Recent content by loki89

Hi the effect of light spectra on plant growth is a pretty complex issue. I can't answer the question fully but I can help point out some of the important factors. To make things a bit easier lets split the problem into smaller, more manageable parts. 1. How does the spectrum of light (colour)...

I will describe the separation of basal shoots from a N. Ventricosa x Ampullaria plant and the subsequent attempt at planting them on their own. The Nepenthes plant in question was bought from one of the popular suppliers in the UK and arrived growing skewed and with one basal shoot already...

Thanks for the info, I've had a look around the net and it looks like that's exactly what it is. I'm going to leave it alone for now and maybe separate it once the plant has settled into it's new vivarium. Ok thanks for letting me know. So is it enough to just provide high humidity and wait...

Hi everyone The time has come to move the plant to a larger set up as it has outgrown the small vivarium. Fortunately I have just finished building a larger one. Before I go on to describe the new set up I have a few questions and comments about the old one and the plant itself. Firstly let's...

A quick update on the progress. I've installed a small cooling fan in the vivarium. It's a 5V 3x3 standard fan for the Raspberry Pi and it is virtually noiseless. I've hung it inside the tank just high enough to not be visible. The air hits one of the glass sides and prevents condensation, I've...

Thanks for the advice. Just to clarify, by siding you mean something outside of the vivarium to prevent photosynthesis of the algae? Or did you mean putting a layer of something like live sphagnum around the sides inside the vivarium? I'm building a much larger vivarium which will hold this...

Hi I have recently built a small terrarium to accommodate a single Nepenthes plant. The challenge was to achieve a stable environment in a small volume with conditions appropriate for N. ventricosa x ampullaria while keeping the cost as low as possible. Below is a picture taken just after the...