pics of my ceph

[jack]

my ceph tank A 5 gallon hex tank with compact flo. bulb equivalant to 100 watts.

a 2 inch pitcher.

my Drosera hamiltonii

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[Captain Hamata]

Nice pictures. How long have you been growing your cephs?

 

[thbjr]

I don't think I've ever seen blue ones like that.
NICE!!!!!

 

[jack]

thanks, I got it as a dime size plant 4 years ago

 

[Clint]

That's interesting. Looks mauve.

 

[vraev]

well done! Nice ceph tank. very very great for a nice neat center piece of any living room.

 

[BuddhistAdam]

i like the way you planted yours into a natural setting...looks beautiful!!!

 

[siccmade]

Wow now I know how I want my ceph setup...****** SETUP

 

[LLeopardGGecko]

Very cool and compact setup. How do you manage the water table?

 

[jack]

I have 2 inches of lava rock I use as my water table, Then 6 inches peat/perlite mix. I transplanted into this terrarium last year and after 3 months of nothing the plant just took off. there is at least 6 growth points and my largest pitcher was 2 inches long! not bad for a typical. The tank picture was taken last year after transplant so the pitchers were smaller then they are now.

 

[thbjr]

Well then, by all means, give us an updated picture.

 

[JB_OrchidGuy]

Yeah yeah yeah. What he said! Your giving me ideas. I have a ceph in the GH that is not doing a whole lot and I need to do somethign with it.

What do you use for lights??

 

[jack]

I use a 20 watt compact flourescent light bulb

 

[siccmade]

I just bought that eclipse tank and a 26 watt blue daylight CFL, (equiv to 100watts normal)

I just wanted to know why you kept that flter pump tube inside there and did you end up removing the metal plate behind the light fixture?

 

[D_muscipula]

wow the ceph is blue thats pretty cool.

 

[Clint]

Why do people always say what a CFL is equivalent to? That never matters.

 

[JMurphy97]

I like that a lot. It looks blueish/gray kinda. Did you buy just any ceph or was it special like that black one over where ever in Europe? I really want that black ceph too by the way.

 

[jack]

Jlap, Its kind of like the metric system. 25 cm doesn't mean as much to me as 10 in. 20 watt cfl doesn't mean as much as 100 watt equivalent. I know how bright a 100 watt bulb is. As for the type of ceph. its just a large typical and the blue tinge comes from the light source.

 

[siccmade]

Jack did you remove the metal reflector behind the CFL?

 

[jack]

siccmade, I left the reflector on, its a tight fit putting in the bulb, but I thought it would prevent the plastic from melting. I thought I would use the filter tube to pour in the reservoirs water but then decided to take it out and just water from the top.