new project 3 feet Vivarium

[juilian75]

Hey guys.
Just wanted to share my journey of my 1st 3 ft Vivarium.
Will be posting day to day updates on its progress.
Started of today by cutting down to size a backdrop .

Will then proceed to GC to purchase a misting system and then to world farm and Sandy's to stock up on Nepenthes.

It will be a mostly Carnivorous setup.

Stay tuned.
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[juilian75]

Ok. Cleared existing planted tank to make way for the 3 ft Vivarium.
Put in 2 pcs of wood. One at each corner...just playing around

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[juilian75]

Set up 4 nozzles for the misting....
Still not too sure abt the layout...will take a few days to think over

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[aza]

Camper setting camp. Always been fascinated by vivarium but don't have the know how to.

[juilian75]

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OK. As promised . My first cut with normal terrestrial mosses .
Will let it settle down for a week or so b4 adding in some Nepenthes and pinguiculas.

Currently running on a chilled reservoir at 26 deg. 8x 15 secs misting cycles through out the day.

With 2 x T5 (4 tubes) and 1 x LED

[juilian75]

Added in some Nepenthes and Selaginella.
Will be making my way to world farm to pick up some Pinguicula and Drosera.
These are the only other Carnivorous plants that seems to survive in a Vivarium.
The Serracenia and the Droseraceae don't seem to do very well after a while.


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[AQMS]

Nice set up...what fishes are you planing to put it?
i want the table saw..

[juilian75]

No fishes. Just Malayan shrimps.

[juilian75]

It's not complete yet. Still a long way to go.
It's gonna be a 3 mths project. Will slowly but surely add in more plants and install corkbark on the two sides to plant in mini orchids.

[juilian75]

Just returned from World farm...over spent as usual.

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Just added new plants.
Looking good...now to let it settle down for 2 weeks.
Will replace and add new plants after that.

[cosmico]

Good move on giving sarracenia a miss. Not sure if the sundews will be happy with misting. Selaginella too don't like to be too wet. Update us on how it goes. What neps you got from Sandy?


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[juilian75]

1.cephalotusx3
2 N. Mirabilis wavy leaf
3.N. Rafflesiana kuching red

[cosmico]

How much for the misting system? Mistking? GC got sale thinking of hooting a set


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[juilian75]

220

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[Apistoinka]

Awesome.. drools.. wonder what are those carpet plants.. did you add soil above those rocks in order to plants those plants...

[triggerfish]

Nice! Mind sharing where did you get the background from the first picture?

[juilian75]

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a 2 weeks update. coming on nicely.

[Ingen]

Looking good. What livestock do you plan on keeping?

[barmby]

You are still one of the best