium
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg