ReVIV! Vivarium Photos

[roxrgneiss]

Hey all,

I originally made this tank mid-Fall, but I've always wanted to make some changes. Well, I've been changing things around, little by little for a while. I like this look a lot more than the old. For comparison, the first shot is how the ZooMed tank looked upon completion, then a shot from about a month ago, the next is a week or so ago, and the last is what I did today.

One of the main reasons I changed things around is due to lighting - the plants on the ground level weren't getting much more than 500 footcandles or less, so I removed the 'ledges' and added another CF spiral. Now about 1,000 footcandles make it to the floor. Plus, a few of the plants on the floor were getting a little larger than I had anticipated. I like a full look, but not overcrowded... well, a little overcrowded. I'm sure I'll think of one or two things down the road, but I think this one is finally finished.

Here's the process:







Today:


Mike

[alluringeli]

Nice viv....

[onefstsnake]

What kind of orchid is in the middle of the photos?

Looks like some sort of Pleuro. Do you have it mounted or planted?

BTW Viv looks great.

[ClintonJ]

Nice man. I really like the plant layout. What's the thin-leaved plant on the ground in the rear right of the tank? It's filling in that corner nicely.

[roxrgneiss]

Originally Posted by onefstsnake

What kind of orchid is in the middle of the photos?

Looks like some sort of Pleuro. Do you have it mounted or planted?

BTW Viv looks great.

Thanks ya'll.

That orchid that's filling the lower right is P rowleei (I think it's the darker form). It's planted, but there's a piece of treefern beneath it. ABG mix surrounds it which it's rooting through pretty well. I'm finally getting to see it bloom again, now that I've declared war on the slug population... I patrol every night after the lights go out with a flashlight and tweezers.

[bobberly1]

This is an incredible viv, legendary planting job. I definitely have a lot to learn.

I second onefstsnake, the names of the orchids and any of the rarer and cooler (aka all of the) plants in there would be nice.

[Julio]

Mike, that is sweet!!! love the biophytum

[Julio]

oh yeah, what kind of lighting are you using?

[onefstsnake]

Thanks. I havent seen a whole lot of planted orchids in vivs other than jewel orchids.

I think the plants in a viv should be just as interesting as its inhabitants. Again your tank looks great!

[roxrgneiss]

Originally Posted by bobberly1

This is an incredible viv, legendary planting job. I definitely have a lot to learn.

I second onefstsnake, the names of the orchids and any of the rarer and cooler (aka all of the) plants in there would be nice.

Thanks! The more plants I try and the more I move things around, the more I can clearly see how to place things to get the 'look' I'm after.

I'll make a short list of what's still in the tank soon.