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Originally Posted by RPfeiffer
Oh okay, well I did some more research, and what I thought were more cool growers are not, they just have different light needs. I was thinking of setting up a tank for just my Paph's, or that's what I was thinking until earlier. I have a Paph. lowii, delenatii, dianthumm and a Paph Macabre.....I found out each are intermediate to warm growers from the cPanelŽ website. Most of my orchids going into my orchidarium that I just ordered are cattleya alliance orchids and dendrobiums, and some oncidium alliance types. Do you think it would be okay to put the paph's in with them if I used a shade cloth? I hope I have enough room in this thing....lol. Thanks a bunch Ross! |
I don't think you'll need shade cloth. Just keep the Cat alliance orchids closest to light (higher in tank) and place the Paphs near or on the bottom. The light further down might be 1/3 or less than that near top of tank.
In my tank I have hi light plants like dendro, maxillaria, cischweinfia, etc on a shelf right under lights. Mid way are the shade loving minis. On the bottom are the jewell orchids.
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I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)