new highland setup

[adilevi424@gm]

Hey all

Planing for a long time to build a new highland setup (my rajah is just to big for my current one)
old setup

here is a pic of what i am planing for my new setup
I used google sketch program to build a 3D model of my setup(you can see 2D pic below)
components
Ny old cold plate system
misting system monsoon rs400
Lighting 250 W MH maybe i will change it to 400 W
the back window facing east so the plants will get morning sun with natural light most of the day
going to build background on the right wall (not sure yet on how it's going to look)
Going 2 add waterfall also near the cold plate

hight 130
width 110
3 windows one on the back and 2 on the front

So what do you think ,anything I should change add
any comment will be appreciated

Adi

 

[adilevi424@gm]

update

front window

back

glasses for the front window

 

[mass]

Where'd you get that cold plate? And how does it work?

 

[carnivoure12]

So after four years where is the N. rajah now?

 

[CreatureTom]

I bet thats going to look amazing!

 

[mylesG]

your rajah is a beauty of a plant and it looks like your new setup is going to be spectacular.

I'll be pulling up a chair to see this setup take shape. a waterfall in the terrarium sounds so trabquil

 

[Thagirion]

I'm looking forward to your youtube video once this is done. Good to see you here.

 

[adilevi424@gm]

Where'd you get that cold plate? And how does it work?

sorry for the late replay(got married on Thursday )
I bought all the parts (cold plate ,compresor.... and weld them together)
you can see how i have done everything in this old link
http://forum.petpitcher.com/showthread.php?t=1412

carnivoure12


So after four years where is the N. rajah now?

currently it's in my greenhouse(if you can call it greenhouse ) outside getting lowland temps
it will be back in the new setup once it's up and runing

 

[Heli]

congrats on getting married! you have some insane plants and I like your setup idea. I was wondering what temps you get in your current setup?

 

[adilevi424@gm]

update

on my to do list

1.seal the terrarium
2. building background+waterfall
3.set up misting system (monsson rs400)
4.set up fans for air flow
5.cover the terrarium with wall paper
6.i am sure i am forgetting something

 

[Nepenthesis]

Whoa... That's nice!

 

[mylesG]

you have me anxious for the next update each time i come in here.

when you say wallpaper, what type of material are you using?

 

[adilevi424@gm]

I found out that i am 2 lazy to build the background again from nothing,
so i used my old terrarium background
I still need to fix it so it will look better+ need 2 add few plants and some moss.
well the terrarium is sort of finished.
I had 2 seal the terrarium (it made of Polystyrene) so i wont have water leaks from the bottom.

here is the background(currently look like crap- but it will chenge,i might redo the all thing)

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things to do
1.misting sytem
2.pump for the waterfall+filter(takes the watre from the bottom of the terrarium-around 10 cm of water(Hight))
the water also help to keep temps and humidty
3.add few fans for air flow
4.new plants for the background(also fixing it )
5.add the rajah

 

[Nepenthesis]

Great stuff?

Instead of having the cooling plate on the foam, maybe you could cut into it and put the plate against the wall? I think it would look much better that way.

 

[adilevi424@gm]

update

sorry for nopottingng sooner(got married ....sdidn'tnt have time)
currently finished adding the misting systmonsoonson RS400 working every hour for 60 sec)
i have added waterfall(had way 2 many problems with it )resolved most of them
the pomp that feed the waterfall also supply water 2 the background wall (need 2 drippingiping system that will keep the wall moist)
I might change the lights from 250 MH to 400 MH(the terrarium is next 2 a window so i got also natural light all day-facing east)
still got few things to do (wallpaper,maybe adding more fans,fix the lower lvl of the terrarium curredon't i dont use it...)
here a few pic

asdon't can see i dont use the right side-need 2 add lightning for that side

and here a few new plants




mantalengajensis

platych

peltata

and an old one
vent X tm hopefully with the new condtions the plant will start showing some bigger pitchers

Adi