"totally NOT a terrarium" build by DirtyCoconuts (I built nothing)

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Hey Coconuts,
I'm surprised you got so many positive comments - don't get me wrong, I grow most my orchids in wardian cases, so much easier to control temperature and humidity - it's just when I have seen other members mentioning growing in an enclosed space with little ventilation there are no positive comments, ever.

Sometimes it just comes down to which member posts something but so I am glad you have coconuts - I know you will post updates and I'm sure your Orchids will love their new home since this is not a new practice and works great.

It does need a bit more monitoring though, usually you can smell if something goes bad before you see something going bad so if you notice any mouldy or pond like smells you need to investigate. This is an advantage for me as it is an early warning system that you might not notice in an open space.

Mould only forms on organic rotting material. This is why I avoid moss in enclosed areas with no ventilation. I grow inorganically.

You don't need the ventilation but no ventilation + moss is a recipe for something going wrong so just be extra cautious with organic material.

I find the only things that do end up going mouldy are either spray droplets on wood, moss or dried up plant sheaths. Be cautious with cork long term too however your enclosure has so many gaps there certainly won't be any stagnant conditions. I have far smaller holes on some of mine.

But I do also have temperatures controlled, alarms fitted to mine so if humidity or temp is off target the alarm goes off. Mine can reach 90% on really wet days and that probably would cause problems.

I would recommend you place a temp and humidity sensor and monitor the max and min values for a week, repeat for every season.

I won't critisize members for posting bs comments here, never achieves anything, although it seems to be standard practice to have a hierarchy on this forum and put others in their place- just be careful of members that like commenting on every post on this forum even if they have never grown in a wardian case or would never grow with no ventilation and thus are just speculating for the fun of it. I know my comments are never liked much, i say how things are, I don't say things to get myself the most likes on this forum.

I mentioned it matters which member posts something - I mean entirely up to you but instead of listening to someone who would and has never grown in a wardian case and suggests changing something - I would suggest you see how humidity values are over a week and then decide to change water levels or whether you need more clay balls or less.

Good luck