new ummm plant and water thing

[Delphinus]

My problem is I start thinking about what I want to do and I start going overboard with it. I want something I can move all my broms into and I end up planning out this 4' - 5' trapezoidal thing that would need to be custom made and ... and .. and .. I stop it there because there are other things that need attention first. But one day, look out!

[Kryptic4L]

i got the exo terra light on it right now, but I will just go ahead and assume thats garbage. Perhaps some suggestions ? Also if you know where to go around town to find some good plants for the purpose please let me know.

[Pescador]

The exoterra light (with the 2 bulbs) is good, I have it on mine. I supplement with a few hours of halide but I have to watch the temps of the frogs.
Two of the exoterras lights (4 bulbs) would probably be plenty.
For plants I tried to make a basic list of suitable ones mostly from the dendroboard and orchidboard forums and looked for small plants at nurseries, and garden centers.
Here's a list of some Vivarium Plants
The broms came from Hawaiian Botanicals in Richmond, they have some nice stuff.
Paramount Orchids here in Calgary has a ton of stuff but I had a hard time finding suitable orchids for my viv, I have one still kicking but no flowers.

[Kryptic4L]

thanks for the response, I guess supplimenting my light with a spare pc fixture just might do the trick.


I will have to look into the plants...

[Delphinus]

Orchids are a tough sell in a viv, most don't prefer the constant wetness you'll get. Some will probably do well but it's tough finding them.

I might have some mini brom pups that I could set you up with.

You won't find much for mini broms locally in the stores. It's pretty bad for that around here. Just the huge broms (which are nice, but usually too big for vivs). There have been times I've been tempted to ask the zoo for pups of some of their collection (they have some really nice miniatures in their collections )

[LeeR]

http://www.paramountorchids.com/Main.html

orchid place in calgery.. just ask for mini orchids that would do well in a terarrium... they should know what your talking about.

[Delphinus]

So I checked the name tags of the two miniature bromeliads I have that could I could snip a pup off. Neoregelia lilliputiana, and Neo. lilli x Elton. I could snip these off if you wanted something to start with.

What I'd really love to get my hands on is a Neoregelia Fireball and a Vriesea racinae. If you do some mail-order for broms and you happen to notice these available please let me know, we could pool the order and save a bit on shipping if you were into that.