- Sat Apr 22, 2023 1:25 am
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Option 1: Rainforest highland cp terrarium
Equipment
50 gallon aquarium tank with airtight top with 1 inch of ventilation on left side, 3 Yescom panels (blue white), humidifier system if needed
Soil: 2:2:1:1 peat moss, perlite, fir bark, shredded lfsm
Plants: Multiple heliamphora species, Nepenthes St. Gaya, Brocchinia Reducta, Drosera Adelae, Utricularia Purpurea Tropical orchid native to South American Highlands, live red sphagnum moss, live golden sphagnum moss
Conditions: 75% humidity, indoor temperatures a constant 65-70 degrees, shallow amount of distilled water on the bottom to avoid standing water but provide humidity. Can add pumice for mountain aesthetic.
Option 2 Temperate cp 20 gallon terrarium with dormancy provided
Equipment: 20 gallon aquarium tank with no top, 2 Yescom panels red blue orange, bubbler
Soil: 3:2 peat moss, perlite
Plants: Sarrecenia Purpurea venosa/Sarrecenia Rosea, Sarrecenia Psitiscina (NO TALL varieties please), Drosera Binata, Pinguicula Primuliflora, Utricularia Gibba, Aldrovanda Vesicula, Orange Fringed Orchid, Salvinia, Bog cranberry, Live sphagnum moss (green/normal), Live red sphagnum moss
Conditions: winter dormancy provided inside an extra refrigerator for three months every year. Outside in direct sunlight but under lights during cloudy days (we get a lot in spring in the Northeast united states). Lots of distilled water on the bottom but not in excession. A plastic undrained container planted in the soil for the aquatic plants to float freely.
Please give any suggestions and vote which one would be more interesting. Much appreciated. Or I can work on both. Will update you when I am finished.
Equipment
50 gallon aquarium tank with airtight top with 1 inch of ventilation on left side, 3 Yescom panels (blue white), humidifier system if needed
Soil: 2:2:1:1 peat moss, perlite, fir bark, shredded lfsm
Plants: Multiple heliamphora species, Nepenthes St. Gaya, Brocchinia Reducta, Drosera Adelae, Utricularia Purpurea Tropical orchid native to South American Highlands, live red sphagnum moss, live golden sphagnum moss
Conditions: 75% humidity, indoor temperatures a constant 65-70 degrees, shallow amount of distilled water on the bottom to avoid standing water but provide humidity. Can add pumice for mountain aesthetic.
Option 2 Temperate cp 20 gallon terrarium with dormancy provided
Equipment: 20 gallon aquarium tank with no top, 2 Yescom panels red blue orange, bubbler
Soil: 3:2 peat moss, perlite
Plants: Sarrecenia Purpurea venosa/Sarrecenia Rosea, Sarrecenia Psitiscina (NO TALL varieties please), Drosera Binata, Pinguicula Primuliflora, Utricularia Gibba, Aldrovanda Vesicula, Orange Fringed Orchid, Salvinia, Bog cranberry, Live sphagnum moss (green/normal), Live red sphagnum moss
Conditions: winter dormancy provided inside an extra refrigerator for three months every year. Outside in direct sunlight but under lights during cloudy days (we get a lot in spring in the Northeast united states). Lots of distilled water on the bottom but not in excession. A plastic undrained container planted in the soil for the aquatic plants to float freely.
Please give any suggestions and vote which one would be more interesting. Much appreciated. Or I can work on both. Will update you when I am finished.