Nano Viv Terracotta Tubes - Erin Pottery

[gmdiaz]

Originally Posted by Magnus A

growinhydro, those claytubes looks very good!

But remember that the pressure increase with height and you get more leaking with higher pressure! Therefore the capillary effect that suck up water the top part is very important. The drainage tubes used in Sweden is very good at this.

I can have 3-4 cm of water in the bottom of the tube and still the top has enough moisture.

This is a promised picture of my newly started nano-vivarium

Just back to look at your new setup again! Love all the miniature orchids you've selected for your newest nano-vivarium! I see the names for a couple of the Platysteles but what are the others you are growing?

Looks like you've got a good amount of moss starting! I think you might have gone with a less white "string", however. LOLOL

. . .it just occurs to me that I'll need some new orchids for this project! I really only have one that needs the tube right away. ROFLOLOLOL Suggestions anyone? I'd like to go with cool growing orchids on one tube and intermediate on the other one.

I do have a bunch of moss I can redistribute. I don't know what kind it is, Ross knows so I'll have to ask him but I've got quite a bit in my various orchid pots. I'll pinch off a bunch of little pinches and get those started growing on the new mounts right away.

On the large tube, which I should receive in a few weeks, I'll start both an orchid and the moss at the same time.

I think I'll start growing moss on the small tube and see if I can carpet the tube in moss before planting an orchid on it.

And of course, I'll post my findings!

Thanks for all your help and inspiration, Magnus!

[growinhydro]

Here ya go Gwen! The 8" mount had dried too much to add a top, it would have cracked while firing.

Here is your 16" topped, textured, and corked Now we just wait about a week to dry, and then off to the kiln.

I can use a clear glaze so it stays terracotta in color, but it will be glossy. I have another glaze that I can tweek to a matte finish, but it turns out a yellowish brown kind of a wood ash looking glaze, if you know what I mean.

It may actually look good on terracotta. I think I have a jug somewhere with the glaze I'm talking about. I'll see if I can find it so you can see what I'm talking about.

EDIT: I found the jug and added a photo quick so you could see what that that yellow/brown glaze looks like

[Bird Song Farm]

Beautiful work Jesse,
AL

[gmdiaz]

Originally Posted by growinhydro

Here ya go Gwen! The 8" mount had dried too much to add a top, it would have cracked while firing.

Be interesting to see how the two tubes differ in porosity with one capped and the other open. It will make for an interesting test!

Here is your 16" topped, textured, and corked Now we just wait about a week to dry, and then off to the kiln.

Looks GREAT, Jesse!

Magnus, what do you think? In regards to porosity, do you suppose it will work better to keep the hole open for a little bit of pressure release or to keep the cork in to increase pressure? Or to have the tube totally open like the small tube, Jesse has made? Any guesses? Can't wait to test it.

I can use a clear glaze so it stays terracotta in color, but it will be glossy. I have another glaze that I can tweek to a matte finish, but it turns out a yellowish brown kind of a wood ash looking glaze, if you know what I mean.

For the base, any sort of rustic glaze in subtle colors would be great. . .ok, if it's glossy. . .I just prefer a more matte finish. I really like the raku, wood ash and rustic, kind of burned looking glazes., just so you know. . .the more Japanese in feel, the better. LOL

I think the top cap area should probably just be unglazed terrcotta so it can breathe. . .what do you guys think?

It may actually look good on terracotta. I think I have a jug somewhere with the glaze I'm talking about. I'll see if I can find it so you can see what I'm talking about.

Nice pot!

EDIT: I found the jug and added a photo quick so you could see what that that yellow/brown glaze looks like

Jesse, thanks for all your work and willingness to work with us on this project!

[Magnus A]

Originally Posted by gmdiaz

Magnus, what do you think? In regards to porosity, do you suppose it will work better to keep the hole open for a little bit of pressure release or to keep the cork in to increase pressure? Or to have the tube totally open like the small tube, Jesse has made? Any guesses? Can't wait to test it.

There is a long and short answer to this question. The short is: The closed version may result in a pressure drop (decrease not increase) inside the closed tube. This may result in a different behavior compared to an open tube. Very hard to predict!

The long needs more of a scientific reasoning that also most certainly will result in a MAYBE. You have to test, but I do not know of anyone with a closed tube. And there is quite many of these in sweden

[gmdiaz]

We shall see then!

Won't this be fun? LOLOL

[Dorothy]

Because of all the information and participation in this thread - I am making it a sticky

[Becca]

Hey Gwen.....your idea would be great for a OB project sometime down the road....could you imagine how many 'chids we would have to purchase for the project?

[Magnus A]

Originally Posted by Becca

Hey Gwen.....your idea would be great for a OB project sometime down the road....could you imagine how many 'chids we would have to purchase for the project?

For all of you that will start your own nano-viv! Do not "overplant" with to many orchids from the start. Let it grow slow. This will give you a nice mount that will develope with time.

This is maybe the best advice I can give and the advice Mikael always give when he sell his setup!


Magnus

[growinhydro]

Originally Posted by Bird Song Farm

Beautiful work Jesse,
AL

Thanks Al!