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caseyhoo 24th January 2011 02:29 PM

Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
Setup a small tank to keep drosera. Live spagnum moss planted for 2 weeks+ and drosera just planted a day before the photo taken.

Lets see what is outcome after 1 month. Cross finger that drosera will doing well (live sphagnum moss is no problem inside the tank) .

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ofIMG_2165.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ofIMG_2166.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ofIMG_2169.jpg

Harris Azariel 24th January 2011 02:38 PM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
very nice!
those red sundews and the green sphagnny moss really hits the spot!
keep us updated :)

caseyhoo 24th January 2011 03:05 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Harris Azariel (Post 38100)
very nice!
those red sundews and the green sphagnny moss really hits the spot!
keep us updated :)

Thanks for nice word.

But, if able put few nice wood/stone inside it and play with landscape, it would be perfect... Dreaming... :shy:

edmund83 24th January 2011 03:15 PM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
cool man... Wat the setup inside the tank?

Time to show your knowledge from aquascaping liao...

caseyhoo 24th January 2011 03:51 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by edmund83 (Post 38107)
cool man... Wat the setup inside the tank?

Time to show your knowledge from aquascaping liao...

There is no special setup in the tank. Just there is 2 water overflow hole (around 2 cm from bottom of tank) at 2 side of the tank. Water/topup water untill water is overflow out from those 3 hole.

Receive few hour direct morning sun.

edmund83 24th January 2011 04:37 PM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
Oic... lets wait for another month to know the result

Harris Azariel 24th January 2011 08:45 PM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
for me,u dont need to add any more decorations since its already a beauty to me!
what sundews are in there?




:1thumbup::1thumbup:
Harris

sooxiwei 25th January 2011 12:09 AM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
that's purely amazing, I need to quit fish to make something like that:smile:

caseyhoo 25th January 2011 02:14 PM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
They are just D. capillaris, D. intermedia cuba, and D. burmanii

NepNut 26th January 2011 12:18 AM

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nice !! :1thumbup:

caseyhoo 26th January 2011 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by NepNut (Post 38282)
nice !! :1thumbup:

Robert, thanks for nice word...

Since I have encouragement. May setup more such tank in future.

tanpan 21st February 2011 11:46 AM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
u use nature sun light? no use the T5 light?

caseyhoo 21st February 2011 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tanpan (Post 40745)
u use nature sun light? no use the T5 light?

Yea, nature sunlight. Lazy and dont want to setup it at home. Beside that, my wife know that CP will attract more insect. So, it is no no for my house. ;)

caseyhoo 5th March 2011 06:05 PM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
After a month +, time to update the tank status.

Left corner of the tank
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2286.jpg

Right corner of the tank
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2285.jpg

D. burmanii that growing nicely in the tank. In the photo, you can see 2 death burmanii. That 2 is the only loose so far.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2291.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2288.jpg

D. capillaris grow a lots and it is flowering!!!
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2290.jpg

D. intermedia 'cuba'. 2 of them is flowering as well... Looking forward for them to produce offshoot and full of them
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMG_2289.jpg

paphioboy 5th March 2011 06:46 PM

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Very cute... :)

Felipe_Steinthaler 7th March 2011 04:54 AM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
Nice drosera and terrarium, with invisible walls *biggrin2*

kentosaurs 7th March 2011 06:03 PM

Re: Terrarium using small cheap plastic tank
 
I'm probably gonna start one for myself but wondering what CP to put in a 14 inch tank....If its drosera i'm scared its not bright enough caused it used to be my aquarium

hobstrabbie 4th September 2012 11:37 PM

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Are the red ones flowers? They look beautiful! What are they called? :D


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