Ben Moller Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hi All I got the camera out and decided to take some photo's of my set-up. Some of the plants on the right are a bit sad looking due to being new additions suffering from being transported and/or repotted. Hope you enjoy! (oh and i hope i put this in the right section. i did re-size the pics but i hope they're still not too big. If they are, Mods please delete them and i will upload smaller ones!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Super healthy looking helis Ben! Great set-up too Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivier Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 This is IMO one of the most impressive setups i've seen so far!!! Beautiful plants, and nice surroundings!! i'm saving the picture for inspirational purposes Good growing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An D Smith Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Hi Ben Looking good and what an impressive set up. I hope the plants are settling in ok. Your misting system appears to be very efficient, maybe you could post some details. Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Moller Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Thanks guys Thanks Andy, the fogger is very effective. It's a 'Lucky Reptile - Super fogger' and well worth the money IMO. It sits outside the terrarium (on right hand side) and the fog is pumped in through a tube. The plants are settling in ok so far, there's new growth on most of them now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Impressive setup Ben and nice healthy looking Heli's, Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivier Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 i can't help but wonder how you water your plants, do they constantly sit in water or does the mist keep the soil wet enough? And what kind of bulbs do you use? @notice the heli-virus allready making progress@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Interesting setup, Ben. You grow some very nice Heliamphora in there :-) I like this Auyan minor - very nice shape. Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Moller Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 i can't help but wonder how you water your plants, do they constantly sit in water or does the mist keep the soil wet enough?And what kind of bulbs do you use? Hi Olivier, I water my Heli's from above. The pots are sat on a 2cm thick 'carpet' of capillary matting, with wicks of the matting inserted into the bottom of each pot. They are never sat in water, the matting keeps them wet enough. The fog boosts the humidity and is aesthetically pleasing. The lighting is provided by two 125w Envirolites giving me about 13,000K, so far they seem to be happy on that. Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingKing Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Amazing collection. What kind of misting sistem do you have? later Xavier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Moller Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Amazing collection. What kind of misting sistem do you have?later Xavier Hi, It's a 'Lucky Reptile - Super fogger' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlantaCollector Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Really nice terrarium, Ben What kind of lights do you use? Best regards Juliusz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Moller Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Really nice terrarium, Ben What kind of lights do you use?Best regards Juliusz Thanks Juliusz, i'm glad you approve of the home i've provided for the plants i have bought from you I use Envirolites. The ones i have in my terrarium are the 125W (Bright white/daylight) ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.a.x Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 wow wow wow wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benenthes Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 hi, first of all: Amazing!! wow! really nice! now: are you using a raining system next to the fogging system as well? if yes, then which one?.. because i've bought the lucky reptile super fog thing and now i'm looking for reports on the lucky reptile super rain system. btw: wistuba now has some new species avaliable- you could cultivate them for sure! reguards ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 That's way more equipment intensive than the one I just received, sitting on a grow rack! So yours is kept as an indoor plant, in an essentially lowland set of conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebulon Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Beautiful tanks, and fantastic plants! They sure look happy! Is the tank custom made? I can see it's atleast partially made of wooden boards, which makes me think if I could actually make one by myself. Greetings, Jarkko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivier Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Is it possible to get an update with some pic's of this setup ?? Very curious on how the plants have settled and evolved Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Moller Posted April 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Hi, I no longer keep any CP, this setup was dismantled about a year ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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