Help with Terrarium set up for masdies

[Tindomul]

Hi Andrew. I tried a few Masdies in my terrarium. 1 out of 4 is still with me. I have come to the conclusion that my problem was a lack of adequate air movement. That is the great danger of terrariums. And those who do get air movement often suffer from a lack of humidity. My solution, have the fan that Ross recomended mounted inside the orchidarium so it circulates the humid air in the tank rather than exchanging the air inside with the air from outside the tank.
Can someone please give me a swamp-cooler 101 mini lesson. I have no idea what these look like, how they work etc....
However it sounds to me that for such a high tech(actually not sure if it is high tech) design, you would be happier if the tank was larger and could accommodate several plants rather than just a few.
For such a small tank I would go the hand misting way unless you think you will consistently forget to do it, or you go away often enough to warrant automation.
Ok here is my measlie setup. Not a terrarium, but an open aquarium near a window with cold breeze and ac in the summer. I hand mist every day as often as I can remember on low humidity days.

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[Ross]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

Can someone please give me a swamp-cooler 101 mini lesson. I have no idea what these look like, how they work etc....

Tindo, a swamp cooler is simply a fan setup blowing through a webbing material. Lots of things work besides the commercial units that look like furnace filters with water dripping at the top. Coco fiber mats will work. Fiberglass filter material will work. Stainless spun steel filters for furnaces will work. The idea is to get some water dripping across a fibrous substrate such that the air blowing through it will evaporate the water. Evaporating water yields cooler air since the process steals heat from the air. It works in a forest when trees evaporate water through the leaves and the breezes blow through the leaves. Get it?