Updated 7/7/07
This is one of my carnivorous plant terrarium, which is a 10 gallon fish tank. I grow cephs, a heli, pygmy sundews and my Petiolaris complex sundews in this one.
What I did when I set up my terrarium is I placed a submersible aquarium heater in the center of the bottom of the tank. The heater is set at 72°F. I then placed four 1 1/2" high supports in each corner. I then placed an under gravel filter plate on top the supports. I then covered the filter plate with aquarium gravel. This left me with an open area were the heater sits under the filter plate. I then filled up the aquarium with water just below the top of my gravel. From time to time I replace the evaporated water so that it's level stays just below my gravel.
I do not cover the entire top of the tank. I have a 2" gap the entire length of the terrarium. I use a Tropical Aire Humidifier to help circulate air and increase humidity. You would not need the Tropical Aire Humidifier if you bought a bubble wand or large air stone disc to place under the filter plate with the heater. Something I did not think of before I bought it. The humidity in the tank drops to around 60% during the day. At night the humidity reaches around 90%.
The lighting I use to use for my carnivorous plant terrarium is 2 - 15 watt florescent lights. I use 1 Hagen Aqua-Glo bulb and 1Cool White bulb. The bulbs get changed once a year, at different times.
I updated my lighting and now use 1 - 40 watt 67,000K / 10,000K Sunpaq bulb and 1 - 15 watt Flora Sun bulb.
I set this 10 gallon tank up mainly to propagate cephs.
It is a 10 gallon tank. It has an under gravel filter plate with stones placed over it. This way I do not need as many stones, so the tank is lighter, and also if I want to keep water in the tank for more humidity, it now has a reservoir created by the filter plate. Currently I have no water in the tank.
For the lighting I use 1 - 40 watt 67,000K / 10,000K Sunpaq bulb.
The last 10 gallon tank is one for my Pings.
It is a 10 gallon tank. It has an under gravel filter plate with stones placed over it. This way I do not need as many stones, so the tank is lighter, and also if I want to keep water in the tank for more humidity, it now has a reservoir created by the filter plate. Currently I have no water in the tank.
For the lighting I use 1 - 96 watt 6,700K Aqualight Power Compact Fixture.
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