My Siberian Tropics

[RosieC]

Interesting that you have not liked Epiweb. I wasn't sure to begin with as the water seemed to run out of it more than I expected and I wasn't sure they would get enough water. But now my Dens which are on it have grown their roots all through and into the mesh and seem to love it. They are doing much better than they used to do and better than some other dens I have on bark.

I guess we are all different in what works for us

Love your recent flower shots by the way, that Cym is gorgeous!

[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by RosieC

I guess we are all different in what works for us

Love your recent flower shots by the way, that Cym is gorgeous!

Yes, RosieC, you are right And thank you

[Akhenaten]

With the development of a new project orhidarium, questions arise, in particular, how to make a uniform watering. Watering in my current orhiterrarium, by nozzles. Orchids are grown up, got large leaves. This resulted in the fact that water from the nozzles is deposited on leaves, leaving a dry substrate. So the question arose, how remake irrigation system.
There was two versions of automatic irrigation orhiterrarium.

The first option - to leave the sprinkler irrigation system, increasing the number of jets to 24 and put them parallel to the substrate surface at a height of 3-5 cm
Here the 24 nozzles, the effectiveness of wetting of the substrate, rather than the leaves, remains open.

The second option - to abandon irrigation system and switch to a system of irrigation of lawns, with stationary srinklers at 360 degrees.
Here the 21 sprinklers, but I took a calculated radius of the spray 35 cm, in reality, usually a minimum diameter of 60 cm, they write that the whole area of ​​the shed diameter. The angle of spray is any, up to 5 degrees.

[Akhenaten]

Automatic watering, without my participation has led to the fact that there was orchidarium epiweb's desert with oases, where moisture still fell. Many orchids suffered and died, while some grow opposite tops, and do not bloom.
There were only 6 nozzles for watering. I replaced the pump for the more powerful and added another 10 nozzles.
And now the 16 nozzles.

Get natural rain forest

[Magnus A]

Ohh, that look good!
Sorry to hear about dead orchids but as epiweb does not transport water it is importand to make sure everything is enough wetted !

A question, where did you buy that pump and nozzles? please PM me the information.

/Magnus

[nenella]

Thanks for posting! Sorry to hear about your plant loss; I'm sure you will end up having a beautiful natural rain forest.
I wouldn't mind knowing about your purchase either as my terrariums are not yet equipped with auto watering & one day I will.
thanks in advance

[Akhenaten]

Magnus A, nenella, thanks for the condolences on orchids.
Shop were I bought pump and nozzles, very often advertised on the this website. It was a little complexity whith payment from Russia to Nederland, but all the rest was very well.