rtbaum is your real name? Maybe I missed it somewhere. My name is Patricia, Pat or Patty...I've used Pattywack for years and it's just kinda stuck. Lol, even use Paddy occasionally.
18x18x24 is a nice size tank, I enjoy my exoterra even though it is smaller. You have so many others to use if you choose to, it will be a lot of fun.
So.....The orchidarium is coming along. Substrate kit is on order: as is moss slurry, springtail culture, a couple Neoregelias, and an Aeschynanthus lobbianus.
I have set the controller for 75% daytime and 90% nighttime...Does this sound appropriate?
As I suspected, my brother is beginning to get into it now and has added about 18 tillandsia into the mix.....exoterra is getting a bit crowded, I suspect another of the tanks will soon be called into service