I've set up my first orchid tank! I have wanted to do this for a long time, since I live in the frosty upper Midwest, and it's finally come to fruition.
My 72-gallon bowfront aquarium is used from Craig's List, my stand is home-made, and the aquarium lids are custom-cut plexiglass.
The light is a waterproof HLG Saber with a 90-watt power supply. It's suspended inside the tank using Gray Bunny GB-6852 heavy-duty suction cups meant for bird feeders.
My driftwood was beach-picked on the East Coast, left outside in the rain, and then submerged & soaked to remove salt residue. The bottom is hydroton to help keep the humidity more consistent.
I have a
MistKing starter system set up, using distilled water since our well water is crazy hard, and am still finessing how often it needs to spray in addition to balancing the airflow to keep the humidity sufficiently high. I also still need to work out a fertilization schedule.
So far I have the following species growing:
- brassavola nodosa
- dendrobium 'Fire Wings'
- dendrochilum glumaceum
- dockrillia wasselii
- epidendrum centropetalum ‘red’ x self
- epidendrum radicans
- ludisia discolor ‘alba’
- ludochilus poly
- ludochilus ‘Sea Turtle’
- macodes petola
- masdevallia 'memoria Aaron Jackson'
- phalaenopsis mini (unknown)
- rhyncholaeliocattleya Hsinying Scarlet ‘Ching Hua’
- vanilla planifolia
Also, a few assorted neoregelia bromeliads.
All in all this has been a fun project and I'm looking forward to getting it a bit more settled! I'll post back some more photos after a few months.
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72-gallon partially planted bowfront aquarium
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