|
|
Limited Guest Access ... Welcome to the Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web !. You are currently viewing our boards as a GUEST, which gives You very limited access and no posting privileges. Register and gain full access to everything on the site. OrchidBoard membership is completely free with no tricks or gimmicks. We work very hard to make this the best and friendliest Orchid forum possible. If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact support.
|
03-27-2006, 01:03 PM
|
 |
Jr. Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 14
|
|
Minature terrarium
Hear ye, hear ye. I've got a proclamation:
Ok I have a 20 gal (30" long) that is 12" high are there any orchids that are miniatures (or others) that do well in the high humidity and shortness of a terrarium.? I've got my eye on Dendrobium unicum.
Now the actual tank is still in the works, and I'm still fairly knew to the whole orchid in a glass cube idea. One of my questions is lighting. I see these ratings for "1500-2500 Foot-candles". I get that it's a measurement in light but without a light meter how do I know if the Light I'm using is strong enough?
__________________
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
|
03-27-2006, 01:28 PM
|
 |
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,147
|
|
There are tons of different types of orchids out there. I can't help you on specifically what orchids are good for your setup since I too am about to do the same.
Actually according to the book ORCHIDS a practical handbook, by Brian and Wilma Rittershausen, the following list of orchids do well in glass tanks.
Coelogyne coyrmbosa
Cirrhopetaum guttulatum(I've seen this genus being sold for vivariums too)
Dendrobium cuthberstonii
Encyclia polybulbon
Masdevallia Whiskers (I've got a M. rolfiana in a 29 gallon viv, but it hasnt bloomed yet, but Masdevallias are recommended as terrarium orchids)
Masdevallia towarensis
Mexicoa ghiesbrechtiana
Neofineta falcata
Oncidium cheirophorum
I've got a Haraella odorata in a 55 gallon vivarium that is going to bloom, but this is a mini mini orchid, don't know if thats what you are looking for.
Hope this helps,
here is a link to an online orchid seller that allows you to search orchids according to the growing conditions you can give them. Use the power search http://www.andysorchids.com/
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
|
03-28-2006, 08:26 AM
|
|
Jr. Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 14
|
|
Hey that's the same seller I was going to use.
Ok Tindomul1of9, maybe if you tell me what kind of lighting you are going to use maybe I can figure it out what kind I should get.
(See I'm used to aquariums where it's so many watts per gallon depending on coral, none of this whole thousands of Foot-candles nonsense.)
__________________
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
|
03-28-2006, 10:39 AM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,147
|
|
I use your standard strip light for a 55 gallon tank. Its a sunglo, and according to the box the light bulb came in, it emmits 300 LUX and has a spectrum of 4200K. I think its 40 watts. I'm not to sure what all that means, I was never that good in physics class. I was hoping to get some more lighting later on. I think what I have is the absolute min!
Good luck. I know more about chicken maternity than I do about footcandles.
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
Last edited by Tindomul : 03-28-2006 at 10:41 AM.
|
03-29-2006, 12:17 AM
|
|
Jr. Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 14
|
|
"chicken maternity" ?
__________________
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
|
03-29-2006, 10:29 AM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,147
|
|
yea, chicken maternity. THey dont go through maternity, so I know nothing about footcandles.
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
|
03-29-2006, 12:11 PM
|
|
Jr. Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 14
|
|
[Giving a confused look]
Oh really, that’s so interesting [slowly turning and walking away from that conversation]
NO OFFENSE, and then you say "none taken"
Not knowing any thing about the orchids and just going solely off of looks, I really like:
-Masdevallia Whiskers
-Oncidium cheirophorum
-Masdevallia tovarensis
The others were nice but these really caught my eye
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:29 PM.
|
Linear Mode
