cloud forest terrarium - an attempt

[DirtyCoconuts]

this is the thread where i will share about my recent project and the things i learned for the next time or the next tank

here is the tank finished with the water and the cloud machine off.
Roots....but how??? by J Solo, on Flickr

there are 11 orchids in the tank...a few were just thrown in bc i had extra or a keiki but the list for starters (we will see who survives LOL) is:

Pleurothallis stricta
Pleurothallis niveoglobula
Bulbophyllum maximum
Bulbophyllum congestum
Bulbophyllum lasiochilum 'red'
Haraella retrocalla
Macodes petola
Dendrophylax lindenii
Andinia dastroemii
Lepanthopsis acetabulum
Zootrophion hirtzii


they range from 500-3500 M and that is BIG range i know but i am hoping the temps of 68-78 with humidity in 94-98% range will be suitable...the orchids are all without any substrate...some will have moss near their roots eventually and there is hygrolon on the walls where they are mounted (most of them)

i will add lot more with build pics and some specifics as i go with the grow in and learn about the results of the first terrarium experiment