My first orchid tank

[isurus79]

This tank looks really great! Actually, I think I'll redo my eggcrate to have the consecutive layers like yours. Thanks for the idea!!

Thanks everybody!
I do find levels are more convenient to reach the plants from the back row, plus you can see them better that way.

My usb fan for the tank:



And here it is "installed":

[Orchids4ever]

Hi
Where did you get the Fan? I keep looking-can never find one.I am using normal Fans,but they take up so much Room.

[isurus79]

Looks really good!

I do have a question for you though. How are you keeping the eggcrate upright on the walls of the tank?

Originally Posted by isurus79

Looks really good!

I do have a question for you though. How are you keeping the eggcrate upright on the walls of the tank?

I just put all kinds of heavy stuff in the corners, so it would keep the egg-crate in place.

Back left corner has heavy white cache pot to catch the water drips if there is condensation on the fan (I don't want any water on the bottom of the tank):



Back right corner has narrow tall heavy empty glass vase, just to hold the egg-crate:



Front corners have large clay pots turned upside down that serve as stands for larger plants and hold egg-crate too:



---------- Post added at 11:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:20 AM ----------

Originally Posted by Orchids4ever

Hi
Where did you get the Fan? I keep looking-can never find one.I am using normal Fans,but they take up so much Room.

I got mine from amazon.ca. this one:
Thermaltake AF0007 Mobile Fan 12 External USB Cooling Fan 12CM: Amazon.ca: Electronics

[Orchids4ever]

I got mine from amazon.ca. this one:
Thermaltake AF0007 Mobile Fan 12 External USB Cooling Fan 12CM: Amazon.ca: Electronics[/QUOTE]



THANK YOU--one on Order-if i like it---I will get more

Originally Posted by Orchids4ever

THANK YOU--one on Order-if i like it---I will get more

Great! I tried to run mine, it creates light breeze, I can see the leaves moving. I put it on the medium speed, not full though.
Do you grow your plants enclosed too?

---------- Post added at 07:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:19 AM ----------

Originally Posted by rlilia

This is very, very smart!
I'm still not quite sure how you're able to hold egg-crate walls upwards with so many things hanging on them - pots with plants and a fan? I would think the walls, even supported on the bottom, would collapse being just a plastic grid, basically? Obviously, I'm wrong and you found the way.
I truly appreciate your sharing if you can! Thank you so much!
Lilia

There is nothing else really. The back wall gets supported by the first level of shelves, so it never collapsed and the side walls are supported with the things I listed in the earlier post.
Fan is hanging on the two walls - back and side, so the weight spreads on both of them, plus I have heavy white cache pot right under it.
Hanging plants are potted into plastic net pots with sphagnum, they are extremely light. Those clay pots with larger plants on the sides - are enough to hold them. The only problem would be - if I take out all larger plants on the sides at once, but I water them one by one as they get dry, so it didn't happen yet.

[Orchids4ever]

[QUOTE=orchideya;548078]Great! I tried to run mine, it creates light breeze, I can see the leaves moving. I put it on the medium speed, not full though.
Do you grow your plants enclosed too?


No-I grow mine in the Kitchen, ( Eating Area)the Kitchen is the only Room with a Window ( 8'x5') that faces East.All other Windows are North .So they all sit on Shelfs ,under Lights. ( 115 of them ---- i know -Nuts) some on the Table- more Shelfs in a Corner-more Lights.......And Fans everywhere in the Summer.Right now i only got one Fan running .The Lights make it pretty warm on the Shelfs.So i think that little Fan be really good to hang in the Shelfs and get some Room.

[Wild Orchid]

[QUOTE=orchideya;547925]I just put all kinds of heavy stuff in the corners, so it would keep the egg-crate in place.
Back left corner has heavy white cache pot to catch the water drips if there is condensation on the fan (I don't want any water on the bottom of the tank):

Back right corner has narrow tall heavy empty glass vase, just to hold the egg-crate:


Front corners have large clay pots turned upside down that serve as stands for larger plants and hold egg-crate too:]

This is very, very smart!
I'm still not quite sure how you're able to hold egg-crate walls upwards with so many things hanging on them - pots with plants and a fan? I would think the walls, even supported on the bottom, would collapse being just a plastic grid, basically? Obviously, I'm wrong and you found the way.
I truly appreciate your sharing if you can! Thank you so much!
Lilia