Since I just made some major changes to my growing tactics and conditions, I thought I should start a thread. Originally, my Heliamphora was all kept with the rest of my Highland Neps as well as all of my other indoor CPs, which is still how I have them, but it is now more that all my other plants are kept with my Helis. I am now gearing my setup to be optimized more for the Helis than for anything else. I have also majorly cut my growlist over the past little while, to make room for more Helis, and a few other very rare CPs.
Before:
Conditions:
Daytime Temps- 78-80F
Nighttime Temps- 65-70F
Humidity- 60-65%
20 Gallon Long Terrarium, with occasional misting with spray bottle
4ft shoplight- 2 32W soft white T8 bulbs
After:
Conditions:
Daytime Temps- 70-72F
Nighttime Temps- 60-65F
Humidity 85-90% with lots of ventilation and air circulation! Two cooling fans are used, one pointing in and one pointing out. Humidifier output is right next to the fan that points in, so that the cool, humid air is blown into the terrarium, and circulated a bit before being sucked out by the second fan.
Exo-Terra Terrarium
Exo Terra Compact Fluorescent Hood- 18" 2 26W 2.0UVB bulbs (Exo-Terra)
4ft Shoplight- 2 32W soft white T8 bulbs
Reptifogger-soon to be replaced with a better humidifier that has a larger water tank
2 Cooling fans- just plain computer fans wired onto separate transformers
Here's a short video that sort of pans through the terrarium and shows the cooling system: (you have to click on the picture to go to it)
Before:
Conditions:
Daytime Temps- 78-80F
Nighttime Temps- 65-70F
Humidity- 60-65%
20 Gallon Long Terrarium, with occasional misting with spray bottle
4ft shoplight- 2 32W soft white T8 bulbs
After:
Conditions:
Daytime Temps- 70-72F
Nighttime Temps- 60-65F
Humidity 85-90% with lots of ventilation and air circulation! Two cooling fans are used, one pointing in and one pointing out. Humidifier output is right next to the fan that points in, so that the cool, humid air is blown into the terrarium, and circulated a bit before being sucked out by the second fan.
Exo-Terra Terrarium
Exo Terra Compact Fluorescent Hood- 18" 2 26W 2.0UVB bulbs (Exo-Terra)
4ft Shoplight- 2 32W soft white T8 bulbs
Reptifogger-soon to be replaced with a better humidifier that has a larger water tank
2 Cooling fans- just plain computer fans wired onto separate transformers
Here's a short video that sort of pans through the terrarium and shows the cooling system: (you have to click on the picture to go to it)