[pleurothallid-l] Working on my first terrarium for Pleuros
Jennifer Hodes
hodesfamily at sbcglobal.net
Thu Jun 29 20:29:02 EDT 2006
Hi Aaron:
I don't really remember when I worked on my first terrarium for Pleuros, but my current setup is pictured in the attached photos (hope this works). I use an "indoor greenhouse" that I got on special at Menards for $10.00. The trays are rubbermaid or some such from Target ($3-4 each). The air circulation provided by a clip-on fan from Big Lots ($3.99). There is an old wet-bulb/dry-bulb hygrometer that I can't remember the price of (bought in the 60's). I have egg-crate from Lowes in the bottom of the trays to keep pots up out of any condensation. The egg crate is fairly expensive, more than $10.00 per 4'x8' sheet. The humidity is supplied by an Alpine "The Fogger" $24.95 meant for use in "atmospheric" fountains or ponds. It is in an old plastic tub and I use R/O water so I don't have to clean the element constantly and so it lasts longer. I also use a unit that regulates the amount of mist, but this is not essential. The mister is on a timer,
on-an-hour-off-an-hour when lights are on, on-an-hour-off-two-hours when the lights are off. The 2 bulb, 4 foot shop light (every one must have a couple of these rusting in the garage or basement) is held on a glass shelf on bookshelf standards attached to the window frame. Whole unit sits in a heavily shaded West-facing window.
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