10 gallon ideas

[~Nature Girl~]

I'd like to do a ten gallon terrarium with orchids, but I have no idea where to start or what I need. Can y'all help? Thanks so much!

[bonsai1504]

to make the most of your space mount most of them on sticks, epi web, treefern, etc. also do you have an idea of how much light is in there?

[justatypn]

I have a 26.5 gallon tank set up with the original lighted lid that came with it and have a small tri-leg high velocity fan on top with direction into the tank. Mine is simple, as a 1/2 dozen or so mounts hang from the top as well as small seedlings scattered about the bottom. The bottom of my tank has aliflor medium size pebbles to retain moisture. I water 2 times a day, and fill the tank up 2 times a week with tap water. Hopefully someone will chime in on a different set up...options are plentiful.

I see this is your first posting take a few minutes and wonder over to the "break the ice" thread and introduce yourself to our members.

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[~Nature Girl~]

so i put a layer of gavel(1 inch?), then a layer of weed block and then, maybe coconut husk(from brick-Coconut Husk Brick | Specialized Bedding | Reptile Bedding | Reptile - ThatPetPlace.com)? then should i wrap the roots in sphagnum moss? i don't think i want to do anything other than just put them on the bottom, at lats to start with.
where's the best(and cheapest)place to get them online? i really like the smaller ones like Equitant Oneidium and such.
thx!

[Dorothy]

Don't forget to check out the threads in our Terrarium Gardening Forum - http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ium-gardening/
There are 9 pages of questions and responses that address terrarium set-ups
BTW - Welcome!

[~Nature Girl~]

oh, and are there any plants i could use as a ground cover that like the same stuff as orchids?