I've had orchid terrariums before, but my misting system broke and life happened for a while, and then in January of this year I decided to finally make my dream happen and build a paludarium.
Here are pics of the progress, from beginning the build in January 2020 to where I am now:
Waterfall in action
2/15/2020:
6/28/2020:
12/5/2020:
Current orchid list:
Acianthera (Pleurothallis) prolifera
Aerangis curnowiana
Angraecum didieri
Bulbophyllum 'Santa Claus'
Bulbophyllum barbigerum
Bulbophyllum planibulbe
Dendrobium aberrans
Dendrobium auriculatum
Dendrobium 'Aussie's Hi-Lo pink'
Dendrobium laterale
Dendrobium lichenastrum
Dendrobium limpidum
Dendrobium pachyphyllum
Dendrobium parvulum 'Eichenfels' x 'DanDan'
Dendrobium parvulum delicatulum 'Violet Blue'
Dendrobium subuliferum
Epidendrum 'Panama Ruby'
Haraella odorata
Lepanthopsis astrophora
Macodes petola
Masdevallia 'Confetti'
Masdevallia 'Dragon Gem'
Masdevallia erinacea
Masdevallia wendlandiana
Maxillaria minuta
Maxillaria schunkeana
Meiracyllium trinasutum
Mystacidium braybonae
Paphiopedilum 'QF Mini'
Paphiopedilum thaianum
Phalaenopsis hainanensis
Pleurothallis dodsonii
Pleurothallis tripterantha
Restrepia dodsonii
Schoenorchis fragrans
Sophrocattleya 'Seagull's Gumdrop'
Trisetella hoeijeri
The waterfall is out of commission at the moment, I had the main aquarium pump running it 24/7 and it was making everything around it too wet to grow anything, which you can see in the 6/28 pic. I have a separate pump for it now, and just have to get it set up on a timer to run for a few hours a day. I'm happy to describe build techniques if anyone is interested, or include a list of non-orchid plants - I currently have around 80 different species of plants in there.
It's looking a little crowded to me (I guess 80 species is a bit much), and I want to reorganize soon. I do like that wild, swampy look, but any plant placement suggestions to make it flow better visually are welcome.
60g Paludarium, pic heavy
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