Jervis' 1st Vivarium

[tcy81]

i though its better to mist from top to downwards ?
maybe you can introduce a timer, 15min on, 45min off ?

[Jervis]

Cannot mist from top as it requires a pool of water to work... unless I have a reservoir on top. But then it will get too close to the light and hood. On/off too often... not sure how long this China made gadget can lasts. But I guess, on/off once a day is acceptable.

[tcy81]

i remember i saw something like a water spray thing which on/off at interval.
i believe its not like a mist maker.....
not too sure what is it call though.

[Jervis]

I think you are referring to a spray box place above the plant, something like an air freshener dispenser. Saw it in a US site, but kinda bulky for a nano.

[tcy81]

oh ya. i saw it once at dennerle's show tank, which is quite big.

[ranmasatome]

Jervis... dont think that fern can grow out of water... i think if you want to grow it...at least have the roots submerged in somewater but not in embedded in soil. Prehaps place the plant in-bewteen rocks or holes where the roots can have a constant source of water. Mine that were planted this was obvisouly drier than the half submerged ones but they are still healthy enough.

[Justikanz]

Nice! In my opinion, more of a paludarium...But then again, it is just a different term used...

I will also suggest adding some small fish to prevent mosquitoes from breeding... Also, the feeding of the fish will enrich/fertilize the water for the plants...

[Fei Miao]

Welcome to my disco tank



This Mist Maker will also shoot a small jet of water upwards... perfectly landing on my DW... now the DW is ready for some Moss



What you guys think?

Should I mist the tank 24/7?

man! disco paludarium..first I heard of this. rather tacky, agreed with Justin, dis-able the lights. Have some wild bettas.

[Jervis]

man! disco paludarium..first I heard of this. rather tacky, agreed with Justin, dis-able the lights. Have some wild bettas.

Can't be disabled... yeah I can almost see Madonna dancing in there... opps I've revealed my age

Actually this Hailea nano tank comes with a internal pump with a tiny rainbar. Decided to give it a try but I removed the end cap for the rainbar to weaken the "shooting power" of the rainbar. The effect is not too bad and it adds much needed water circulation.



Just got to find some suitable plants to cover the rainbar from view.



I might consider removing the mistmaker.

[Occellatus]

I think removing the mist maker will be good bro....looks alittle artificial.

[Jervis]

I tried switching off the mistmaker and rely solely on the pump (with rainbar). Can't keep the plant moist Furthermore, I come to realize I've chosen a wrong tank with wrong height. It's too short, lots of water splash that stained the light cover, reducing the brightness significantly.

[Jervis]

An update... tank is getting more stable now. The mismaker (heat generator) will only switch on 3 times a day (3 hours per session). This helps keep water temperature below 30ºC.



Added a JUWEL texture backdrop today. Just slide it at the back (outside tank). I kinda like the effect actually

What do you guys think?

[Merviso]

Good taste! I also feel Juwel has the best look and quality among the few available brands for background board... and they are the most expensive ones too..

[Jervis]

Good taste! I also feel Juwel has the best look and quality among the few available brands for background board... and they are the most expensive ones too..

I didn't know they are the most expensive... I got this as a freebie when I bought their LIDO 2ft tank last time. Apparently the background outlasted the tank (I sold that tank more than 1 year ago).

[Merviso]

Well, the only place that I saw selling Juwel Board is at Sam Yick, Marine Parade. One Juwel board is easily worth more than 5 ocean free board of similar size.

[Jervis]

Well, the only place that I saw selling Juwel Board is at Sam Yick, Marine Parade. One Juwel board is easily worth more than 5 ocean free board of similar size.

I hope the Juwel backdrop is made in Germany in order to justify the high price

Anyway another bad morning! Temperature rose to 35ºC I am beginning to suspect the tank has serious air circulation problem. Will try to strike a balance between providing sufficient air flow and yet able to maintain the tank in a moist condition. Will continue to experiment

[o2bubble]

Nice to see a new tank of yours jervis think you are much more seriously addicted to this hobby than me and many of the rest here now Must be a big boss to have a office with all the tanks in your company as well. Best of luck and hope to see more of it coming, cheers!

[Merviso]

Anyway another bad morning! Temperature rose to 35ºC I am beginning to suspect the tank has serious air circulation problem. Will try to strike a balance between providing sufficient air flow and yet able to maintain the tank in a moist condition. Will continue to experiment

IMHO... if your tank is well covered, just by spray water in the morning before you leave for work and then in the evening when you are back from work is good enough to keep your tank humid and the plant moist enough.. higher temperature from the mister will do more damage to your tank...

[Jervis]

Nice to see a new tank of yours jervis think you are much more seriously addicted to this hobby than me and many of the rest here now Must be a big boss to have a office with all the tanks in your company as well. Best of luck and hope to see more of it coming, cheers!

My company deduct the electricity consumption from my monthly salary... now do you seriously believe I'm a Big Boss?

[Merviso]

Actually now I also believe that you are the big BOSS...

Higher electricity consumption increased company running costs, and reduced overall profits, which can be interpreted as reducing monthly salary of the big BOSS...

Anyway, are you going to tear down this tank since you got yourself another taller one. This tank I feel is good to do up as a terrarium. If only you can keep some giant beetles or gecko or even tarantula...