i got it put up in my new residence i have to flip the socket but other than that it is done it has a HPS bulb in it now but i will alternate with a MH see my happy plants. the lower shelf is just regular lights
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Sweet, Stan!
How are the frogs liken' it? What's in the deli containers on the right (and don't you dare say fruit flies...) This weekend, I think I am having to invest in an aquarium. I'm afraid my fish are going to suffer from the low temps. I worry every night, all night. Got to get them out of there! I'm also afraid I may need new plants. :(
Your setup looks great!

I didn't realize you'd moved! :wink:
So you're back in Rochester? Where abouts?

Looks good, I begin my construction tomorrow night. I will hopefull be able to post photos of it soon.

Looks great Stan! I love the double-decker setup :clap:
Also looks like you got more space out of the move... :poke:

Y'all are helping me -
I need a "plan" that will work, and then maybe we can proceed on my end.

yea heather i moved 2 weeks ago to fairport ny also the delicups are fruitflies :unsure: but they dont get out that much. yes marcus i have lots of room. i have 20 plants comming in the next two weeks :D

Fairport! Ai!
Make sure you get out some!

Haha, amused I can recognize FF culture. Hm, perhaps fate?
Perhaps that is a good sign. Frogs soon? Maybe....

frogs gotta eat! if you want i can send you one just so you can get used to it :poke: put it on your dresser :D

i have 20 plants comming in the next two weeks :D

NICE!! So what did you get?? :poke:

Hey Stan, How high is that light above your plants?

Stan, your MH light setup and plants all look great! :clap2:

frogs gotta eat! if you want i can send you one just so you can get used to it :poke: put it on your dresser :D

The flies, not the frogs right?
Ok.

Mosquitoe larvae gross me out, by the way. But man the wee feeshies love 'em!
Learning, learning...!
Let me get the fish set up first ok?

So nervous...

Actually Stan, I do see one problem with your setup... I will be the bearer of bad news, all these nice people here don't want to tell you.....










YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FAIRRIEANUMS... WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??????

well marcus i have 2-5 vietnamense,bellatulum alba,micranthum,some phal species,leucochilum and some otherso and the druryi and nivium i got today from TADD!!
TADD the light is exactly 3' from the top of the bench and by the way i have one faireanum alba :cheeky:

frogs gotta eat! if you want i can send you one just so you can get used to it :poke: put it on your dresser :D

The flies, not the frogs right?
Ok.

Mosquitoe larvae gross me out, by the way. But man the wee feeshies love 'em!
Learning, learning...!
Let me get the fish set up first ok?

So nervous...

yea heather i will send a fruit fly culture you can put it in your livingroom :poke:

Cool I didn't see it's foliage in the photos.....walks off to investigate...

It looks great, Stan!!!! :clap:

Lots of room for more plants!!

Looks great Stan!

congratulations!

nyorchids your set up looks great! I love to view the way you all grow slippers - the Heather like cleanliness ...
Mang

the Heather like cleanliness ...
Mang


oooh, I'm an adjective now! :D

nyorchids your set up looks great! I love to view the way you all grow slippers - the Heather like cleanliness ...
Mang
not even close but thanks.... heather is silly clean she uses the dust magnet cloth on her leaves :poke:

she uses the dust magnet cloth on her leaves :poke:

I indefatigably deny that.

i though you use the magic dust wand :poke:

Stan:
Are you fruitfly the big ones or the small ones. Are the flightless mutant lab flies that you can culture with malt vinegar with mash potatoes and a sprinkle of yeast? How do you keep them from drowning in the mash potato mixture?

Paphman

Stan:
Are you fruitfly the big ones or the small ones. Are the flightless mutant lab flies that you can culture with malt vinegar with mash potatoes and a sprinkle of yeast? How do you keep them from drowning in the mash potato mixture?

Paphman

i have a mixture i made up that seems to work well but yes the main ingredient is patato flakes/sugar/yeast. the flies do not drown its like a jello substance or pudding. i culture wingless and flightless and both sizes melanogastor and hydei

Hi Stan:
Your orchids will grow very fast and they will reguire more watering. I like your setup and my setup is very similar except I have a 5 foot wire mesh to keep the cat out.

Paphman

I have a 5 foot wire mesh to keep the cat out.

Paphman

Can you tell me more about the 5' mesh? What's it like? How do you get in to care for the plants? (Or, could you post a photo? I'd love to see.)

Hi Paphgirl:
The 5 foot mesh is the stuff used in construction for stucco. I use the metal bands used to hold wiring cables to hold the fence up. It is attached to a stand used to hold your extra clothing and I hang the lights from it. All my plants are on the ground and I water them twice a week. I just unhook the metal bands and remove the wire mesh so I can water them. The cat was still playing with the leaves of the orchid so I bought some fine mesh that his paws could not get into mesh and it worked. So far my Paph rothschildianum seedlings are growing like weeds under 400 MH on for 12 hrs a day.

