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Greenhouse surprise
- Thread starter Lil Stinkpot
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Wolfn
Agent of Chaos
Lil Stinkpot
Lucky Greenhorn
jimscott
Tropical Fish Enthusiast
My thoughts exactly!
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thez_yo
instigator
Yeah that blue is amazing!
I hope I'm able to resurrect my U. gramminifolia culture and get it to bloom someday. I have a nephrophylla that's been working on a stalk for what seems like weeks now, it will only be the second Utric I've had bloom.
I'm still wondering what Katie means by top watering. My cultures are OK but some seem to have stalled now and aren't doing much. Most of my smaller Utrics are in undrained deathcubes and get reflooded as the water levels drop below the surface but perhaps there's a way to charge them up? Has anyone ever misted their Utrics with mild urea free orchid fertilizers? Is deeper substrate better than shallower?
Edit:
while trying to pinch some remains of my U. gramminifolia from under the sphagnum in the crab tank to restart it, I managed to actually capture a baby vampire crab (apx 1/32" - 1/16" leg span)! Now I have two projects for the evening! LOL
I hope I'm able to resurrect my U. gramminifolia culture and get it to bloom someday. I have a nephrophylla that's been working on a stalk for what seems like weeks now, it will only be the second Utric I've had bloom.
I'm still wondering what Katie means by top watering. My cultures are OK but some seem to have stalled now and aren't doing much. Most of my smaller Utrics are in undrained deathcubes and get reflooded as the water levels drop below the surface but perhaps there's a way to charge them up? Has anyone ever misted their Utrics with mild urea free orchid fertilizers? Is deeper substrate better than shallower?
Edit:
while trying to pinch some remains of my U. gramminifolia from under the sphagnum in the crab tank to restart it, I managed to actually capture a baby vampire crab (apx 1/32" - 1/16" leg span)! Now I have two projects for the evening! LOL
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Lil Stinkpot
Lucky Greenhorn
They are in 8 oz plastic dixi cups with a hole punched in the bottom. I keep the tray as full as I can, and when I water, I do it from above, filling the cups. The media is pretty thick and mucky, and it takes a day or so to drain into the tray beneath. 
Doing it this way has reduced the amount of green carpet moss in on top, and the Utrics have exploded.
Doing it this way has reduced the amount of green carpet moss in on top, and the Utrics have exploded.
