My Orchidarium

[Tindomul1of9]

[FONT="Palatino Linotype"]Here are some pics of my orchidarium
First a pic of my orchidarium and its sister vivarium to the right.


Now the orchidarium:




Now for that species list, off the top of my head:

Macodes petiola (3)
Ludisia discolor (2) 1 in bud/spike
Phalaenopsis 'Mini Mark' Holm (1) In spike with three buds
Phalaenopsis javanica (1) Its a seedling
Slc. Barefoot Mailman "Liana" (1)
Slc. Mini Beau (1) in bud/spike!!
Sophronitis cernua (1)
Angraecum scottianum (1)
Masdevallia rolfiana (2) Actually just two divisions of 1 plant
Masdevallia tovarensis (1)
Masdevallia floribunda (3) Divisions from the same plant
Masdevallia barlaeana (2) Divisions again
Haraella odorata (2)
Bulbophyllum dearei (1)
Kefferstenia tolimensis (1)
Encyclia polybulbon (1) This one is not doing so well.
Encyclia bractescens (1)
Cischwenfia dasyandra (1) a small kieki from mother plant
and thats all folks. Holy cr*p!! Thats 26!!! I had no idea
I am thinking of putting on a stronger light now that the increas in plants is blocking out more light to the ones in the bottom. I just hope stronger lights don't increase temps too much.
Right now the temps hover between 60 and 78

[Brutal_Dreamer]

That is amazing! What is the scale here? Those guys look huge! They are beautiful.

Cheers!
BD

[jtlqh]

They looked very nice. Were they standard 20 gallon tanks (tall)?

Qing

[bench72]

That is AWESOME!!!

That is a neat way for people to grow orchids esp if they don't have room outside or if it's too hostile an environment!! Great job!

[Tindomul1of9]

Thanks all,
the tanks are 30inches tall.
These are 20 gallon longs, not talls. So they are much wider.

[ThirdDayOrchids]

I love vivariums and orchidariums and terriums one day i will venture into that world.I have a 40 gallon tank outside.All i have to do is stop buying plants and buy some drift wood ond other stuff,one day!!you did an awesome job they are very beautiful,even better than the ones at the zoo.do you ever put reptiles in or make water features?nice very nice
jason

[Tindomul1of9]

THanks!! THis one in particular has a green tree frog, Hyla cinerea. And a Fowler's Toad, Bufo fowlerii. The toad is testing my capacity for forgiveness as it is heavy, bulky, and extrememly active. He hasn't dislodged any of the plants or broken any of the buds or spikes. But the moment he does he OUT! Anyway, they will be the only source of fertilzer for the orchids for a while. I will have to remove them for a month if I want to fertilize the tank.

[IdahoOrchid]

What is your light source and particular information such as light readings etc?

[Tindomul1of9]

THose are temporary lights for now. THey seem to do the job ok. But I am after some T5 light strips to really lighten the place up.
THose lamps were just lying around at work being unused, so I put them on. Don't know anything about them really.

[terminator]

Looks like a tropical jungle. Love it, Love it.