Chronicles: Page 19

The full atmosphere assembly was test-fitted with reservoir clouds, a rain manifold, and routing hoses. The open hose ends still needed sealing and perforation, but the layout showed how water could be directed back into the habitats as rainfall.

The newly built atmosphere clouds were tested for the first time, starting the proof-of-concept work for miniBIOTA's internal rainfall system. This entry marks the first live trial of the reservoir-cloud design before later tuning of leaks, flow, and rainfall behavior.

Testing showed that a single upper reservoir cloud could trigger the clouds below it when they were already full. The cascade effect demonstrated how different reservoir fill levels could create lighter rain or a heavier storm event inside the atmosphere system.

A chiller and heat exchanger prototype successfully moved cold water behind the habitat glass, proving that external cooling could transfer temperature into the sealed atmosphere. The test showed that chilled glass could drive condensation and support the internal water cycle miniBIOTA needs, making the next atmospheric build step possible.

The premiere video establishes miniBIOTA as a closed ecosystem project built around interconnected habitats, an internal water cycle, and long-term observation of life at miniature scale. It introduces Biota 2 at MetaHumans, explains the grassland, shoreline, freshwater lake, and atmosphere modules, and frames the channel as a public record of how these living systems develop over time.

miniBOITA began as a 29 gallon terrarium tank filled with soil from the nearby forest and my favorite fern, the rabbits foot fern. I would continue to add various bits of moss and insects to observe their interactions