OV has a terrarium in a bottle, this can be found on the windowsill in Center of Excellence. In the long term it is planned to be sealed, in order for it to become The terrarium is sealed, with the intention of making it a closed cycle of water that can hopefully survive the potential lack of love from future board members. For now it is open, and watered regularly. It is not quite a biosphere, but more or less spheroid in shape. 

Composition

From bottom:

Water Reservoir & Coal Filter

A mix of gravel and activated charcoal. Stores water and filters out pollutants.

Peat Moss

A layer of semi-alive moss. Serves as living biomass and nutrient source

Soil

A mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.^[1]

Living Stuff

Various plants have been introduced to the terrarium. Since soil and samples from various sources including outside have been introduced, it is assumed that a variety of microorganism live in the Biospheroid.

Known things

• Spiderwort - Tradescantia (Norwegian: Vandrejøde):
• The bulb thing
• Garlic

Less specified things

• Various types of moss, mostly from Gløshaugen
• A sprout of unknown type

History

• The terrarium was started in May 2019
• It was corked on 29.06.2020
• Long live the Biospheroid