Vivarium project with live plants.

[Bigdaddy]

Well I've had my 18x18x24 Exo-Terra rain-forest setup for 3 weeks and already had an itch to get rid of the plastic plants. I did some homework and off to Home Depot i went , Got 2 Bromeliads ,1 Alocasia Polly , 1 Golden Pothos and some Irish Moss. Let me know how you think it looks and should i use some organic fertilizers or are they not good for the Animals? The first picture is my original setup. , , , , , , , , ,

 

[Pendragon]

Hi mate,

I don't bother with fertilizers, just incase, though I do put a drop or two of plant food in the water.

Also I tend to keep the plants in their pots, this helps keep the soil in the pots at a different dampness to the substrate for plants with differing watering requirments. It's also easier to take the plants out and replace with new ones if the need arises.

Jay

 

[Bigdaddy]

Thanks for the tips Jay , i will try a few drops of plant food in the water.

 

[wwjbd33]

I have basically the same plants as you and have had it up and running for about 8 months without fertilizer or plant food. So far everything is thriving I have had to cut back my pathos many time to keep them from taking over the tank

 

[Bigdaddy]

Good deal wwjbd33 , did your pothos vine around something? I'm trying to get mine to grow around a few branches i have in the tank. Thx for the heads up on the fertilizer. I made a video on how i did it check it out.............http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIxHuTT1CVg

 

[cilatusguy]

that is beautiful !!!

did'nt know those beautiful plants exsisted

 

[cilatusguy]

By the way,

could you post some pictures of the finished terrarium?

 

[Bigdaddy]

Thank you cilatusguy , here are some pix's