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Here's how I created mine.
This is how I converted an old aquarium to be a house for some orchids.
The dimension of the cabinet is 140×55×70 cm. Rather deep but that depends upon that the aquarium is place on side with original opening outwards. This is what it looked like from the beginning. http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-01.JPG First of all I cut the Epi-Web material for the back http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-05.JPG I glued it together with silicone as it wasn't long enough. http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-07.JPG I prepared my thought of watering system with plastic stripes so I can attach the hose that will spray water into the Epi-Web. I also attached a mangrove root. http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-09.JPG On the bottom there is a plastic material used for outdoor floor building. That is layed on small plastic cubes to get some space for water. http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-15.JPG 4 pce. pc fans handles the air movement. http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-16.JPG To stop that to much of the pine and other small particels get into the water a fiber cloth is put on the false floor. The cloth let water through but not other stuff I hope. http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-17.JPG On top of the cloth I put pine. Mostly because I think it looks good. http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-19.JPG As lighting source there are 4 36w flourosent tubes. Not a great deal of light but I hope it to be enough. All is controplled by timers. 2 timers for the 2 watering systems. 2 timers for the fans and one timer for the lights. http://all-4-fun.net/cpg1410/albums/...um/skap-27.JPG As for now the following is in the vivarium. Drosera Capensis This is not an orchid but it fights the flies that seem to like the environment. It is a meat eating spices. Better then the fly paper I had before to catch them Vittaria Stipitata This is a fern, looks like a shoe string. Microgramma lycopodioides Another fern. Pleopeltis polypodioides Yet another fern. Leptotes Bicolor Bulbophyllum carunculatum Gongora armeniaca Sigmatostalix radicans Kefersteinia tolimensis Godiera ssp Medicolor Decoratum Fredensborg Bulb.echinolabium Bulbophyllum lasiochilum Cischweinfia dasyandra More pictures can be viewed in the album here All 4 Funs Foto Galleri - Vivarium |
Marvilous! Why not submit this as a construction article instead of a thread so folks who want to do what you've done can follow?
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Sure, How can I change it?
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Go to http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ntitled-11.jpg and type in the whole article. You could cut and paste from your thread to save time. In long run it would be worth the effort.
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This looks great. Maybe my 110 gal tank will not have fish in it after my fish are gone????
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