Hi all, I'm new here by way of dendroboard. I set up a 55 gallon vivarium for my poison dart frogs, and put some orchids in it. Its been up since the beginning of April.
Here's one side of it.
And Heres the other side of it.
Most of the orchids are doing pretty well, but there is a bit of a slug/snail issue. They don't hurt the leaves too much, but the inihibit the full potential of the roots by chewing off the tips. This has especially hurt my phal. I recently reapplied a liberal amount of sluggo to try and fend them off, but last time it wasn't as effective as I had hoped.
Fertilizing is a balance between keeping the plants happy and not killing the frogs. I just started fertilizing about a month ago.
I recently upgraded the lights from 4x T8 (32 watt) bulbs to 4x 55 watt power compacts from AH supply, with better reflectors.
The species in it are:
Phalaenopsis equestris "W lavender". This is an older shot. The roots have been hit pretty hard by snails since this shot and it is starting to show on the leaves.
Neofinetia falcata "chosentetsu". This once grew roots pretty well at intoduction, but hasn't done much lately. I think the viv might be too hot.
Epidendrum porpax. This is a pic from today. This little guy keeps growing but hasn't flowered yet.
Sophrolaeliocattleya "barefoot mailman" 'Laina'. This guy has put out one new leaf in 6 months, but seems pretty happy.
Dendrobium moniliforme "Fairy Princess". This one bloomed right after I got it and has since grown a lot of new stems (or pseudobulbs or whatever they are called)
Oncidium "Teipel's Goldbar". This guy kept trying to attach to the wood but the slugs kept that from happening. Its currently in spike, however.
and the spike has grown over to the dendrobium. There are now two mini-spikes coming off of the big spike. I hope they become flowers.
And the king and queen a-courtin'.
55 gallon Dart Frog Terrarium
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