my new orchid tank

[calvin_orchidL]

Any updates on this tank? Love to hear how things are working out for you

[Ranchnanny]

Its a beauty. Its better looking then my Orchidarium. I really like the doors and your shelving.

Sheridan

[Ross]

Yeah, I am suffering from photo withdrawal.

[Ranchnanny]

Ross, know what you mean the photo's were great!

Sheridan

[bodaciousbonsai]

hello, I bet your going to need more lighting. I custom built my own case wich measures 4' x4'x 2'.theres a picture some where in the members displays. I have a light that holds 8 4' 54 watt ho t5 bulbs and I still need more lighting. on the tops of my shelves the plants are getting about 2500 fc. the bottom is getting about 600 fc.

[This Side of Paradise]

update.

I redid the shelving system. Wood+high humidity= stupid idea

[Connie Star]

Wow! I see you are growing mostly in S/H - how is that going?

[calvin_orchidL]

Neat...wow you're growing some stuff pretty close to those lights! I see some phals down at the bottom - what do you have in there?

It's interesting, because I have some of my high light plants around a foot away from my T5s (4 tubes only), and they still have purple leaves, but maybe I have them on longer than you do (I have 16 hour cycles).

[This Side of Paradise]

Wow! I see you are growing mostly in S/H - how is that going?

Yes have been growing most of my plants in S/h no real issues. It is definitaly my preference for growing mediums.

Neat...wow you're growing some stuff pretty close to those lights!

I have had a few purple leaves mostly the phal until i moved them to the bottom shelves
I'm getting about 2250-2500 fc on the top shelf and around 500 fc on the bottom. I'm going to raise the bottom shelf be another 4-6 inches to get more light. If I had to remake the entire tank I would make a foot shorter

My light cycle is 14 hours

I see some phals down at the bottom - what do you have in there?

mostly phal species on the bottom shelf with one nodosa and a maxiliria

On the top shelf, 1 Onc, 5 catts,5 paph, 1 phrag

[This Side of Paradise]

I received a few request for more detail photo about the vent/exhausts.

Vent are about 1 inch high and about 6 inches wide.
The are closable by hand and then tightening the screws by hand.


this is a 4 inch diameter vent hole, with and small computer fan for an intake.


this is a 4 inch diameter vent hole, with and small computer fan for an intake. Also it has an additional fan for air circulation