I have about 45 watts LED lighting on each of the three shelves inside the Milsbo, with a USB computer fan on two of the shelves (one USB plug powers two fans). There's no humidifier, just the plants themselves keep the humidity between 50-70%RH depending on when I've watered. The temps during the day stay in the upper 70's in one Milsbo, and in the upper 80's in the other (different LED lights, the Barrina lights run hotter). There's a small gap between the two doors in front so there's some air flow and I'm sure I lose some humidity there. Luckily my house stays cool during summer (AC) or I'd have some issues.
The orchids seem to love it and especially the higher humidity from being enclosed - lots of aerial roots with healthy growing tips (my humidity is normally pretty low being I'm in Northern California). The only issue I think I have is not giving some of my dendrobiums a cool enough winter. I might have to move some of them to a spare bedroom or even put them on a shelf in the garage to give them some cold.
Of course, the polychilos-type phals and bulbos are LOVING the constant warm temps and decent humidity, I recently got some brassavolas, angraecums and ascocentrums which seem to be happy so far.
The cabinets also protects everyone from my plant-munching cats which is great.
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