My mini vivarium

[rollinkansas]

So this is a little fun project of mine. Its a 9x12x10 tank that I wanted to fill with all miniature species, mainly orchids. So far its doing fine, although 3 months in and its still looking a little empty.

So here we go with some progress pics:

Day 1: 9/15/09


9/18/09


10/15/09


11/15/09


12/14/09

[rollinkansas]

The progress is easiest to see with the growth in individual species:

9/18


12/14


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11/15


12/14

[rollinkansas]

Taking update photos of a mainly orchid tank is like watching paint dry.

Anyway, from where I left off:

The stuff planted on the floor in the front of the tank is dying out, i think this is because Im keeping them too moist, and not draining the water quickly enough.

2/18/10


Bulbophyllum sp. Baiyer River growth
9/14/09


2/18/10..some new growths


One of the branches:
11/15/09


2/18/10...now you can barely see the plants growing off it


Platystele jungermannioides
12/14/09


2/18/10..this orchid is growing like a weed...and im not complaining


The back end of the tank
12/14/09


2/18/10


So thats where the tank stands...and here is a current list of the plants:

Barbosella australis
Barbosella cogniauxiana
Bulbophyllum sp. Baiyer River
Bulbophyllum sp. Thai
Bulbophyllum sp. New Guinea
Bulbophyllum sessile
Bulbophyllum alagense 'small form'
Bulbophyllum alagense 'large form'
Platystele jungermannioides
Pleurothallis microphylla
Dendrobium prenticei
Davallia heterophylla
Davallia parvula
Davallia repens
Edanoya difformis
Peperomia rotundiflora
Peperomia rubella
Peperomia galioides
Peperomia prostrata
Sinningia Rio das Pedras
Sinningia pusilla
Sinningia concinna
Philodendron sp. Mini
Ficus sp. Mini

[Zoi2]

That is so cool!
Joann

[Orchidophile]

Excellent job with that! everything looks very happy in there.

[RogierT]

I love the Platystele jungermannioides, im still looking for this plant.