The Vivarium **dial-up be warned image heavy** - Page 2 - Orchid Board

Kris · #1 11-07-2006, 04:25 AM

Well I thought I would do a nice picture thread of the vivariums construction. You can also read the progress here at www.canadart.org. so here are the pictures

Next I started working on the stand

at this stage I had finished all of the rough structures and epoxy the inside of the enclosure. I as well painted the inside of the stand and the outer side that are not to be stained with high gloss white marine epoxy paint.

We skip right along to after it has been stained, the canopy completed and a whole whack of other things done. Also included is the cabinet it contains all the stuff for running the vivarium.

Here we start the landscaping (this made me as happy as a dancing banana..

.. look at me go)

Testing the Misting setup, I was really impressed with it.

Then finally all planted, I am really happy with how it turned out and cannot wait till it starts to grow in.

Side1

Side2

Well as I know most will ask for this.. here is the plant list.. I am missing one or two tags but when they bloom I will remember what they are

Orchids
Barbosella cogniauxiana
Barbosella dussenii
Batemannia colleyi
Campylocentrum fasciola
Chondrorhyncha hirtzii
dracula lotax
Epidendrum porpax
Lepanthes gargoyla
Lepanthes manabina
Lepanthes calodictyon
Masdevallia strobelii
Masdevallia ennacea
Paphinia neudeckeri
Pleurothallis talpinaria
Rodriguezia secunda
Sievekingia suavis

Non Orchids
Anthurium code 63
Anthurium code 75
Biophylum zenkeri
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Chlorospatha plowmanii
Corytoplectus cutucuensis
Dicranoglossum semiflavelata
Elaphoglosum metalicum
Elaphoglosum decoratum
Fern Lanceolado
Guzmania andreettae
Guzmania poyoensis
Pillea mollis
Selaginella Umbrosa
Tillandsia wagneriana

In total with the ones not listed there are 38 different plants and then some duplicates