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Old 24th March 2009, 11:24 AM
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to add a bit of greenery to my office. i embarked on a small project. i bought a small and simple aquarium with nice curved edges, an overhanging light and filled it up with some small pitcher plants and lots of mosses. then i decided to add a overhanging wall, and planted some orchids, moss and airplants on it. here is the result.... what do you guys think, or ??




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Old 24th March 2009, 12:20 PM
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WOW Soon!!!!!!! SOOOO NICE TERRARIUM............What neps did you throw inside? And nice moss on the surface..How many inches of soil do you put? Looks to me to little for an adult plant Anyways it would be nice if you explained how you did that..Its too beautiful hahaha

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Old 24th March 2009, 12:39 PM
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i see the wall is wet, do u run some kind of pump to pump water up to the top to make it wet ?
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Old 24th March 2009, 02:07 PM
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Good way to fengshuied the office.

What did you throw in?
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Old 24th March 2009, 02:35 PM
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thanks for your kind comments. it doesnt cost much to do this: aquarium and lights about 130-140. throw in some small plants and that's it. the wall is made from the usual roadside tree bark, the moss is given to me when my friends went to camerons and pluck them from the roadside. the orchids are small ones, given as well.

i mist them twice daily, there is no watering system but the terranium keeps the humidity well.
the plants inside are: N merriliana x alata, N veitchii, N albomarginata, N truncata, N sanguinea, N ?viking x tiger, N macfarlanei. may add more depending on how well they grow. i feel that a bit more light will be better for the plants.
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Old 24th March 2009, 03:50 PM
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Great job! I think its going to get crowded in there, but very cool for now! The bark and the moss on the back wall is a nice touch and really helps make it look more 'natural'. ~
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Nice terrarium.
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Old 24th March 2009, 04:55 PM
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Thats one nice terra.
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Old 24th March 2009, 07:01 PM
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It's a for me, but I do agree with Shawn that it is going to get crowded in there when the neps grow up. Until then it looks great Doc.!
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Old 24th March 2009, 07:48 PM
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try to get other type of CP which no able grow so tall... if not i think you have trim the nep once they grow big....
anywhere nice setup ....^^
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