Orchid tank

Well, I officially have no more room in my tank, and will need to move on to bigger and better housing (probably a big rubbermaid), so I thought Id take a final pic of the tank at full capacity...not sure I could even fit one more plant without knocking over 10 things...
Enjoy

 

I think the rubbermaid will be in addition...This tank seems to be working fine as almost all of the orchids are happy, but a bigger container will definitely give me some room to play around a bit with ones that are a little more picky.

Just need to figure out how to setup the rubbermaid especially with regards to lighting, as I will have nothing above it to mount the light to.

 

Yep, thats a rubbermaid...the big plastic tubs with snap tops.
Zach, thats a good idea, however I usually see the legs on the more expensive T5 lights, and I like to stick to the simple flourescents that have not let me down yet. I guess Ill have to take a trip to Home Depot and see what they have, or search around online for a bit.

 

The problem was not having anything above to attach too. I think I will follow Kellys advice and build some PVC legs since there are good how tos online. It will be nice having the space for luxuries such a small fan!

 

Well its not perfect, but should do the job..still have more to do on it.

 

I have a piece of glass that covers the entire top. Off the top of my head, the genus in there are Pleurothallis, Platystele, Dendrobium, Cadetia, Barbosella, Bulbophyllum, Stelis, Trichosalpinx, Lepanthes, Acostea, Salpistele, Scaphosepalum, Epidendrum, Masdevallia, Mediocalcar, and maybe one or two I am forgetting.

 

Almost time to upgrade the Rubbermaid I think...

 

Hey Zach, yea I went to Andys 2 Saturdays ago...it was absolutely amazing. I spent about 3 hours there with my friend and I could have spent twice as long easily. It was rows behind rows behind rows of plants...almost impossible to see everything even if you wanted to.

 

And thank you...I always thought orchids were very challenging, and Im sure some of my plants could do better in specialized containers, but for the variety I am keeping, I dont think Im doing too bad for the type of setup I have, which is literally just a tub with a piece of glass over it.