My Drosera terrarium
 

So, I got hold of some Droseras now instead of sticking to just Neps. I grow them in another Exoterra tank similar to that of Cephalotus and Pings'. But almost all the plants have reverted to green. Even the paradoxa petioles have all turned green except for the traps. I wonder if it is due to the type of lighting that I'm using. Please advise if there's anything wrong with my setup guys. TIA!

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2478/drotank.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3790/droseracoll.jpg
These are the common species, most of you would already have them in your collection. :smile:

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

The setup looks ok but the light needs to be increased. Lack of pigmentation in the leaves occurs when the light is low. The adelae that you have there will thrive witht he lower light levels but many of the others prefer stronger light for optimal growth. You could simply raise the trays that the plants are in so that they are closer to the lights. Just be carefull no to cook them with the heat from the lamp.

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

Noted Adam! I'm on the lookout for both PL lights and T5 lights. Will look into the local hardware store this weekend. For now will have to put up with monotonous green :(

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

Nice and neat setup. :)

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

I thought they need to be much closer?Where did'ya get the terrarium again????

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

Hey,it looks really nice and well arranged.

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

Yes, but they will fry. Coz my perlite bits turned brown on my Ceph, so guess what? The Cephs are back out in the garden again. Instead I was thinking of adding an additional light source on the drosera tank. Two light bulbs will compensate for the light intensity by distance between plant and light source.

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

If you don't mind a suggestion, you can place a small computer fan to blow across the space between the light and the terrarium. That remove quite a bit of heat. I've done that with my terrariums and it works. That way I can place a higher wattage bulb or place the lighting closer to the plants.

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

remember if you do that... get a glass to cover on top of the tank... to avoid the wind from fan.

Re: My Drosera terrarium
 

Thanks for the tips David and Edmund. I do have a small computer fan but I'm using it for my planted tank at the moment. I will get another one soon when I upgrade the tank to a bigger one, since this terrarium is designed for retaining humidity for fauna and I realise the dimensions are too small for the fan to blow without being sidetracked into the terrarium (small area does cause considerable moisture loss, my sundews lost their dewyness after only a couple of hours) :spinning: