Just some random grow chamber pics

[Flip_Side_the_Pint]

heres some random pics I snapped

You can see my merriliana is taking over, I love it

for reference my GC is about about 36" cube.

Looks Drew pictures in a thread starter, who woudl haev thunk?

 

[Flip_Side_the_Pint]

 

[Flip_Side_the_Pint]

I need to make a bigger one....

 

[seedjar]

Ooh, I like it! I've wanted to build something like this for a long time now... I don't have any plants that are touchy enough to really need it, but an expensive setup is a great excuse for expensive plants, right? Did you build this one yourself?
I'm curious to know about your lid in particular - do I see glass between the chamber and lights there? Right now I have my terrariums (fishtanks) covered with cheap transparent vinyl and gaffer's tape... not the most effective hood. I'd like to put some kind of lid on them but before that I think I need fans and humidifiers... I digress. What kind of light do you use for something that deep? I'm guessing it's no shop light.
~Joe

 

[Flip_Side_the_Pint]

yea I built it myself. the "lid" or toep pane of glass is 1/4" glass pane I had cut at the local glass shop. then I used ruber weather stripping to seal it.

The lighting is MH.

Edit: well right now I'm running spiril flourescents, until I get the replacement bulb for the busted MHbulb I have...MH bulbs can be expensive!

shoudl be here soon.....

 

[FedeAbra]

I like it! I like when we have to re-make the plant position in the tank to let them get the max light.....::

 

[Drew Mcclain]

Umm those look like Nepenthes growing in there? Ahaha just kidding Jess nice job building the chamber

 

[Treaqum]

I definatly need to do something like that but for highland plants in general

 

[Clint]

lucky! my 75 gallon lowland tank is only 18 inches wide!

i'd rather trade length for width anyday!

any chance we can get some closeups?

 

[Flip_Side_the_Pint]

thanks for the coments guys. I was expecting to get flammed. HAHAH.

Don't worry a bigger even more automated one is in the works.

Well my batteries died last night when I took these. But I'll definatly take some more angle and closer shots when I can get to the store to purchase some more batteries.

 

[ilex]

Can you tell us more about it? Which materials did you use for the sides?

I'm also building one and I'm interested in anything I can learn before it's too late...

http://www.petflytrap.com/cgi-bin....y191000

 

[FlytrapGurl]

Quote[/b] ]Looks Drew pictures in a thread starter, who woudl haev thunk?

......*stare*

 

[Flip_Side_the_Pint]

the plywood is 1cm thick and I sealed it with marine expoxy paint. Its built on a table I had laying around. What else do you want to know specificly?

FTG, don't worry, drew and I are good friends in RL and I like to zing him for never posting his pics in the actual thread starter...

 

[RainforestGuy]

What's a growth chamber?

Just kidding, living in Hawaii has spoiled me as going outdoors is my growth chamber!

But love your set up and wouldn't mind making one so I can be a couch potato and not have to leave my TV set to care for my nepenthes.

Michael

 

[FlytrapGurl]

FSTP, it's not that... it's all the typos that made me stare.