Orchidarium Fogger Recommendations?

[FishChum]

Hi and Thanks For Reading!

I am looking to add a fogger to my Orchid terrarium. I have no idea what people usually use to "Cloud" there Cloud Forest Terrarium? Please let me know what "Fogger" would fit best for my orchidarium....

I Have a 40 gallon flat back 1/2 hex tall. I hope to be able to have more then just one lonely phalaenopsis orchid in the future..... Its A Work In Progress....!

[WhiteRabbit]

[SaraJean]

No suggestions, unfortunately, but I'm going to follow this thread closely as it couldn't have come at a better time. I was just starting to look into setting up a cooler growing tank for some little Pleurothallids

[estación seca]

I don't know the brands, but if you do some searching on poison dart frogs and how people keep them, you will find foggers.

[FishChum]

I know there are misters and foggers, but I want a fogger because a mister would over water....
I just don't know if a regular reptile ultrasonic fogger is ok for orchids? I was looking at the repti-fog one for around $65..... I hope to keep easy orchids mounted on wood.... currently I use a spray bottle....

[estación seca]

Anything that puts water into the air will deposit water on surfaces. How much will depend on how long the device runs. I don't see how a fogger would be significantly different from a mister. What do you mean by saying a mister would overwater?

[FishChum]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Anything that puts water into the air will deposit water on surfaces. How much will depend on how long the device runs. I don't see how a fogger would be significantly different from a mister. What do you mean by saying a mister would overwater?

Misters tend to have much larger droplets that accumulate and pool leading to over watering in the bottom of my orchidarium. A fogger has tiny droplets that evaporate fast for humidity.... I currently water with a spray bottle so misting is taken care of.... I need something to raise my humidity. I just know from past experience the old submersible foggers changed the Ph of the water. I have been doing more research and the repti-fogger looks much better then the old submersible foggers. Mostly its plastic and the ultrasonic disc looks like better metal.....

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[murph7]

For humidity, what about a humidifier?

[Ray]

Originally Posted by FishChum

I know there are misters and foggers, but I want a fogger because a mister would over water...

Take a look at Mist King. It is, indeed, a mister, not a fogger, but with a timer that can cycle it on for a matter of seconds, it can certainly do the job reliably.

Besides that, I'm not sure what you mean by overwatering. A mounted orchid simply cannot be overwatered, assuming you're maintaining proper air flow around the plant.

[FishChum]

I have cork chunks, orchid bark and moss substrate in the bottom of my orchidarium. There is one orchid and a few bromeliads planted in the bottom..... I am afraid that a mister would accumulate too much water, also I have time to mist regularly with a spray bottle.... I am going to get a fogger for cloud like fog..... I just thought someone would have a recommended fogger that works well for orchids.... Sorry For Asking..... I seen orchidarium fog pipes before and just don't understand where the fog comes from......