Bioloark

About

Bioloark is a Chinese maker of bioactive terrariums, nano vivariums and plant-growth LED luminaires. The range at PeekAPaw covers three things: small glass vessels for moss and humidity-loving tropicals, low-iron display terrariums, and the desk lamps made to light them. The vessels The Bubble Cup is the entry point — a small glass cup with a matching glass lid and side ventilation holes, sold singly in two designs or as a set of four with a misting bottle. The vents matter: a fully sealed jar goes mouldy, and a semi-closed one holds humidity while still exchanging air, which is what moss actually wants. The Nano Moss Rounded Wide takes it further by building a 5W grow light into the lid, so the vessel and its lighting are one purchase. The Super White Glass Table Terrarium is the display piece, in four sizes from 22 x 22 x 12cm to 27 x 27 x 27cm. Super white is low-iron glass — ordinary float glass shows a green cast in the edges that is very noticeable on something this small. The lights Two separate series, and they are easy to confuse because both include a 3W model. DX — a stem on a weighted base with the head pointing down. DX-03 is 3W and 105 lumens at 7500–8000K with a fixed height; DX-5B is 5W and 300 lumens at 7000–8000K with adjustable height from 300 to 400mm. TF03 — 3W and 120 lumens at a cooler 8300K, on a flexible arm, with a touch switch and a built-in cooling fan. Pick DX if you want light straight down onto a vessel and the option of real output from the 5W. Pick TF03 if you need to aim light into the side of a planting, or if a touch switch and fan-cooled head matter to you. Getting one to work Put the light on a timer for eight to ten hours a day. Moss does not want more light, it wants consistent light — running a grow lamp around the clock gives you algae on the glass and nothing else. Mist rather than pour: water standing in the base of a closed vessel goes anaerobic and the moss blackens from underneath. And keep any glass terrarium out of di