Fish tank >>>>> Orchid growing area!!

[SlipperFan]

Dot, I'm a neat freak, what can I say...

I don't know what you can say, but I can see that the plants are very happy under your care!

 

[paphioboy]

They do seem to survive better under this setup. Previously the plants below will succumb to various bacterial and fungal rots when it rains heavily...

 

[biothanasis]

OK, this is the general idea for the set up!!! I might enrich it a bit more with sticks, but not sure yet!! It definatelly needs another light bulb and a fan!!! If the cap is closed the humidity reaches very high above 99% perhaps, cause the humidity meter I put in showed --%, after 95% or so!!! LOL

I will post apicture a gain when it is finished!!! There are more plants that will be moved into!! Do not think that there is a lot unused space:evil::evil: hehe...

 

[paphioboy]

Nice, Thanasis.. Extra lighting is a must to grow phals and paphs. Good luck..

 

[Clark]

Awesome thread.

 

[NYEric]

Dot, I'm a neat freak, what can I say...

Translation: "My dad set it up." oke:

 

[paphioboy]

Translation: "My dad set it up."

Nope.. Hehe.. I set it up end of last year..

 

[NYEric]

OK, then 'props' to you.

 

[montanum]

For those of you with established tanks like this, what kind of watering do you use? Permanent set up misters (for the ghosts)? Hand water (for the paphs)? Water from below with some sort of fancy flooding? Do you use RO water to keep the lime scale off the walls? Is algae a problem?

Thanks,
Ross

 

[NYEric]

:rollhappy:
Weeeeeeeeee!

 

[paphioboy]

Ross, I just hose all my plants (including the paphs in the aquarium) with tap water..

 

[biothanasis]

Ross, algae could be a problem but it could easily be cleaned after all the plants are out of the tank...lol!!!

RO water is recommended cause the salt build up could create an unpleasant visual effect! Generally u treat the plant like every other plant. This set up is mostly for keeping them in high humidity (at least that is why I did so!!!)!!! Others could help more!

 

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[NYEric]

We are using them as terrariums, thanx. Welcome to the forum.

 

[paphioboy]

thanasis, any updated pics of your terrarium/orchidarium..?

 

[biothanasis]

Not good at this time of the year! I lost some plants during summer (mainly bulbos) and I moved some outside of the tank so it is kind of empty. But I am on the move of filling it again with mostly pleurothallidinae. I have some already and a couple are spiking (great news for me...hehe...). Thank you very much for asking...!!! Here is a photo...

 

[paphioboy]

so you still have a LOT of space to fill... It looks half empty to me..

 

[biothanasis]

It is more than half empty...!!! it is about 1/3 filled...! I must get more plants....hehe!!!!