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Forum: Terrarium Gardening 11-21-2021, 08:26 PM
Replies: 166
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Posted By Draikan
Some new blooms and a whole lot of foliage in the...

Some new blooms and a whole lot of foliage in the last few months.

Lepanthopsis astrophora is always blooming:
https://i.imgur.com/GABkRBT.jpg

Scaphosepalum microdactylum has given me spikes...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 09-01-2021, 09:21 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Temperatures have been all over the place here...

Temperatures have been all over the place here recently. First we had a heatwave, then it was cold, etc. Most of the plants are fine. Some really like the heat but others don't. I have AC in my...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 07-17-2021, 04:18 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Around the bottom level of plants the light is...

Around the bottom level of plants the light is usually about 2000 lux on my meter. Sometimes 2500 in a brighter spot or 1500 if there is some shade from above.
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 06-22-2021, 10:51 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Well summer is here and it is absolutely steamy...

Well summer is here and it is absolutely steamy in the terrarium. When I stick my head in it really feels like a jungle. Average conditions are about 80F days and 65F nights, at >90% humidity.

The...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 05-26-2021, 02:08 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Tiny update. All is growing well. I've been...

Tiny update. All is growing well. I've been completely ignoring the plants to work on the next controller. All I do is fill up the water tank on the weekend.

https://i.imgur.com/2tw7FT9.jpg
...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-29-2021, 08:28 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
I currently only have the humidity control...

I currently only have the humidity control solenoid valve and circulation fan controllable by the microcontroller.

I'm working on a module to add connections for DC pumps (mistking), and basic...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-29-2021, 02:26 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
If you have something that works now, don't feel...

If you have something that works now, don't feel like you have to change it!

Just remember to take baby steps. It's taken me a year to get this far, and I've done it a tiny little bit at a time. I...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-29-2021, 12:37 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
This sensor is my custom circuit board, which...

This sensor is my custom circuit board, which uses an SHT35, TMP117, external heater, and an M0+ microcontroller to coordinate and control the measurement:

https://i.imgur.com/0qNnIrZ.jpg

The...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-28-2021, 10:04 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
I finished up the initial firmware for the new...

I finished up the initial firmware for the new sensor. It's now able to control the sensor temperature to anywhere between ambient and ~60C to keep humidity at the sensor from causing drift in the...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-21-2021, 02:57 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Wait until your non-waterproof fan breaks, then...

Wait until your non-waterproof fan breaks, then replace it with a waterproof one. I have one normal fan that has survived >2 years of humidity and misting. I also have one that died literally on the...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-21-2021, 12:26 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Metallising, it is awesome that you are going to...

Metallising, it is awesome that you are going to experiment with some automation. I have a couple tips for you that have been critical to my progress so far.

Break the project into tiny, tiny...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-20-2021, 07:43 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Oh that's me.

Oh that's me.
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-20-2021, 07:00 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Yes I agree, the plants I'm growing tend to need...

Yes I agree, the plants I'm growing tend to need less light than recommended. I suspect many of the old lighting recommendations do not translate well to LED (especially when made in units like foot...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-20-2021, 12:56 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
My light meter says 200 foot candles near the...

My light meter says 200 foot candles near the bottom of the tank and 500 near the top. I run the light 12 hours a day. Most of my plants aren't happy at the top of the tank, and would rather be at...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-20-2021, 12:12 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
I realized I have also had the orchids from my...

I realized I have also had the orchids from my last Ecuagenera order for 8 months now. Looking back at the pictures I took when I first received them, they've actually progressed quite a bit! Here...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-19-2021, 04:09 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
It's time for a roots update! This is the...

It's time for a roots update!

This is the same Stelis division I have been posting. We first looked at it on 2/07/2021, then again on 2/25/2021, and now that we are about 2 months later I thought...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-19-2021, 01:10 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
I actually don't have any draculas, but they are...

I actually don't have any draculas, but they are high on my list of plants to acquire.

Most of my mounts are little wooden blocks. They were originally cedar garden stakes, but I chopped them up...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-16-2021, 12:09 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Thanks Roberta! Maybe someone who is more...

Thanks Roberta!

Maybe someone who is more familiar with the biology than me can step in, but can we see the individual cells in that last image? There are more than 10 of those spots per mm, which...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-15-2021, 11:10 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Haha, don't encourage me. I need to be working on...

Haha, don't encourage me. I need to be working on the humidity sensing and environmental control.

We screwed up the aperture settings on those photos which is why the depth of field was giving us...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-15-2021, 09:50 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
We took a few more pictures tonight. Since the...

We took a few more pictures tonight. Since the last two closeups I posted, we have added an extra light and a remote trigger. The trigger helps a lot to not shake the camera.
...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-09-2021, 12:29 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
It is small, but it is mostly possible to do by...

It is small, but it is mostly possible to do by hand. I'm decent with a soldering iron, but not as good as the technicians at work. I usually don't use a microscope, but they can be helpful for...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-09-2021, 12:22 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
I have been wanting to take better closeups of...

I have been wanting to take better closeups of the flowers but didn't know how. My wife has a real camera and gave me some help tonight. I don't have too much in bloom at the moment, so we just did...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-08-2021, 03:20 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
I was originally using a SAMD51J19 based board...

I was originally using a SAMD51J19 based board from Adafruit, I think I link to it in earlier posts. It doesn't take much to read a couple sensors and control some valves. Most 32 bit Arduino based...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-07-2021, 07:45 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
Hi fhopper! Right now the system is a mix of...

Hi fhopper!

Right now the system is a mix of MCU, outlet timers, and mistking timers. Eventually I will move all the control to the MCU, but I haven't had a chance to design and order an MCU...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-03-2021, 01:43 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,173
Posted By Draikan
New humidity sensors got here early! ...

New humidity sensors got here early!

https://i.imgur.com/0qNnIrZ.jpg

I've tested two of them and they are working fine so far. So much better than the wire mess I had before. I don't have any...
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