Orchid heavy ExoTerra

[Amyzes]

Also my oberonia japonica is happy high in my terrarium and is one of my smallest orchids


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[Pattywack]

Oh, sorry. I thought your tank seemed pretty bright at the lower level. I have the Masdevallia erinacea in my tiny terrarium and it is in a low light area. I've only had it for three weeks but it has not lost any leaves, in fact there is new growth and a spike! Fingers crossed I have blooms soon.

[Tschimm]

Finally we see the giraffe you posted about recently
Funny thing 😄

[Trollsvans]

Ah, of course. Forgot that it's not just about fitting the plants into the tank when I get them: they actually grow too... :P
The P. niveoglobula has set nine new leaves and a keiki since I put it in two months ago; ought to have connected the dots there I guess.
Any plant that's a stretch to fit when mounted will likely be a whole herd of buffaloes in a china shop within a year, I guess.

Lepanthes is a very interesting genus, both in size and flower type. L. telipogoniflora and calodictyon are at the top of the wish list.
Too bad they're barely available over here unless you go to the major exhibits.

RandomGemini:
I've got live moss on the bottom of the tank, leftovers from the moss mix I covered the other surfaces with. It grows ok down there, so sooner or later, it'll be green. If it looks rather ok already, it'll be really nice later.
Any tips on non-orchids that'd do well? Still craving for Sinningias or something similar.

Tschimm:
Fantastic, isn't it?
Got myself a fair laugh when I unpacked that batch!
Until I get a set of Ranitomeya, he'll be the sole inhabitant in the tank.

[ALToronto]

Great looking setup! Upper areas of terrariums lit from above are suitable for catts and dendrobiums. They can get used to high humidity, although their existing roots will likely die. Make sure you choose plants that are just beginning to put out new roots, and these will adapt quickly. Also put in seedlings, they don't suffer the setback that mature plants are likely to have.

[Trollsvans]

Thanks Al!
Any hints on suitable dendros? If it's under 3" and not too fast-growing, it might fit.
I think there are no catts that are small enough for this tank though?

[ALToronto]

Lots of miniatures to choose from. I have catt hybrids, most of them with cernua in the parentage, that don't grow more than 10 cm tall. They do spread, though!

I also have a lovely variegated mini dendrobium that is hugging the back wall of my gecko terrarium. It's maybe 25 cm from LED lights, and it's doing well.

You can also put in purple-leafed phals, they tolerate higher light levels. I plant phals upside down, and they grow out sideways.

[RandomGemini]

You might look into the conditions required for dendrobium cucumerinum. I just ordered one to try and we'll see how it does. Weird looking orchid, cool flowers though. You should be able to grow sinningia, but I would choose one you love and start there. I also grow a tilandisia in my terrarium. It's near the top, about an inch or two away from the screen. Rather than soaking it in a cup, as a lot of people suggest, I mist the leaves every morning and it seems really happy in there, but it's weird, because I have killed two other tilandisia in this terrarium. I tried T. Stricta and T. Velutina and they did not thrive. I forget which one I have in my terrarium now, but it has done well there nearly a year. It's pale green with baby pink on the leaves. No blooms from it, but I figure if it isn't dying, I'm doing something right.

[Trollsvans]

Sweet, I'll have a check with my usual dealers (Schwerter) and se what they can offer.
I'll pass on the Tillandsia though: never had much luck there, and I'm not overly likely to remember misting it properly in this tank either (as it's a drip wall, it'll probably rot instead regardless of how I mount it).
A miniature Neoregelia would look fantastic, but I've yet to see one small enough...

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[RandomGemini]

That's what happened to my others two tilandisia. They rotted out. I also have a drip wall set up in my terrarium. My favorite orchid grower got into these for a while and recommended it as a way to keep temps low in the summer. It seems to work pretty well for that purpose because my terrarium never gets much above room temp.

The tilandisia I have that's doing well is T. Ionantha. It's up high in my set up. Good air movement there. I'll take a pic of mine when the lights come up so you can see what I have going on.

Another orchid for you to look into, platystele Umbellata. I love mine. Blooms look like little raspberries. Really cute.