Suggestions for a Masdie setup?

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

There are units of both types that function that way, and also units that have probe which gets very cold and chills the water simply by being submerged in it.

Hmmm, it's an interesting idea, but I have a feeling keeping the air cooled and humid will be my biggest challenge, but the most rewarding. I would assume that there is a point where further cooling to the water being wicked to the pots begins to have no additional cooling effect. Although it would be further complicating things, if I were to get a cooling probe, I could connect the water reservoirs of both the plant tank and miniature AC unit, therefore removing the need for constantly icing the tank and AC unit. . . although I don't know how well it would be able to cool that volume of water. I'd probably have the plant tank be about 24" x 36", and the connected AC about 8" x 14". Considering I'd keep about 2" of standing water in both units, that's about 2,000 cubic inches of water if I did my math right. I'm not a rich kid, so I'm definitely trying to figure out the best and least expensive way I can get this up and running. I'm pretty sure Ecuagenera is coming to my city early next spring, so I need something cheap enough to leave me with money to still buy the plants to fill it!