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So after seeing all the ridiculously cool livestock at Frog Day, I was itching to get this viv set up and in frog ready condition. For the past few months, it's basically just been a grow box, with a variety of plants situated above the most poorly made false bottom anyone could imagine. Thanks to my buddy mellowvision, who showed me how to make one in a non idiotic manner (edit: salvaged the wreckage of my prior attempts), I was finally able to get started yesterday. The background is precious kitty cat litter (blue bag), and 25% organics by volume. Didn't have enough long fiber sphagnum or any peat on hand, so I also milled some dried pillow moss and added that to the clay. Should be interesting to see what difference, if any, it makes in a couple of months. So far the clay has been holding tight to the glass, without any signs of cracking, slipping, or sagging. Hopefully things will stay that way. The viv has been seeded with tropical springtails and orange isopods.
An incomplete plant list. If you can't tell, I kind of have a thing for ferns.
Adianthum sp. - NOID maiden fern
Anubias nana 'petite'
Cryptanthus sp.
Davallia parvula
Doritis pulcherrima
Microsorum thailandicum
Microsorum pteropus (trident and windelov)
Pellaea rotundifolia - button fern
Pilea 'tiny tears'
Hemionitis arifolia - heart fern
Pleurothallis allenii
Plagiomnium sp.
Schistochilum sp.
Selanginella plana
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Riccardia sp.
Ruellia makoyana
Marchantia sp.
Conocephalum sp.
Macgravia sp.
Microgramma vacinnifolia
Tectaria (quercifilix?) zeylanica - oak leaf fern
Various mosses
Restrepia striata, Bulbophyllum pardalotum, and Pleurothallis brighamii will be added once they arrive.
Sorry for the long winded post. Any comments and criticisms are greatly welcome.
Having trouble posting pics for some reason...
An incomplete plant list. If you can't tell, I kind of have a thing for ferns.
Adianthum sp. - NOID maiden fern
Anubias nana 'petite'
Cryptanthus sp.
Davallia parvula
Doritis pulcherrima
Microsorum thailandicum
Microsorum pteropus (trident and windelov)
Pellaea rotundifolia - button fern
Pilea 'tiny tears'
Hemionitis arifolia - heart fern
Pleurothallis allenii
Plagiomnium sp.
Schistochilum sp.
Selanginella plana
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Riccardia sp.
Ruellia makoyana
Marchantia sp.
Conocephalum sp.
Macgravia sp.
Microgramma vacinnifolia
Tectaria (quercifilix?) zeylanica - oak leaf fern
Various mosses
Restrepia striata, Bulbophyllum pardalotum, and Pleurothallis brighamii will be added once they arrive.
Sorry for the long winded post. Any comments and criticisms are greatly welcome.
Having trouble posting pics for some reason...