New empty terrarium, for orchids - Orchid Board

simotricci · #1 08-29-2009, 10:59 PM

hello all

i make a post for my terrarium.. hope someone can give me some help.
I have this terrarium:
Picasa Web Album - simotricci
the structure you can see here.
glass terrariums explora 80 , explora 80 - FERPLAST
Item lenght 81cm
Item width 36cm
Item height 51cm
And i want make it for my orchids..
What i want is a natural style.. and a good condition for Greenhouse: intermediate - warm.

Now i got only 5 orchids..
i dont have pics now, sorry, but all flower gone..
I have---
Psalaenopsis white, ended flower 2 week ago
Phalaenopsis Elegant selection 58 (never see its flower)
Aerangis luteo-alba var. rhodosticta - with spike
Pahalaenopsis Equestris
Phalaenopsis Mini Mark

But i want more

First i want make a great home for those orchids.

My question is this:

When i put in terrarium my orchids..
i need watering or is enaugh mist?
and... now i make fertilize every 2 week. How i can make fertilize in a terrarium? needed?
Can i make all orchids without a pot?

Now i need to buy something other, like light and a little fan..

I have see one item for light, that make a sunlight simulator.. is necessary or is enaught start-stop light?

ok for now is a lot of question

Hope someone can give me some advice ..

ah! in the end...
i see in this forum a great pics of what i want..
is this but i cant find again post.. sorry.

Now is time to sleep for me

here is 4.00 am

Bye to all and forgive me for my english

Good night

Simona

Swamper · #2 08-30-2009, 08:52 AM

Simona, first of all I love your english it makes me feel like I'm on vacation in Italy and I'm trying to sound like the natives, so thank you.
I can't help you with your questions but I have two suggestions. 1st is to look under "search" and type in terrarium and see what comes up. You will probably get a lot of help from very knowledgeable people. 2nd Sometimes these smart people don't get to see your question because it's not up when they sign in, so you have to bump it up. You bump it up by adding something to your question even if it's just a symbol or a "hello". Good luck and ..A presto

simotricci · #3 08-30-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Swamper

Simona, first of all I love your english it makes me feel like I'm on vacation in Italy and I'm trying to sound like the natives, so thank you.
I can't help you with your questions but I have two suggestions. 1st is to look under "search" and type in terrarium and see what comes up. You will probably get a lot of help from very knowledgeable people. 2nd Sometimes these smart people don't get to see your question because it's not up when they sign in, so you have to bump it up. You bump it up by adding something to your question even if it's just a symbol or a "hello". Good luck and ..A presto

Thanks Swamper

I have look a lot under search but my question i cant find.. I think is a wrong criteria search.. because of my english i suppose.
Dont worry about time in answer.. im really patient girl

BTW i have find a lot of ideas for my terrarium.. here a lot of people have one and have a really nice looking and healthy terrarium.. i wish to make like those.. nice and healthy

But i know that need a little time to setup.

Hope in this time to not make my orchids dead

Thanks for reply

Swamper · #4 08-30-2009, 11:39 AM

Don't worry we have all made some of our orchids dead.

Another suggestion is to send private messages to the person you see with a setup like what you are trying to achieve. Everyone loves pm's. Not to be confused with PMS

simotricci · #5 08-30-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Swamper

Don't worry we have all made some of our orchids dead.

Another suggestion is to send private messages to the person you see with a setup like what you are trying to achieve. Everyone loves pm's. Not to be confused with PMS

Thankss

but i really dont wanna to bother someone with pm..
Thanks a lot for your interest for my question

OT: you have a good synchronization

i'm connect again now and you answer me

Simona

Swamper · #6 08-30-2009, 11:54 AM

Good, I have been working a lot on my synchronization lately

I really don't think you would be bothering anyone with asking, in fact I am sure of it. I pm people all the time with questions and they have always answered. Except for one actually, but I think he just fell off the planet or something.

MARIAOB · #7 09-22-2009, 03:23 PM

Simona,

There are a lot of us here on the board that grow orchids in fish tanks. I myself being one and by all means not a proffesional at it. I have been growing my orchids in this tank for about two years now and have been sucessfull at booming almost all of them.

My first and biggest problem was ventilation as it can get very hot inside a tank with a light right above it. I use a 150w full spectrum compact forecent which is bright enough to bloom catts.

Try experimenting with different types of lighting. Since most of your orchids are phals this should not be that difficult as they do not require high light.

I maintain humidity with a fogg machine that turns on eary morning and i mist my orchids once a day.
No watering required and i not not fertilize.
Please see photo below.

hope this helps.

Maria

simotricci · #8 09-22-2009, 03:44 PM

Thanks Mariaob.. i appreciate very much your explanation.. you take me off some of my doubt.

i have make some orchid inside my orchidarium, and some tillands..

this is a list of my new orchids
Picasa Web Albums - simotricci - mini orchidee...

and here setup with tillands
you can see here
Picasa Web Albums - simotricci - orchidario co...

now i must finish my pump for automatic misting. I cant find nozzle

Now i have one fog macine, but i must move fog with a fan.. if not i use fan, fog dont move..

have see other problem.. with mosquito.. maybe the water attract they stipid insect

Thanks for your help..
i hapo to make it work great.. i'm in love with orchidarium now

dounoharm · #9 09-22-2009, 04:01 PM

wow!!! great job!!! it is beautiful, and it seems to work fine! good going!

simotricci · #10 09-22-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dounoharm

wow!!! great job!!! it is beautiful, and it seems to work fine! good going!

Thnaks very much ^__^