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04-07-2007, 04:23 AM
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Yea, its tricky trying to figure out how much fan power to use in these.
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I read in an article [the second part of the case-growing article here: Canadian Orchid Congress Newsletter that air movement from a fan directly on a leaf even despite high humidity levels will desicate it, yet I've read others saying as long as every leaf is slightly swaying it's good enough 
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I don't have the fans in my tank blowing air in, I have them sucking air out. Try that instead.
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04-11-2007, 01:34 PM
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I don't have the fans in my tank blowing air in, I have them sucking air out. Try that instead.
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What tupe of 'vacuum' do you use in the tank? |
04-11-2007, 04:05 PM
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No, the fans suck the air out because they blow the air out. Hehe. Or were you making fun  
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Doesn't it decrease the humidity inside? |
04-12-2007, 11:34 AM
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Yes, they do. Especially at night. But I want it to do that. Dries everything off for the long cool darkness of night. THat way I avoid rot problems. Hopefully. Overall humidity however never drops below 45%
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04-12-2007, 02:11 PM
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Yes, they do. Especially at night. But I want it to do that. Dries everything off for the long cool darkness of night. THat way I avoid rot problems. Hopefully. Overall humidity however never drops below 45%
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I never thought of that, sounds like a good idea.  |
04-12-2007, 03:27 PM
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In fact I run my fans on mostly at night and late afternoon hours. I don't run them much at all during the early parts of the day to let humidity and heat rise.
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04-13-2007, 11:23 AM
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In fact I run my fans on mostly at night and late afternoon hours. I don't run them much at all during the early parts of the day to let humidity and heat rise.
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Thanks for sharing these details. I always assumed fans were meant to be on 24/7 and I was never sure about whether they should be blowing air in, out or around [the inside of] the viv. |
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Yes, they do. Especially at night. But I want it to do that. Dries everything off for the long cool darkness of night. THat way I avoid rot problems. Hopefully. Overall humidity however never drops below 45%
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That's low. I have around 55% in my living room. In winter it goes up to 80 - 85%. I thought the main reason to build an orchidrarium is to increase the humidity. |
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