Edward's terrarium for HL CPs.......
 

Hello guys.........:smile:

After spending three hours today, I finally completed my first HL terrarium. Pheww.....anyways, I plan to put my (Secret Nepenthes) in this terrarium and any HL CPs that I get in the future. The dimensions of the styrofoam box is roughly 2 feet in length, 1.5 feet in width and 1.2 feet in height.

I know it kinda looks crude......but I just used a simple knife to cut and shape the whole terrarium!:biggrin:

Ok......:smile:

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Top view of the terrarium.

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These are ventilation holes. Located on the sides of the boxes, total four of these holes. I use styrofoam cubes to plug the holes. These holes are to ventilate the whole terrarium during the daytime. I plan to leave all four open during the day.

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Side view of the terrarium.

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Comparing the terrarium with my hand......beside is the handy knife that I used to dice the whole terrarium.....:laugh::laugh:I mean cut.....


Notice the plates in the terrarium filled with water? If you are wondering what they are for, I am actually trying to increase the humidity of the terrarium first. It should be ready tomorrow for my HL CPs. I also filled the floor with perlite.

Any suggestions to improve the terrarium will be greatly appreciated. I hope all of you guys can give me an idea how to improve the terrarium, although not now. I do not want to use any electrical items at all.

More updated pictures of the terrarium will follow tomorrow when it is ready.:smile:

Thanks

Cheers

Re: My terrarium for HL CPs.......
 

Its December already, your secret nep is N. rajah. You can't fool me. Nice setup, Edward. I'm planning to grow both HL and LL plants together.

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Hahaha....Aaron, I said end of december......and it isn't rajah. It is genlisea repens.:smile:

By the way, the ventilation holes are about 8 cm in length and 7 cm in height.:smile:

Thanks for the compliment, Aaron.:smile:

Cheers:smile:

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Good job Edward,Your secret nepenthes wand other HL plants will love it.

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Thanks for the comment, Ali.

Now I must grab some more HL CPs.....

LOL......I just realised that someone changed the thread name to 'Edward's terrarium for HL CPs'......I wonder who did that?

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Hi Ed

Nice tearrarium........So what did you use for the transparent plastic?????? And where are you placing your terr??????

2 questions....

So what neps are you growing in there or at least wanting to grow there....

And..............WHATS YOUR SECRET NEP!!!! I hope i didn't miss it somewhere since i haven't been around for a couple of days....So what is it?

Ken

Ken

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Edward,

Unless you are really tight on money, I suggest you replace the plastic sheets with 2 cut acrylic. You can get them from most places dealing with advertising/signs. A 5mm thick sheet shouldn't be expensive.

You can stick them to the foam box by double-sided tape.

Choong

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Hi, kenneth.....

For the transparent plastic, I used the plastic packaging from the toilet rolls. It is the plastic covering the cover. For the sides, I am using the wrapping plastic used for food.

I am putting it near my sliding door where it gets the best light but the temperature is around 26-28 C.

My secret nep is nepenthes alisaputrana x fusca x kinabalueis x lowii x rokko x rafflesiana x truncata x edwardsiana.

Cheers

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kltower, I am using double sided tape to stick the plastic. I tried using stapler, and it came off in a jiffy.

Kenneth, forgot to tell you, I think I will put some HL neps and some other CPs like darlingtonia and heliamphora. If I get them........

Cheers

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Hi Ed

I see you're using almost everything i use for my terrarium hahaha.........Anyways........seriously whats the nep?

Ken

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Nepenthes primuliflora.

Cheers

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=_=

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Nepenthes muscipula.:laugh:

Cheers

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Pretty cool... :) Sorry but I'm a bit new to the concept of higland terrariums.. What is used to provide the cooling..? Are you installing a cooler inside your set-up..? thx.

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I do not want to use any electrical system........since it is rather small for a cooler, I use ice bottles. Tropicana 1.5 liter bottles, two of them the whole day before switching in the night with two freshly frozen TROPICANA BOTTLES AGAIN.

It is cheap and easy and obviously, no electrical extras......hehehe

Cheers

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Hmm.. THat's very interesting.. :laugh: Wait, stop! Don't go around giving me ideas.. :tongue: But has anyone successfully used this method to cultivate HL neps..?

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Oh, yes. Fauzi, an advisor uses this method to keep his realllllyyyy HL neps cool. Those HL neps are like hamata, jamban and a few other highlanders.

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Hi

Well i can't say succesful too since i too just started using this method recently but i took the temps of it inside and with around two 500ml bottle and it goes down at night to ranging between 13-18C.

The cool thing doesn't stay all the way i think because when i wake up in ther morning which is roughly 6hours after that the temp inside is 23C and the bottle is still a little cold so i guess it stays at 13-18C for around 5-6 hours?Which is more than enough:1thumbup:

Ken

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Well, kenneth, mine stays cooler longer. About 8 hours.

Why did you post four times?

Cheers

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Oh.... I see..........

Anyways sorry bout that i too have no idea why that even happened....Maybe when i edited somethings happen...

Ken

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Now the terrarium is 100% juicy to use...:laugh::laugh:

https://forum.petpitcher.net/attachme...1&d=1228645059
Me secret nep:tongue:

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Me secret nep.....again:tongue:

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Here is so that I don't confuse myself with which block is which....:laugh:

Cheers

Re: Edward's terrarium for HL CPs.......
 

Great progress, edward.. Is that the Secret nep..? :laugh:

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Nice.....

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ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When in the world are you gonna tell your secret nep hahahaha..................................

Ken

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Just tell them, edward. Your secret nep is ...

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Yeah....thanks for the comment.


Aaron, no telling! You are absolutely wrong about my nep.:1thumbup:


Cheers

Re: Edward's terrarium for HL CPs.......
 

if its not that, then its north.... or low.. or raj..