Bulb. medusae in terrarium?

[Amanda L]

I'm gathering info and plans for setting up a terrarium for my chids. Bulb. medusae is the only species plant I have and I don't want to kill it. She's doing fairly well, considering all the neglect of late.
I'm curious about how and where in the tank I should put my medusae? I'm growing Catts, Phals, and an Onc in the same tank.
I'm really unfamiliar with the Bulb alliance. Any advice on how to best place this plant would be appreciated!

[My Green Pets]

Hi Amanda! I have family in Nashville. Do you all have an orchid society? Just wondering.

How big is your terrarium? With all those plants it must be quite large? Do you have a picture of it?

From what I know about Bulb. medusae and other Bulbos, they are climbers and wil spread in many directions, exponentially more every year if healthy and happy.

I think it will be ok with Oncidium/Cattleya light, but may enjoy more moisture. Catts like to dry out in between waterings but I wouldn't do that to a thin-rooted water hog like your Bulbo.

[DeaC]

As you may know,this bulbo can get HUGE. An OB member from Kentucky grows many plants in a sunroom and has shown us many of them but the madusae of his is spectacular.So I'm thinking that if your plant is small,your space may be adequate.Otherwise,I have bulbos hanging in a south window and some smaller ones near growlights.

[Optimist]

They all have different lighting and watering needs, so I am not sure why they are in the same terrarium.

[Amanda L]

Right now it's fairly small, 5 small p-bulbs. I would remove it once it got bigger. This is a temporary solution for keeping my 'chids alive while I'm away. I'm not sure if there is an orchid society in Nashville, there may be one associated with the botanical gardens.
All my 'chids have all been growing under the same lights for years. I can accommodate for the different lighting requirements by placing them closer or further away from the lights.
The tank is 55 gal (?). It measures 45x20x11 (LxHxD). I may be able to make it work with the medusae, which needs more water than the Phals, Catts, and Onc. I'm just not sure how to make it work, yet. I'm guessing some kind of creative moss layering and maybe placing the medusae in a little shallow "bowl" so that the water drains more slowly? I'm not sure yet. I have about 5 months to get it worked out and right. Maybe placing the medusae inside of a mini terrarium within the terrarium.
Necessity is the mother of invention. And, desperate times call for desperate measures. I'll try to get pictures taken and sent to my laptop to post. I'll need to download another image resizer first, so who knows if that will work.

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They are in the same terrarium, because that's what I have available to me.
I likely won't grow the medusae in the tank for longer than is necessary. Mainly, because I know this thing will get huge, hopefully. I'm just trying to come up with a way for me to be away from them for 2+ months and not come back to dead plants. I don't want a stranger taking care of them, even an orchid savvy one. I just won't trust them.

[estación seca]

There are online sites where you upload a photo and tell it what size you want; it resizes; and you download. One-by-one is free. They charge for batches.

[Amanda L]

Here she is. Pretty small. 3 of the p-bulbs have grown since I got her a few months ago. I figure if I haven't killed her yet, I'm doing okay. LOL

[My Green Pets]

Btw Tapatalk makes it easy and quick to upload pics from your phone. Saves me lots of time. Good luck.