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| People keep giving me orchids and I have one left that I am worried for. After reading a bunch of stuff I have come to the conclusion my Phalaenopsis will be happier as an air plant? The roots want constant humidity with freedom from a pot right? I keep reading they are usually found on trees in the rainforest.
Since I don't have the correct amount of warm humidity here in good old Massachusetts, how do you think it would fare if I wired it to a piece of driftwood and put it over my 125 gallon fish tank? I have a piece of driftwood that can droop into the tank about 3" so the plant would be above the water and have the humidity constantly around it, but would never be submerged in it. It's a freshwater tank that is kept at a steady temperature of 72 degrees and it's never filled to the top because the turtle would escape. Would this work? Any and all advice is appreciated. |
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| I forgot to mention that the tank is covered by pieces of plexiglass so the orchid could receive more or less humidity just by moving the pieces but would not have to be open or covered unless need be. Also, the driftwood piece is simply going to hang from the side corner (perfectly I might add) and can be removed for feeding submersion or anything else the orchid might need. It will receive shadier indirect sunlight throughout the day and will be away from any UVA/UVB lighting. |
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- Posted by gardenbear1 6 Ma. (My Page) on Mon, Nov 12, 12 at 12:23
| Hi, I'm also from good Ma.,Most of my orchid are on a self or hanging above my 30 gal. tank and they all do well it seems to be just enough humidity to keep them happy, I'm not sure if you Phalaenopsis would get enough light being in the tank,mine seem to like a lot of bright light but, I like the way you think on giving them more humidity. I'm wounding if they would get enough air movement being in the tank.Maybe some one else can give you more help on this Bear |
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| You can certainly try mounting and dangling your Phalaenopsis above/in your terrarium but note that the humidity doesn't linger in a great big cloud above and around such a place. In this room where there is a 600 litre heated tropical fish tank the readings are Temperature 21.8C Humidity 57%. I am attempting to keep my Phalaenopsis collection alive on top of the tank because i can keep the door closed and keep out furry intruders. Any humidity produced by the heating of the fish tank spreads throughout the house and the readings are fairly constant everywhere, just as well, because if green slime started growing on the walls there would be complaints from my better half. |
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| Thanks so much for your thoughts! I'm going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. It's not like it can be any worse when I consider the way of the other plants I have had. Poor poor little orchids. Since the driftwood dips into the tank a bit without being completely inside, I am hoping it serves it's purpose well. It should receive indirect sunlight throughout the day so I am less worried about the light issue as I can move it up or down the length of the tank for it to receive more of need be. We're versatile up in here. ;) |
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