Paphman910

Hi Stan:
Your orchids will grow very fast and they will reguire more watering. I like your setup and my setup is very similar except I have a 5 foot wire mesh to keep the cat out.

Paphman
i have noticed some extra growth and 4 more in bud! also i dont let my cats in the basement. you are right about watering they do dry out more quickly with the 400 watt HPS

Y'all are making me so jealous (no, make that envious & admiring) of your growing setups (you & Grandma MC), I guess I need to get moving & set up my own growing area for the fall. Right now, I go outside & it's cooler, & I look at the plants to be moved in-yikes, there's too many! And I was too late picking up some fans (I went to the Home & Garden center to get a narrow, upright fan & they said they shipped them all off to the DC Armory for Katrina victims-yes, I know they need them more than my plants do). Kudos to you for setting everything up so efficiently, I think the pebbles underneath make everything look very natural & jungley...Thistle

Linda - just do it!
I waited too long on something today with disastrous results! :(
Before you know it, we'll have snow. Hate to say it, but around here, temps are dropping drastically fast! You're next!

Linda, your plants will thank you for the lights and they will be so much happier!

my light has already improved my plants in two weeks! it was the best 150$ shipped i ever paid!

Y'all are making me so jealous (no, make that envious & admiring) of your growing setups (you & Grandma MC), I guess I need to get moving & set up my own growing area for the fall. Right now, I go outside & it's cooler, & I look at the plants to be moved in-yikes, there's too many! And I was too late picking up some fans (I went to the Home & Garden center to get a narrow, upright fan & they said they shipped them all off to the DC Armory for Katrina victims-yes, I know they need them more than my plants do). Kudos to you for setting everything up so efficiently, I think the pebbles underneath make everything look very natural & jungley...Thistle

honestly thistle the bench was a big lots special50$ and i lined it with plastic and put gravel down so there is always water in it for humidity. and the light system and bulbs were 150 shipped! i think the guy has more also! i try to be thrifty :D

Hey Stan, I have forgotten, how long have you been growing for? I think you're doing great!
Can't wait to get my light up!

i have been growing for 2 years

Well H, don't leave us in suspense what was disastrous?

Well H, don't leave us in suspense what was disastrous?

I'm a terrible mother! :( I should have gotten my fish inside last weekend. Too cold. Lost three. Down to two, who are now living in the dining room in a rubbermaid tub. See? I tell you guys, I kill anything that isn't a slipper!

Getting aquarium today.

Just buy a small little bowl, or are you getting more fisheeees? At least the poor buggers didin't feel any pain, just went to sleep.... Like the elder people of the Eskimo tribes.... Go to sleep one night nice and warm, the family leaves with the fire in the night.....ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZ------------------------------------------------------------------- :evil:

Just buy a small little bowl, or are you getting more fisheeees? At least the poor buggers didin't feel any pain, just went to sleep.... Like the elder people of the Eskimo tribes.... Go to sleep one night nice and warm, the family leaves with the fire in the night.....ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZ------------------------------------------------------------------- :evil:

*note to self*
Don't sleep near Tadd....
:D

Aww my wife says the same thing every night...I think it is for different reasons though.... "Guess That's why they call me Stinky Pete...." What movie?.....

....Eskimo tribes....

Inuit. The PC term is Inuit.

Kyle

"Guess That's why they call me Stinky Pete...." What movie?.....

Toy Story 2!!!!!

Thanks Kyle I am so not PC..... More of a laptop....


YES!!!! Theresa.. Prospector Pete.... What an awesome set of outtakes at the end of that one....

Well, I've finally set up a shelving unit in my sunroom (thanks to you guys), it's 14' x 16' , on the south wall, I've put 4 OMAR shelves from IKEA (36.25" x 14"x 36.25"), w/ 3 sets (2 each) of 48" shoplights-the shelf is right next to the s-facing window, w/ the fluorescents underneath & 2 taller lighting units (Target) w/ 3 60w cf bulbs on the ends. I pushed my kids ( & their TV watching) onto the west & north walls, w/ a sofa & loveseat, (& a few tables & plants-paphs, a bird of paradise, hibiscus, bromeliads)...I will try to figure out how to post pics this weekend...I'm trying to move everything inside...Linda

Do posts pics, I would love to see them! :D

Congratulations and good luck with your new set-up. One small suggestion: you may wish to put up a sheet of mylar on your walls. This will greatly improve reflectivity of light to the benefit of your orchids and protect your walls from water sprays etc.

I've heard mylar is a good thing to have on walls in an artificial light set up. Any recommendations on where to get mylar? Stuff from Home Depot OK? Thanks!

Nice setup Stan !! Your orchids look very happy !

I've heard mylar is a good thing to have on walls in an artificial light set up. Any recommendations on where to get mylar? Stuff from Home Depot OK? Thanks!

I got mine from Walmart, very cheap and not as expensive as the real ones but they still work. :D