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Reddit mentions of Clear Half Gallon Wide-mouth Glass Jars (2-Pack), 64-Ounce / 2-Quart Capacity with White Metal Lids, BPA-Free
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- VALUE 2-PACK - Receive two durable, thick walled 2 quart jars with white metal lids.
- KITCHEN & PANTRY - Our glass jar is the perfect storage option in the kitchen. Conveniently store flour, sugar, dry herbs, tea, snacks, cookies & more in this wide mouth glass jar.
- COLOR: Light metal lid, clear jar; CAPACITY: 8 cups = 64 ounces = 2 quarts = 1/2 gallon. SIZE: 6.5” tall x 5.5” wide. Jar mouth 3.75”.
- MULTI-USE - Great for pickling vegetables, making kefir or greek yogurt, SCOBY hotel, cookie jar, hot fill canning and all kinds of DIY foods
- HEALTHY CHOICE - Effectively and safely store and use your liquids, glass is much safer than plastic that can leach chemicals under certain conditions. BPA Free
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Clear |
| Height | 11 Inches |
| Length | 7 Inches |
| Number of items | 2 |
| Size | 64 ounc |
| Weight | 3.25 Pounds |
| Width | 7 Inches |
Lotta things going on here but first I would highly suggest abandoning the idea of an "ecosphere" in the traditional sense. If you want something living that you don't have to interact with regularly I would suggest a terrarium instead.
Any "self contained" ecosystem you can purchase/create isn't actually self sustaining without intervention. Even the marketed Ecospheres only last about 1-3 years before the environment is uninhabitable.
On the flip side, setting up a crazy small aquarium is totally possible, just very hard for beginners. I would highly suggest starting with a 5 gallon shrimp/snail tank with a traditional filter/light/aquascape and go through the process of doing a fishless cycle to get used to checking water parameters and things like that. Once the tank is cycled introduce snails and shrimp and getting things to live happily in that for a few months (learning to do water changes without crashing parameters and cleaning out waste) before trying a jar again.
If you're dead set on just a jar here's some suggestions:
Consider a different container. Everything you'd ever want to keep will appreciate a wider area rather than a taller/deeper water level. Also personally I wouldn't go less than a 1 gallon container. From the picture it looks like that's a 105oz mason jar but https://www.amazon.com/Wide-mouth-64-Ounce-2-Quart-Capacity-BPA-Free/dp/B075MPTW34 even though smaller in volume would likely be better living area.
When planting make sure you can somewhat easily access the bottom of the tank with a syphon for gravel vaccing
After you've planted and filled the jar do a fishless cycle before adding in the shrimp/snails. If you take the advice and setting up a 5 gallon first you can include in it an air stone and some decor that you plan on transferring over to the jar. Then when you're ready to start the jar again you can take substrate, rocks/wood/plants and the air stone from the established tank and that'll kickstart the jar's cycle.
Replace the lid of the jar with a mesh top or drill holes for oxygen exchange and include a small low powered air stone.
When you're finally ready to add in shrimp and snails again make sure you acclimate them to the water inside the jar as well. This will be difficult because of the volume of water but there's plenty of resources online about how to do it.