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Old 9th August 2010, 10:53 PM
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Default My nep "prison" ^_^

Just sharing some experience for setting up a tiny scale nep "prison". My intention is to setup a place just for L/L neps where it'll be always wet and humid. This place will be fully automated interms of watering via water springkler and mister/fogger powered by water pump and controlled by timer.

Specification :
Dimension : 17ft (width) x 30ft (length) x 9ft (height)

Shading net : Altenate Green (70%) and Black (50%).

Water Tank : 100gal (actual capacity ~80%)

Water pump :
1) Submersible pump - 0.3hp, 0.7 barr pressure to pump water springkler
2) Centrifugal pump (external) - 1hp, 2.5 barr pressure to pump mister/fogger

Springkler Nozzle : 18 pcs

Mister/Fogger Nozzle : 22 pcs (4-way) 10 pcs (1-way)

These are the pics... this project started in early July and it's now completed. I'm in the process of transfering the prisoners... errr plants to the new place now...

Building infrasturcture


I rented a place behind a house if you wondered...
















Structure and Shading - Done !! Next watering system....


Installing Automatic Watering System




Installation - Done !!


Water springkler Nozzel (360 Degress)


4-way Mister/Fogger Nozzle (Pic) [1-way Mister/Fogger Nozzle also used for the outline of this structure]


Testing and commissioning.... trust me you will need an umbrella...


Cleaned up the place and make sure the springkler system is working... at least the floor is wet....


Now the fun part.... misting/fogging test run....
Before.....


After....


Setting up and arranging tables/rack and moving in prisoners.... to be continued.

Thanks for viewing... pls share any comments and ideas, it's my first nep prison.
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Old 9th August 2010, 11:36 PM
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Default Re: My nep "prison" ^_^

Woah...It looks like there turly no return for you Robert from the nepenthes world...Building stuff here and there....Just set up a nursery la
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Old 10th August 2010, 12:46 AM
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Wahhh....(jaw drop) you has taken it to the next level...again. A really huge project as i had envisioned. You gonna need to hire a few bangla to help you take care of your plants

Just wondering...why do you need both the sprinkler and misting/fogger when one will do? And how much it cost you.

Empty lots at the back for phase 2(HL) project kah.
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Old 10th August 2010, 06:12 AM
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temp and humidity - any readings taken before and after the misting. For such setups intermediate neps will be happy to be the "prisoners".
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Old 10th August 2010, 09:28 AM
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Yaaaaaeeeeehhhhh Robert! As Kent says, surely this is a sign of the terminal illness 'nepitis'! May it be a lifelong case! Hee, hee, hee. Somebody just called me yesterday and offered another greenhouse that they no longer use...free for the moving! I explained that it's been a few months since we put up the last one and the rest are already overflowing so I'm headed over to have a look today!

Hey, I don't have any better plan (yet) but I used those zip-ties for my irrigation lines as well and yesterday noticed that they have all become brittle and are 'snapping'. Just something to think about before the place is too full to get a ladder in!

So, when are you coming up with your truck? I need some space - and you've got it now!

Congratulations!
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Old 10th August 2010, 09:42 AM
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Oh, E-N-V-Y !!
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Old 10th August 2010, 10:53 AM
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amazing job, im so envious about this setup... my collection is getting large and watering
them daily has been a chore, its takes about 1hr of my time daily just to do it.... im so
glad that its the rainy season here so that gives me a lot of break from the watering and
more time admiring the plants. But im so desperately in need of some watering setup
and yours is an inspiration for me. Hopefully I can have my own watering system done
before the summer comes next year. Oh please do post photo when you have finally
transfered the prisoners.
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