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Here's how I created my vivarium out of an aquarium.
By Henke at 2007-10-01 20:54
This is how I converted an old aquarium to be a house for some orchids. The dimension of the cabinet is 140×55×70 cm. Rather deep but that depends upon that the aquarium is place on side with original opening outwards. This is what it looked like from the beginning. First of all I cut the Epi-Web material for the back I glued it together with silicone as it wasn't long enough. I prepared my thought of watering system with plastic stripes so I can attach the hose that will spray water into the Epi-Web. I also attached a mangrove root. On the bottom there is a plastic material used for outdoor floor building. That is layed on small plastic cubes to get some space for water. 4 pce. pc fans handles the air movement. To stop that to much of the pine and other small particels get into the water a fiber cloth is put on the false floor. The cloth let water through but not other stuff I hope. On top of the cloth I put pine. Mostly because I think it looks good. As lighting source there are 4 36w flourosent tubes. Not a great deal of light but I hope it to be enough. All is controlled by timers. 2 timers for the 2 watering systems. 2 timers for the fans and one timer for the lights. As for now the following is in the vivarium.
  • Drosera Capensis - This is not an orchid but it fights the flies that seem to like the environment. It is a meat eating spices. Better then the fly paper I had before to catch them
  • Vittaria Stipitata - This is a fern, looks like a shoe string.
  • Microgramma lycopodioides - Another fern.
  • Pleopeltis polypodioides - Yet another fern.
  • Leptotes Bicolor
  • Bulbophyllum carunculatum
  • Gongora armeniaca
  • Sigmatostalix radicans
  • Kefersteinia tolimensis
  • Godiera ssp
  • Medicolor Decoratum Fredensborg
  • Bulb.echinolabium
  • Bulbophyllum lasiochilum
  • Cischweinfia dasyandra
More pictures can be viewed in the album here All 4 Funs Foto Galleri - Vivarium

 
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