Introducing Wolfn's Indoor Terrarium

[Wolfn]

I am proud to introduce my first proper indoor terrarium. It's a ten-gallon tank with a 125 watt light on top. The sides are lined with white cardboard and aluminum foil. Temperature is a steady 85 degrees (with a drop at night when the light is off).

I am growing the following plants successfully in the terrarium:
* Dionaea muscipula "Low Giant"
* Heliamphora minor
* Cephalotus follicularis
* Nepenthes singalana
* Drosera capensis "Narrow"
* Drosera filiformis "Red"
* Drosera adelae
* Pinguicula agnata "El Lobo"
* Pinguicula caerulea
* Pinguicula tehuacan
* Genlisea lobata x violacea
* Utricularia calcifida
* Utriculara graminifolia
* Utricularia livida


Exterior of the terrarium:

The reflective panel on the front can fold down to reveal the interior:

Brief look at the interior:

Cephalotus (went from green to red within a few days of being placed inside the terrarium):

Drosera capensis "Narrow":

Tropical section (Nepenthes singalana, Heliamphora minor, Genlisea):

Heliamphora minor with Drosera filiformis "red":

Pinguicula caerulea (with some pine needles on top since caerulea tends to grow in pinelands)

So, what do you think?

 

[Exo]

I think you got yourself a fantastic setup, everything looks so.....happy!



Only one tiny issue....N.singlana and the ceph may find day temps of 85f to be a bit to high in the long haul....the H.minor might not like it either, but I hear minor can grow in lowland temps...so I'm not entirely sure.

 

[Soopaman]

Wow, lotta light you got there!

As long as the plants like it, that's all that matters. Please keep us updated on how your N. singalana does! (good choice, btw) Mine is growing very slow and I'm not sure how happy it is with my conditions, it hasn't even pitchered yet.

 

[lizasaur]

Oh, WOW!!!
It's so neat and clean and organized, and set up extremely well!!!
Everything looks great and happy, too!

 

[jimscott]

How much does that light cost?

 

[Smitty]

about 95 dollars

 

[Wolfn]

How much does that light cost?

The entire light was about $93 (free shipping). I also bought an extra bulb for $30 because some of the Amazon comments says that their bulbs arrived broken so I thought it would be safe to have a backup.

 

[Wolfn]

Wow, lotta light you got there!

As long as the plants like it, that's all that matters. Please keep us updated on how your N. singalana does! (good choice, btw) Mine is growing very slow and I'm not sure how happy it is with my conditions, it hasn't even pitchered yet.

One of the baby pitchers is starting to open up now

 

[Dexenthes]

Very well balanced choice of plants, and that terrarium looks stellar.

I hope to see it all grow in vigorously!

 

[nightsky]

Definitely update us in a few months. I'm betting you get fantastic colors with that mega-light!

 

[Wolfn]

I made some space for another pot and I ordered some Byblis liniflora seeds. So in a few months, I'll have a Byblis in the terrarium too