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Hi Guys,
It has been a long time since I have been on the board! Some of you might remeber my 65 gallon viv, probably not though since it was 5 years ago, well I built it out of plexiglass and it has seens it's last days and is not holding water any more. I have taken out all of the rocks and will be replacing them in my new Exo-Terra 18x24x36"tall, I have had exo-terras before and have loved them so I am confident that the new tank will last longer than 5 years. I have learned a lot about what not to do over the last 5 years and think I can make a better enviroment this time around.
I have decided to not use the large piece of wood stump in the new tank because it took up too much room, I am going to use a simple cork bark/tree fern interspersed with rock formations on the back wall and have the full rock wall on the left wall. I also am not going to use the water feature this time around because I want more open ground for leaf litter for microfauna culturing.
I have a few questions, which is better, cork bark or tree fern for climbing vines and epiphites? I did not have any luck with the plants covering the rocks, which I guess is probably a good thing since I put so much work into them. This time around I would like more green on the back wall. I would like to add some orchids but am worried that the climbing vines might overtake them? should I use corkbark for the areas where I want to put orchids and treefern for the climbing plants/moss?
I had ficus pumilio in the old tank and it eventually took over to the point that it just about killed everything else, so I am never using it again!
Will java moss overtake orchids?
I am going to buy a king Mist misting system this time around because I got really sick of having to hand mist 2-3 times a day. Is the no drip add-on a neccesity?
I know I am forgetting a lot so Im sure I will be asking more questions.
It has been a long time since I have been on the board! Some of you might remeber my 65 gallon viv, probably not though since it was 5 years ago, well I built it out of plexiglass and it has seens it's last days and is not holding water any more. I have taken out all of the rocks and will be replacing them in my new Exo-Terra 18x24x36"tall, I have had exo-terras before and have loved them so I am confident that the new tank will last longer than 5 years. I have learned a lot about what not to do over the last 5 years and think I can make a better enviroment this time around.
I have decided to not use the large piece of wood stump in the new tank because it took up too much room, I am going to use a simple cork bark/tree fern interspersed with rock formations on the back wall and have the full rock wall on the left wall. I also am not going to use the water feature this time around because I want more open ground for leaf litter for microfauna culturing.
I have a few questions, which is better, cork bark or tree fern for climbing vines and epiphites? I did not have any luck with the plants covering the rocks, which I guess is probably a good thing since I put so much work into them. This time around I would like more green on the back wall. I would like to add some orchids but am worried that the climbing vines might overtake them? should I use corkbark for the areas where I want to put orchids and treefern for the climbing plants/moss?
I had ficus pumilio in the old tank and it eventually took over to the point that it just about killed everything else, so I am never using it again!
Will java moss overtake orchids?
I am going to buy a king Mist misting system this time around because I got really sick of having to hand mist 2-3 times a day. Is the no drip add-on a neccesity?
I know I am forgetting a lot so Im sure I will be asking more questions.