A field with a dolmen
This time, I've been thinking of a Danish
farmer's field with an ancient burial dolmen. It should
appear light and sunny, and you can imagine the lark, sinning above. It
might just be a Copepod you see though, and a couple of black sheep
grazing (looking suspicious much alike Black Coco shrimps). The entire landscape is made up
by formed Marimo algae.
Read more under the photos
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°C: |
20-25 |
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pH: |
8,4-8,6 |
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PPM: |
150-160 |
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µS: |
0,2-0,4 |
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µE/M2/s: |
90-120 |
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Litre: |
0,78 |
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A cognac glass; 0,575 L
A bit of pebble to sink the algae | 
The lit is 1 mm thick, oval glass
Four small stones, glued together |
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THE THOUGHTS
This is a real simple construction, but still resample the farmers fields and
the ancient burial mount with a dolmen, so often encountered in the Danish
landscape. Plenty of light, but the open expanses might not be experienced
fully...
THE BUILD
The algae is sown on to a piece of black cloth with pebble in-between. The four stones are glued together
to form the dolmen. The stones resample quit well the boulders, used for
dolmen, in a
country without bedrock.
The second hand cognac glass was €1,50, the lit €1, the Marimo algae shared with
one other aquariums
around €4. The two Black Coco shrimps €5, and the shared background, shelf and LED light €5: A total of €16,50.
After well over a year, it is still thriving. I have to remove quite some Marimo
Algae every third month or so, but when the "fields are harvested", it look
great again. I have not changed the water yet. |
