/ Register

Welcome to OrchidsForum.com. We are a friendly online community for Orchid Growers all over the world. If you haven't joined yet we invite you to register and join our community. Hope to see you on our forums!

Paludarium

Discussion in 'Growing Areas' started by Jon, Jan 19, 2010.

  1. Jan 19, 2010 #1
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

    Messages:
    4,437
    Likes Received:
    107
    Location:
    Denver CO, USA
    56g. 30"w x 24"t x 18"d. It has probably 12-15g of water, so I can get about 8 fish for it. When the mosses and other plants grow in, I'll get some dendrobates leucomelas for it. It only has a few orchids, and from what I hear, I'll be changing them out frequently until I find stuff that will grow well in it. :) The water is murky because I'm still cycling it.
    IMG_2016.JPG
     
  2. Jan 19, 2010 #2
    mrbreeze

    mrbreeze Anglican Supporting Member

    Messages:
    1,362
    Likes Received:
    35
    Location:
    Oklahoma
    BONUS!
    That looks sweet. I can only imagine how nicely certain riverine Angs would grow! I'd recommend them. :clap:
     
  3. Jan 19, 2010 #3
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

    Messages:
    4,437
    Likes Received:
    107
    Location:
    Denver CO, USA
    Names please. Of the riverine angs, that is.
     
  4. Jan 20, 2010 #4
    mrbreeze

    mrbreeze Anglican Supporting Member

    Messages:
    1,362
    Likes Received:
    35
    Location:
    Oklahoma
    Lots of the common ones. The Aerangis species you see all the time would just about all do quite well in that environment I think. Biloba, citrata, hyaloides, articulata, spiculata, fastuosa....the possibilities are endless. Some Aeranthes would be killer in there as well. Maybe Marni will give you some peyrotti. The cascading spikes would be spectacular and you could train the fish to jump over them like dolphins.
     
  5. Jan 20, 2010 #5
    abaxter

    abaxter New Member

    Messages:
    499
    Likes Received:
    3
    Location:
    6B Southeast KY
    That's REALLY nice, Jon. I'd enjoy a set-up like that just for relaxation and comtemplation...maybe a beer too to help me watch. What species of fish
    are you thinking about adding?
     
  6. Jan 20, 2010 #6
    Alexis

    Alexis New Member

    Messages:
    2,893
    Likes Received:
    21
    Location:
    Redland, Miami FL, USA, Earth
    GIMMEE! I read your inspiration link; way too complicated my for limited skills. So you should just give me yours, because I love it.
     
  7. Jan 20, 2010 #7
    Akhenaten

    Akhenaten Member

    Messages:
    80
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Russia, Siberia, Krasnoyarsk
    Nice!
     
  8. Jan 20, 2010 #8
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

    Messages:
    4,437
    Likes Received:
    107
    Location:
    Denver CO, USA
    Thanks folks!

    Ok. I'll try a couple out and see what happens. Nothing lost if they die, right?


    Anything trainable. Miniature freshwater dolphins would be cool. Either that or colorful & bold ones. Not aggressive, but not wimps either.

    I'll sell it to you. :)
     
  9. Jan 20, 2010 #9
    Karen

    Karen Species nut

    Messages:
    2,559
    Likes Received:
    20
    Location:
    Southern California
    Nice new toy!
     
  10. Jan 20, 2010 #10
    Mary Jane

    Mary Jane New Member

    Messages:
    4,342
    Likes Received:
    15
    Location:
    Duluth, Georgia USA
    Miniature dolphins would be cool.
     
  11. Jan 20, 2010 #11
    mrbreeze

    mrbreeze Anglican Supporting Member

    Messages:
    1,362
    Likes Received:
    35
    Location:
    Oklahoma
    "Nothing lost if they die, right?"

    DEVIL!!! I hereby curse your new tank forever! Henceforth, nought but ferns, fungus, and floof (hybrids) shall grow therein. :mad:
     
  12. Jan 21, 2010 #12
    Dawn

    Dawn New Member

    Messages:
    100
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Medford OR
    Way cool! Well done!
     
  13. Jan 23, 2010 #13
    Tom_in_PA

    Tom_in_PA I am not an addict

    Messages:
    1,951
    Likes Received:
    12
    Location:
    Shillington, PA
    That is cool Jon. what gallon size tank is that, a 40 or 45 high?
     
  14. Jan 23, 2010 #14
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

    Messages:
    4,437
    Likes Received:
    107
    Location:
    Denver CO, USA
    It's a 56 gallon tank, Tom.
     
  15. Jan 23, 2010 #15
    Tom_in_PA

    Tom_in_PA I am not an addict

    Messages:
    1,951
    Likes Received:
    12
    Location:
    Shillington, PA
    Bigger than I thought...thanks
     
  16. Jan 23, 2010 #16
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

    Messages:
    4,437
    Likes Received:
    107
    Location:
    Denver CO, USA
    To give you an idea, from left to right, it's two and a half feet.
     
  17. Jan 24, 2010 #17
    frogparty

    frogparty New Member

    Messages:
    99
    Likes Received:
    2
    fill it with bulbos and pleurothallids and you'll do JUST FINE!
    I have also had great luck with Dendrobium oligophyllum, been blooming for over a year straight in my leucomelas viv.
     
  18. Jan 24, 2010 #18
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

    Messages:
    4,437
    Likes Received:
    107
    Location:
    Denver CO, USA
    Good one. I'll go grad a piece and toss it in there somewhere. I'm trying to make it so that most of the plants are small, so that no single plant commands most of the attention.

    I added a drac lotax when I first started planting the viv. I guess it's happy; it's throwing out a spike.
     
  19. Jan 25, 2010 #19
    frogparty

    frogparty New Member

    Messages:
    99
    Likes Received:
    2
    I have Dracula lotax in my auratus viv, and it has 4 spikes. neene neener. Just kidding, its a great viv plant. And I like the fact that its flowers aernt as pendulos as other Dracs... you can appreciate it without straining your neck!!

    Pleurotallis allenii, Bulbophyllum Kalipong, and Restrepia brachypus are also reliable more than once a year bloomers for me.
     
  20. May 29, 2010 #20
    Uluwehi

    Uluwehi angraecoids, dendrobiums and more Supporting Member

    Messages:
    1,973
    Likes Received:
    124
    Cool! That's quite an elaborate set-up. It must be filling in nice a few months on.