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Post by vraev on Jun 17, 2016 12:55:42 GMT -5
Mine feel so ghetto looking at your setups old friend :-P hehehehe but I remember the days when you...... ;-) lol mate.. you know I have always done more "form over function" things .. haha. Thats where you specialize... with function over form. I have less than a month to hook up and figure out a way to automate the tanks before I go on a vacation. lol
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Post by vraev on Oct 6, 2016 23:24:01 GMT -5
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Post by kipply on Oct 18, 2016 8:12:13 GMT -5
Lovely set up! Also love the Surface Pro <3
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Post by vraev on Oct 18, 2016 21:48:03 GMT -5
Lovely set up! Also love the Surface Pro <3 Thank u for ur kind comments
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Post by vraev on Nov 10, 2016 13:21:21 GMT -5
Timelapse of bulbophyllum hirundinis flowering this year. I missed filming this: my first time ever. Bulbophyllum pecten-veneris. IMO a lot nicer. But hey...I love red colour more than yellow..so your choice may be different.
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Post by vraev on Dec 2, 2016 1:06:52 GMT -5
Manipulating seedlings The whole mass of maxima seedlings
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Post by orchidariumbuilder on Mar 13, 2017 10:53:52 GMT -5
Hi Varun, Really enjoying reading this thread, and lots of interesting pictures and info. I'm looking into building an Orchidarium for my miniature orchids (restrepias, angraecum, lepanthes, aerangis, masdevallias and some others) and so far the Exo-Terra seem like the best option I've found as a starting point. I've never attempted anything like this before. Have you been pleased with the exo-terra and is there anything about it you wish was different? Would you use one again? And can you detail the other kit you've used - I'm particularly interested in the lighting strips and the fogging/misting units. Also, how do you control the lights? Are they just a simple timeswitch, or are you raspPi-ing the setup? I'm thinking about going 'all in' and adding monitoring so I can track the environment (humidity, temp, lighting etc) over time. Cheers OB.
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Post by vraev on Mar 14, 2017 2:07:30 GMT -5
Hi Varun, Really enjoying reading this thread, and lots of interesting pictures and info. I'm looking into building an Orchidarium for my miniature orchids (restrepias, angraecum, lepanthes, aerangis, masdevallias and some others) and so far the Exo-Terra seem like the best option I've found as a starting point. I've never attempted anything like this before. Have you been pleased with the exo-terra and is there anything about it you wish was different? Would you use one again? And can you detail the other kit you've used - I'm particularly interested in the lighting strips and the fogging/misting units. Also, how do you control the lights? Are they just a simple timeswitch, or are you raspPi-ing the setup? I'm thinking about going 'all in' and adding monitoring so I can track the environment (humidity, temp, lighting etc) over time. Cheers OB. Hey OB, Thanks for your nice comments. Yes.. in terms of the quality of ego terra, I do like them. They are good quality tanks..however, I would recommend to check them for leaks. My tank ended up having a leak which I had to seal with silicone. I think its a rare event, but definitely possible. So fill the tank bottom with an inch of water and make sure the seals hold. In terms of others, there are some nice NAT GEO tanks at petsmart as well. Bottom line is Akatsuki/exoterra/Nat Geo tanks are alll good. If I could find a 4' exo terra, I would use it. My personal recommendation... get a plexiglass/glass cover to replace the screen cover. I don't use one...my orchids have mostly perished. I am just not good at taking care of them. They grow well for 1y or so, and then they die for me. I guess I just don't fertilize them or provide the sufficient nutrients. I let the media get too acidic / use too pure water (starve them). Lighting-wise depends on the tank: I am using currentUSA/ Finnex/ Ecotech Marine freshwater LED fixtures. Different for the different tanks. They are all working well for my purposes. It might be a bit too much for orchids...so keep that in mind. The lighting is controlled just by a regular timer from home depot. I use the standard analog timer ...so super cheap. The misting is using a Mistking system. They are on mistking timers. TBH, I do not use it. I use it only when I am away. I am currently trying to renovate my tanks. The main exoterra has been dismantled (components/plants wise). I am planning on implementing the misting in a major way and cutting down on my daily work). I would love to do a Rasp PI setup. I have always imagined on doing one. But I don't have the technical knowhow of how to accomplish it. Perhaps sometime in the future. But I don't think I will grow them in tanks forever. I really want to move on to a greenhouse: indoor or outdoor. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions. cheers Varun
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Post by vraev on Apr 28, 2017 11:49:29 GMT -5
U. campbelliana
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Post by Seymour on Apr 29, 2017 10:07:30 GMT -5
Some how i have missed this entire post until now lol. Stunning collection! The info here is invaluable. Great work.
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Post by vraev on Apr 30, 2017 9:42:17 GMT -5
Some how i have missed this entire post until now lol. Stunning collection! The info here is invaluable. Great work. Thanks. Glad it was helpful
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Post by vraev on May 2, 2017 0:11:19 GMT -5
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Post by amriko on May 2, 2017 0:12:06 GMT -5
Beautiful.
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Post by vraev on May 2, 2017 0:14:32 GMT -5
Thanks
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Post by amriko on May 2, 2017 0:19:21 GMT -5
Thanks By the way, where did you get those clear square pots?
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