chibae
An orchid fancier with a CP problem
Okay, my current setup consists of a three tiered, large grow rack enclosed with Plexiglas but with gaps at the corners and an open bottom, no glass (so I covered the rack with plastic). This rack has hinged doors so it's hard to totally enclose. I also have a large enclosed tank in the same part of the basement. During normal day to day use the tank has daytime humidity of 75% and nighttime of 85%. The grow rack has a daytime of 50% and not much of an increase during the night. Both have a daytime temp of 75f and a nighttime of 65f.
In the tank I currently have pitchering: hamata, vogelli, diatas, glabrata, two aristo crosses, sib, and hamate x venti.
In the grow rack I have maxima, red leopard, and my weird mirabillis that thinks it's not a LL plant.
Yesterday I "almost" completely enclosed the center part of the grow rack with plastic. In the front, for when the doors are opened I have overlapping plastic strips to help conserve humidity but allow me to reach in. My goal is to be able to raise the humidity high enough to be able to move some of the larger neps out of the tank to the rack. So far I found the following. 3:00PM 60% and 76f, 7:00PM 60% and 76f, 10:00PM (3 hours after lights were off) 70% and 70f, 1:00AM (don't ask why I was awake) 75% and 65f, 6:00AM 70% and 70f, 9:00AM (3 hours after lights on) 60% and 75f.
The space is 4' x 2' x 30" high. Lit by 2 4' long T8 shop lights and I have 2 computer fans running in there.
Would any of my listed species have issues acclimating to these conditions? I could finish enclosing the space but then I think I would need to find a way to cool it as I'm afraid the temps would rise to high.
In the tank I currently have pitchering: hamata, vogelli, diatas, glabrata, two aristo crosses, sib, and hamate x venti.
In the grow rack I have maxima, red leopard, and my weird mirabillis that thinks it's not a LL plant.
Yesterday I "almost" completely enclosed the center part of the grow rack with plastic. In the front, for when the doors are opened I have overlapping plastic strips to help conserve humidity but allow me to reach in. My goal is to be able to raise the humidity high enough to be able to move some of the larger neps out of the tank to the rack. So far I found the following. 3:00PM 60% and 76f, 7:00PM 60% and 76f, 10:00PM (3 hours after lights were off) 70% and 70f, 1:00AM (don't ask why I was awake) 75% and 65f, 6:00AM 70% and 70f, 9:00AM (3 hours after lights on) 60% and 75f.
The space is 4' x 2' x 30" high. Lit by 2 4' long T8 shop lights and I have 2 computer fans running in there.
Would any of my listed species have issues acclimating to these conditions? I could finish enclosing the space but then I think I would need to find a way to cool it as I'm afraid the temps would rise to high.