I posted this in terrarium forums...however, visitors there seem too little compared to the vft forum. So since majority of my plants are VFT's. I am reposting here. I am still waiting with the materials after 2 hrs since I posted...just sitting at the computer to know if this is how I should start
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Hi guys,
Finally after all that planning and searching. I have made the move. As posted on the other forum, I first had an ikea greenhouse. but now, after purchasing some CP's from Keehns carnivores, I returned the 20$ mini greenhouse and bought these. The materials are in hand, and I am RIghT NOW...as I write planning on starting the build. I hope you guys can pop in fast and help me.
here are my materials:
1) a tank from Pj's pet store : 14$ CDN incl tax
I want to start small and cheap...so here is a small aquarium.
2) Here are my substrate materials:
peat moss : 4 $ CDN
perlite: 4 $ CDN
3) Here are the inhabitants:
i) My 2 week old walmart VFT ..now seeming to fluorish properly
in the background is an airplant : 2$
4) the new comers are here:
from Keehns carnivores in BC, presenting: 1 B52 VFT, 2 typical vft, 1 drosera capensis sundew
very good packaging
ooooo....I am sooo excited.
missing in pics is a crate of aquafina pepsi de-mineralized water which I plan on using TILL snow time when I can collect snow for natural water.
Now this is what I plan on following as instructions::
http://www.the-venus-flytrap.com/howtoplantaterrarium.html
Please tell me if those are good instuctions.
I plan on first putting a 1 inch perlite layer. Then mixing 60/40 peat moss and perlite.
then I would water it with a full or half 500 ml aquafina water.
then I would make way in the mixture to pot the plants.
Is this ok? can i do it this way?
Please reply asap....I am waiitng for your opinions experienced CP growers. I am very very excited....I just want to start off makign it right now ...also becos I am worried that something will happen to the new plants. however, they seem to have enough moisture and are well packaged. Yet..they look floppy and need to be potted asap.
please help.
cheers,
vraev
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Hi guys,
Finally after all that planning and searching. I have made the move. As posted on the other forum, I first had an ikea greenhouse. but now, after purchasing some CP's from Keehns carnivores, I returned the 20$ mini greenhouse and bought these. The materials are in hand, and I am RIghT NOW...as I write planning on starting the build. I hope you guys can pop in fast and help me.
here are my materials:
1) a tank from Pj's pet store : 14$ CDN incl tax
I want to start small and cheap...so here is a small aquarium.
2) Here are my substrate materials:
peat moss : 4 $ CDN
perlite: 4 $ CDN
3) Here are the inhabitants:
i) My 2 week old walmart VFT ..now seeming to fluorish properly
in the background is an airplant : 2$
4) the new comers are here:
from Keehns carnivores in BC, presenting: 1 B52 VFT, 2 typical vft, 1 drosera capensis sundew
very good packaging
ooooo....I am sooo excited.
missing in pics is a crate of aquafina pepsi de-mineralized water which I plan on using TILL snow time when I can collect snow for natural water.
Now this is what I plan on following as instructions::
http://www.the-venus-flytrap.com/howtoplantaterrarium.html
Please tell me if those are good instuctions.
I plan on first putting a 1 inch perlite layer. Then mixing 60/40 peat moss and perlite.
then I would water it with a full or half 500 ml aquafina water.
then I would make way in the mixture to pot the plants.
Is this ok? can i do it this way?
Please reply asap....I am waiitng for your opinions experienced CP growers. I am very very excited....I just want to start off makign it right now ...also becos I am worried that something will happen to the new plants. however, they seem to have enough moisture and are well packaged. Yet..they look floppy and need to be potted asap.
please help.
cheers,
vraev
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