Questions: Small Orchidarium
Hi,
I got three very small rainforest orchids (I live close to the rainforest in Jamaica), and want to build for them a small orchidarium. I will need your assistance with expertise.
I thought to use mirrored glass (the mirror layer inside the box in order to reflect the fluorescent light a bit back to the plants). The width is not more than 30 cm, the depth is 20 cm, and the height is also 20 or 30 cm.
All sides are glass.
At the back, I want to have a lime stone in which are wide cuts. In those three cut-outs I want to rest tree branches (with bark), on which the orchids are mounted.
I also was thinking to have a little water pond at the bottom with a mistmaker inside or a water pump. In case of a small water pump, on top of the lime stone is another small water pond with a mist maker inside. The mist will bring moisture into the air.
The one or another way (mist at bottom or top), I also want to have a small 12V fan inside and a small cooling plate, to make the air a bit cooler than outside (since the rainforest is coll as it spans between the peaks of the Blue Mountains).
At the top will be a fluorescent light.
What do you all think about this setting, based on your expertise?
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