70 gallon rainforest orchidarium journal.

[Anonymous]

To support the false bottom, I used small unglazed, unsealed (no wax) terracotta pot saucers. The terracotta wicks water with it's porous structure, making it easy to evaporate into RH. So far, it gives a boost of 4-5% over the ambient, and it also helps sustain the occasional boost from the fogger. Once plants are in, the ambient RH will also in increase significantly.

 

[Anonymous]

Most of the plants are mounted, so to accommodate hanging them, I wrapped two sides (the back in the far side) in hardware cloth. This is the last step until May, most likely, since I can't afford the misting kit and lighting until next paycheck.

 

[Anonymous]

Put a frog in there.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks pretty solid so far. Can't wait to see the plants in there.

Eff the frogs! :evil:

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

Looks nice so far Chris.

You could always catch one of the abundant green anoles around here and toss one in later if you are starved for movement.

 

[Anonymous]

Yep, looking good.
When I move to a place that has more light I'm going to start tinkering with a hardy species or two.

 

[MartinE]

Great I love Orchids (so pretty) i kept a few for a while, but they became to much for my hobby time.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks pretty solid so far. Can't wait to see the plants in there.

+1

 

[Anonymous]

Looks pretty solid so far. Can't wait to see the plants in there.

+1

+1 frog.

 

[Anonymous]

My mistking kit that I'll use for automatic watering came in today. It's basically a super high end RO/DI system pressure pump with misting nozzles. Very nice, hopefully it's reliable and durable.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Chris, how man species are you planning for this thing?

I keep seeing orchids for sale in various places, even Home Depot. I'm tempted to grab one, but still have done zero research.

I need something that will do well just sitting in a window, and can tolerate temp drops down to 50 or so. I don't have the space for a vivarium type setup yet.

Anyway, looking good.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Chris, how man species are you planning for this thing?

However many will fit, maybe more.

I keep seeing orchids for sale in various places, even Home Depot. I'm tempted to grab one, but still have done zero research.

Probably all damn dirty hybrids.

I need something that will do well just sitting in a window, and can tolerate temp drops down to 50 or so. I don't have the space for a vivarium type setup yet.

Pretty much any cattleya hybrid will do fine as long as the window gets some direct sun in the morning or late afternoon.

 

[Anonymous]

Most of the plants are mounted, so to accommodate hanging them, I wrapped two sides (the back in the far side) in hardware cloth.

Can you go into detail about how the cloth is secured? Or is it?

 

[Anonymous]

Most of the plants are mounted, so to accommodate hanging them, I wrapped two sides (the back in the far side) in hardware cloth.

Can you go into detail about how the cloth is secured? Or is it?

Matt, I just made hooks out of Aluminum hanging wire and hooked them into the cloth and then over the sides, where the gaps in the acrylic lid are.

 

[Anonymous]

Well, as an update, most of my collection was killed or extremely damaged in a shipping incident, and I sold much of the rest. The tank is finished, everything is automated. I still have a handful of plants, but I've been pretty down on it lately after the incident. I still have a few species that are only in a handful of collections in the country, all from Papua New Guinea.

 

[Anonymous]

That sucks. Sorry to hear it

....want some riccia? I think it'd do okay emersed grown in your setup, and it's about all I have to offer that would.

 

[Anonymous]

Really sorry to hear that Chris.

 

[Anonymous]

No worries guys. These things happen. Fortunately, like I said, I didn't lose any rare ones. I just dropped coin on new plants that should get here next week. Mostly really small divisions, all of them from Papua New Guinea except for one.

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[Anonymous]

Hey frogs would be cool

 

[Anonymous]

No worries guys. These things happen. Fortunately, like I said, I didn't lose any rare ones. I just dropped coin on new plants that should get here next week. Mostly really small divisions, all of them from Papua New Guinea except for one.

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