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Vivarium Cage (H45cm x W30cm x D30cm) |
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VIVARIUM:
Vivarium is built with a cage for some small animals and/or plants. It is better one to control an environment such as air and water, including wind, temperature, humidity, pH and etc.
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Vivarium Cage (H45cm x W30cm x D30cm) |
PLANTS IN VIVARIUMS:
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Ground-Bromeliads (Cryptanthus sp.), Tank-Bromeliads (Billbergia 'Fiesta'), and Fern (Asplenium nidus cv. Avis) |
Platycodon (Campanula sp.), Tank-Bromeliads (Catopsis sp.), Ground-Bromeliads (Cryptanthus sp.), and Carnivorous plant (Pinguicula cv. Weser) on mosses. |
STRUCTURE OF VIVARIUMS:
This is basic structure of my vivarium cage.
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CAGE |
Glass cage is used, because it is easy to do cleaning. Take care any scratch, if you use acrylic cage. |
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GROUND |
I'm using composite media of pumices and charcoal chips. |
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LIGHT |
General Aqalium light (about 15W) is used at top of cage. I use this in 8:00AM-1:00AM. |
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WIND |
An Air Fan blow room air to cage from top side. This works 15 minutes in each 1 hour all day. |
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WATER |
Cage keeps about 4cm (1.5inchs) depth water. |
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AIR TO BOTTOM OF CAGE |
An Air Pump at out of cage and a Bottom Filter at bottom of cage are used. Silicon tube is used transmitting air from air pump to bottom filter. Bubble of this will stir water in cage. |
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OTHERS |
Dead wood is used for epiphytes. And living mosses are used on ground. |
APPLICATIONS:
COLOR OF LEAVES
I'm trying to make leaves of Tillandsia to red color. Following example is a succeeded case in my environment. This T. ionantha was one of specimens in the clump, which all specimens are colored GREEN. When it leaves from clump, I put it on a dead wood in a vivarium in same room. After it, some leaves of this specimen colored RED! Another specimens in/out of the clump are colored GREEN yet. NOTE that I couldn't assure it in all case of vivarium. Because it is only one case with individual factors. This shows only possibility to color artificially.
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Red colored leaves at near a light in vivarium. (T. ionantha) |
Location of T. ionantha in vivarium with air fan and light. (Air fan; 15 minutes in each 1 hour all day. Light; 18W 8:00AM-1:00AM) |
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