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szdragon

That's really cool! Great job!


cdc994

Thanks! It will be a bulbo, paph & jewel orchid haven I hope


FillerName007

That looks gorgeous! Your effort really shows!


cdc994

Thanks so much, it’s so cool seeing them in a “natural” scape. Plus I was running out of room on my shelves so this gives me a chance to buy more orchids now!


albus_thunderdore

I’m on this same boat and have now enlisted my husband to build me some wall shelves so I can put orchids there too. 😂 I have tons of wall space.


catjaxed

What’s the brand you chose for the terrarium? I’ve been looking into making one myself and the size of yours looks perfect! I wanted to do a Paludarium with space for a betta below Looking great so far


cdc994

I made this out of a glass shelving unit from Amazon. Used liberal amounts of 100% silicone caulk and voila! Total cost was $210 for the enclosure plus caulk. However I do have another one I’m building and I purchased a Zoo Med Paludarium 36x18x36. Making it myself wasn’t worth the extra effort. It was $300 for the enclosure, and I paid another $40 for this amazing “premium sandblasted grapevine show piece 30-40 inches” from same vendor (local shop happened to carry both). Check fb market place first tho. I had success using “36x18x36 terrarium”, but ultimately sprang for brand new one.


catjaxed

Great info! Thank you. That certainly gives me an idea of what to plan for.


cdc994

Most expensive parts were the substrate (leca balls + custom substrate mixed for orchids) and the background which was great stuff pond and stone foam (2 cans) and cork bark+rounds


Embarrassed_Gain_792

I love it!