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  • #61
:)

By the way, your setup is very nice.
I like the wave you create in the terra with the plants and moss!
 
  • #62
LOL! I'll pretend it was deliberate. ;)

Here are a couple random pics. I still need to cut and fit the "duplex" wall, and figure out how to alter the heating without using much power.

Sorry they're sideways. I'll fix it during lunch. The latest Photobucket app update messed something up.

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Spider web in back, not mites.

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  • #63
What's that last pic of? Looks like petiolata.. very nice whatever it is!
 
  • #64
N. spatulata x ovata.
 
  • #66
I got it and the black vent. hybrid from ... a friend ... in exchange for the Aldrovanda in the pondarium he's watching for me.
 
  • #67
Duplex done.

....orrrrr not. I just looked over and saw that there is a sizable gap by the door. Drat.

Well, anyways, here are pictures of the latest modification. I realize now that I have a real problem: too much Sphagnum. I need to identify the various colors and forms first before I start thinning it. In the meantime, it's all in the brightest spots I can give it to help it color up.



HL

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LL

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The tag says its N. ventricosa. The spots say something else. I'll wait for the pitcher to color up.

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  • #68
It's ventricosa. The common red form typically gets these spots and marking on it, though they often get faded out by background color.
 
  • #69
Sounds good. It's the second ever vent I've ever admitted to liking. Ssshhhhh! Now there are three: this one, "Porcelain" and that BE one, something with a fancy dark peristome. I have on my currently-in-pieces computer.
 
  • #70
I fixed the gap, and there is a big bottle of water in the freezer. It won't be ready for tonight, but will tomorrow. Time to somehow locate my thermometer. Or just get a new one. For the LL side I was thinking of installing a small ceramic heater. With a GUARD! I've already had a personal close encounter with one, melted skin is NOT fun.

Who can have an update without pictures? Not me, not today. ;)

N. amp. Brunei red x harlequin snuck up a basal.

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N. robcantleyii is *finally!* recovering from a long bout of aphids.

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Really lousy snap grab shot of the U. longifolia showing off it's long leaves.

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Wow, that was fast. The taller Neps on the LL side already have tans. Lookit N. truncata x Viking, wow!

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  • #71
I know, there are quite a few plants that look pretty crappy. This is because they spent a while under a single CFL. This new setup will change that. The updates I am posting are to document those changes. ;) I already have a coue stubborn plants showing signs of wanting to pitcher.
 
  • #72
This week I got eggs for some ephemeral crustaceans: giant seed shrimp, beaver tail fairy shrimp and two different color forms of Triops cancriformis. I put the seed shrimp in a water cup to try first, these I have had some success with before. They're going to go into the water basin under the plants. This will, of course, rule out pesticides, I'll find a workaround. I'll let the shrimps build up a decent population before I start the Triops because they'll eat the shrimps.
 
  • #73
A couple more update pictures. I was facing the lights when they came on this morning. Oh, I was AWAKE, let me tell you!

N. robcantleyi is recovering very quickly.

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U. longifolia showing off. It's sending runners all over.

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"Enfant Terrible" again

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N. Jacquelineae (spelling?) is also recovering nicely. I may see pitchers soon.

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Finally, N. (probably alba) is making colored leaves again. Nice! I'm hoping N. mikeii follows suit soon.

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  • #74
dang.. that tank is big pimpin'! I've always wanted to make something like that.
The plants look great KT!
 
  • #75
Thanks, Mass!

Everything is plucking along. I only lost one plant. Sadly, I failed to notice that the media under the U. humboldtii was rotted, and it all liquified. Big bummer! The U. alpina went dormant. This is new, to me, wish me luck in getting it through this stage!


Guys, don't be shy. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. I love to discuss, rather than ramble. ;)
 
  • #76
I think everyone is jealous.. I know I am.
 
  • #77
He he he!

C'mon, man. Who's got the whole room converted to a grow room? And what all does he got growing in there? Still love that veitchii candy stripe. I'm hoping that my veitchii looks just as pretty. This terra is Ok for now, but when they all
Start growing in earnest, I'm going to have some big problems in there.
 
  • #78
In the windowsill I have a couple succulents. I think baby toes is a neat plant. The tube- (toe-) shaped leaves are normally packed a bit closer together, and have a really neat feature. They all have clear windows on the end, allowing light to enter the inside of the gel filled leaf. I love the flowers!

I put in the terrarium up high temporarily to help with flowering.

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  • #79
Never seen one of these before.. thing is crazy looking!
 
  • #80
Hey, guess what! I've been wanting a laptop for ages, and now I got one, Yay! Even better, this means that I now have internet access for my camera. :boogie:

Here are a bunch of update pictures.

The whole left side of the HL half looks marvelous. Ferns, Sphag, purple shamrock (some kind of Oxalis).

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U. longifolia

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U. Iforgetitsname "Enfant Terrible"

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Dischidia pectinoides rotted out, but it's an air plant, and it's proving it's mettle here. It's alive and blooming.




I temporarily forgot the jewel orchid's name, it's the alba form. Here are the small but very pretty flowers.




N. robcantlyeii is recovering and coloring up a nice pitcher.




N. veitchii HL from Hose Mtns looking good. SG!




N. hamata x platychila is back in the groove




N. ventricosa x densiflora







N. spatulata x ovata




N. itsnotgracillimaitssomethingelse is coloring up beautifully. Pitcher soon!




Heli heterodoxa x minor is starting to grow a new pitcher. I don't dare look for roots, but I assume that it's working on them.




N. mikeii is coloring up and inflating pitchers again.




*gasp* N. jacqulinae (I know I spelled that wrong) is inflating a pitcher!




N. maxima formerly eyemae is also inflating




Mach, I think this guy came with the Utric. What is it? Don't just day "a snail." :lol:




I L-O-V-E to decorate.

 
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