Mini Orchid Lantern!
 

I got this lantern as a gift for Christmas.
I had been musing with the idea of mini orchids, and lusting after decorative lanterns.
Luckily someone in my family paid attention and got me this specifically for using as a mini orchid vivarium.

It's not very large and I haven't got any of the specifics down yet. But the background and substrate are done!
The light is a single 23 watt daylight cfl bulb mounted in the hood. I've got two computer fans that have usb plug in on standby. But they aren't in yet.

The background is cork, the bottom is a layer of lava rock covered by leaf litter.
The inside of the lantern is 16" high, and 10" wide and deep.

My birthday is in a week or so and I'm doing an order from Andy's!

My plan isn't specific, and I'm trying a few that range in care a little bit to see what fits.
The main requirement was that they were intermediate to warm growers, and liked to be quite moist.
What I'm hoping for is high light warmer growing plants near the top, and lower light cooler growing plants near the bottom.
A big challenge for me I think will be keeping this tank below 80 in the height of summer. I have no air conditioning.
I'm also trying to mentally wrap my head around keeping good air flow and high humidity.
Ok.... so. I know the pictures aren't that great.
It's like a cork canyon, with two main ledges, and a leaf bottom. There's a cork tube on the left, and a sheer cliff to the right. The top of the cliff has an overhang that makes a great natural little planter.
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Nice. I would like some thing like that.


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That is absolutely awesome!!! I think it is a great looking piece and you did a wonderful job setting it up. Can't wait to see what you decide to set up in there.

It looks absolutely amazing!!!!! Really amazing!!! I love it! So what did you decided to start with? I wanna see pics when orchids are in! Best of luck with your minis!

Lol me too! And now I actually do have something like this.








Thanks! I wish the details and depth of the tank showed more but the cork just all blends into one big lump.


Thanks! It's all your fault lol.
I'll definitely update when they come in.
My order keeps changing around. But the constants seem to be a couple haerella, a pleurothallis, a bulbo, and an ascocentrum that I'm hoping likes the top.

There's a few others that I switch out occasionally. I'll decide then the day of lol.
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:-) At least you have SOMEONE to blame:-) I'll take it! And I hope your minis will thrive and bloom as do mine! Looking forward to see updated pics later:-)

Where can you get one of those?

Lol. From now on when they ask I'm saying it was "Tommy in Miami"...
Hopefully I do well with them!





The lantern?
This was a Christmas gift, but I see them for sale quite often in home decor stores like Home Goods.
The inside had to be sealed with a couple layers of silicone before it was useable.

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Lol. I'm not actually sure if I'm using both computer fans. But the pack of two was cheaper than a single one and I figured having an extra wouldn't hurt. There is room in the hood for the two fans and another lightbulb. I wanna make everything hidden.
Thank you! Not as attractive when you can see my silicone job up close.

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