my new orchid tank

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The misting system goes on 6 times daily for 5-6 seconds. It allows me to have sevral fans going while maintain a descent humitidity range. The extra air circulation does make for quicker evaporation so I have to water more frequently.

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Cute little guy in bloom

Stelis argentata only 5-10mm or 1/8"-1/4"

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New guy in bloom

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[DelawareJim]

Nice rigs. I see you're into planted aquariums too. Cool.

Question-- when you water your s/h plants in the orchidarium, are you syphoning out the drainage from the s/h pots or are you letting it lay in the bottom of the case for humidity?

Cheers.
Jim

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As for the SH run off i just let it sit in the tank, like you said help keep up the humidity. It does get a little yukky after a while and then i take my shopvac to it.

On another note. I have around 30 Phals in this tank that have been transplanted into S/h at some point.

Anecdotally, I've noticed that the phal are not rooting very well in the S/h there are tons of roots however they are not going into the S/h and are just . I do have several other phals of similar size that were put in S/h around the same but are not in the tank and they have tons of root diving into the S/h.

Again anecdotally I think I might be the high humidity in the orchidarium. I will start some tests to prove or disporve my theory

[Tindomul]

Very nice work!! You have some fantastic plant growth and setups.

[vmax3000]

It's stunning. I love the fat pseudobulbs and the frog looks healthy. Were those fruit flies? Pardon my ignorance, I have no experience with vivaria. It's really amazing.

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thx, They are fruit flies, it what the frogs eat. I'll post more when the orchids bloom.

Next project 90 gal Tank!

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same flower on black velvet