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new heli growth

jbradt

stretch.... yawn...
Hey all,

The newest pitcher on my heterodoxa x minor opened up a few days ago. It's got a lot of red coming out. It's never been this red in the past. This is a good sign, right?

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6473356067/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6473356067_4bbd20b62f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6473354555/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6473354555_3e84027df1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

Thanks for looking.
 
Yes thats a great sign ;) Did you upgrade your lights?
 
Nope. Same lights just much closer. Thanks, Heli.
 
Heterodoxa x minor

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6490449947/" title="DSCF1646 by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6490449947_9fdfff1f25.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCF1646"></a>

nutans

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6490452187/" title="DSCF1648 by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6490452187_de96e22ba1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCF1648"></a>
 
They are all looking great! Hows the tequila?
 
They are all looking great! Hows the tequila?
Well, it hasn't deteriorated. I think it's doing pretty well. I haven't seen any movement yet, but I figure it could take a while after the transition and all.
 
Gneiss!
 
Thanks, Scott!
 
some new pics from today. everything's showing really good growth and the colors are starting to really come out.

here's the whole terrarium:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6572479521/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6572479521_2c7ec691b2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>


heterodoxa x minor mother plant:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6572604175/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6572604175_599f2d6542.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6572481755/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6572481755_f8366b59a6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

hetero x minor divisions
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6572610949/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6572610949_2fbf955664.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6572612493/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6572612493_d50a81d11a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

nutans... holy red batman:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6572608967/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6572608967_97cec74550.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

minor:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6572606183/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6572606183_3cfa2ae918.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

the new(ish) tequilla division, finally starting to show the shadow of a new pitcher coming up:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6572614227/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6572614227_7253d84ee4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

thanks for looking. any thoughts/advice/questions always welcome!!!
 
  • #10
Excellent performance Jb, the only area of concern I see at this point is the need for more room LOL

very well done!
 
  • #11
Excellent performance Jb, the only area of concern I see at this point is the need for more room LOL

very well done!

Thanks, Butch!

LOL... Part of the original point of this tank was practice for setting up my 29g tank (which will soon be empty of fish) in a similar manner. Should be plenty of room in there for quite some time to come.

I've been thinking lately about the humidity. It's been staying at 95% or above consistently. But then I was wondering if this is too high. I put in a second fan (in an exhaust position and it lowered the humidity to around 90% which dipped to around 85%. Realistically, for this set up, what would be the "ideal" humidity to shoot for?

Temps at this point are 66-68 during the day, 48-52 at night.
 
  • #12
IMHO a constant 95 is indeed way too high.... I believe a humidity differential much like a temp differential is desirable.

I dont have any hard data but a 60-75% day and 90% night seems to be good for helis, turning fans off at night will take care of the high end.
 
  • #13
Wow, good to know. I've been shooting for way too much. Thanks again Av!
 
  • #14
IMHO constant anything is not good long term.... be it seasonal changes or day/night, change needs to occur in most plants.

While Ive never really had day/night changes in temp, Ive always had it in humidity....
However, I do have a considerable seasonal temp variance....
 
  • #15
Looks great! How are you keeping the temps so low? Do you have a cooling mechanism or are they in a cool part of your house?
 
  • #16
IMHO constant anything is not good long term.... be it seasonal changes or day/night, change needs to occur in most plants.

While Ive never really had day/night changes in temp, Ive always had it in humidity....
However, I do have a considerable seasonal temp variance....
That makes a lot of sense. I'll have to start putting some thought into that.

Looks great! How are you keeping the temps so low? Do you have a cooling mechanism or are they in a cool part of your house?
In a cool part of the house. I heat with a pellet stove, so I just close the door to the room the plants are in.
 
  • #17
Newest pitchers on the minor and tequilla.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6583661961/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6583661961_1904ef2d7a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6583747823/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6583747823_5012d0ba1d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>
 
  • #18
I took some new pics today. Everything seems to be doing really well. I've been slowly dropping the humidity. It's now getting down in the low 80% range during the day and with the temp drop gets up into the high 90's at night. I did this by adding a bigger fan in the intake position and adjusting it's position relative to the holes in the glass. My goal is to get it to dip into the upper 70's during the day.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6647512543/" title="Untitled by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6647512543_2cf1952a4d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a>

minor:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6647515601/" title="Minor by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6647515601_86212b0121.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Minor"></a>

hetero x minor
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6647518167/" title="Hetero x minor by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6647518167_e77d94029d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Hetero x minor"></a>

nutans:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6647519031/" title="Nutans by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6647519031_75e3e50963.jpg" width="384" height="368" alt="Nutans"></a>

tequilla:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6647522059/" title="Tequilla by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6647522059_cc4d37537f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Tequilla"></a>

heterodoxa x minor divisions:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6647524935/" title="Division 1 by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6647524935_0e5ecb39aa.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Division 1"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68317550@N06/6647528749/" title="Division 2 by jdbradt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6647528749_6413e825d4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Division 2"></a>
 
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