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05-03-05, 11:48 PM
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Yeah my tank is a 33. I will definately try the air plants, but i don't think i'll have room for the jocobs ladder as i just got a pothos and another philodendron.
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05-04-05, 07:22 AM
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You can find air plants real cheap on Ebay. Dont over water them or they will rot. Most of the time humidity alone is good enough for them with the occassional misting.
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05-05-05, 01:29 AM
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That's cool, i didn't realize you could order plants on ebay. ^_^
I have a concern about humidity, which is how to keep it up. I read another post about humidifiers, are they really nessesary or can i maintain the humidity with misting twice a day?
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05-05-05, 08:33 AM
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I started using cool mist humidifiers over the winter and have found that they are probably not necessary during the cooler months. We had some hot days during April in which I started using them again. The hotter it gets the more crucial humidity is. So if the temps start going up to around 75-78, I start misting a bit more and also turn on the humidifiers. A lot of factors come into play such as where you live and the house/apartment. I live in upstate NY and my house is older and tends to hold humidity in pretty well over the winter – so a couple of misting during the day keeps the humidity up just fine. Temps during the winter usually are around 70-72F with a 9 degree drop at night. So I don’t use the humidifiers during that time. Over the summer I will most likely have them on. I will post a pic later tonight of my setups with the humidifiers in place.
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05-07-05, 10:30 AM
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I just recently bought a Zoo-Med humidifier and I think they are great however you need a fairly large bowl and fairly deeps for it to work. It is very hard to raise the humidity when it is colder out, well at least hold it, however like roo said when it is warmer out it is great to have!
I find if you have a good 4" substrate and mist twice daily, in the morning and evening, the humidity stays around 70-90%.
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05-08-05, 12:32 AM
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well i have a good deep substrate.
I'm having a bit of a problem though. I'm getting mushrooms. I have a small white one and this little green ones that are almost the colour of snot.
I mean i like mushrooms and think they are one of the cooles plant/things but i'm not a 100% on them being safe to be in my tank.
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05-08-05, 12:33 AM
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you got mushrooms! wow thats crazy, that has never happened to me before
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05-08-05, 01:12 PM
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that has happened to me. It usually happens when you don't let the soil dry out between mistings. Also note that mushrooms are fungi, meaning they live of dead or decaying matter, you might want to double check your substrate ore replace it. Most mushrooms are toxic, highly.
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05-08-05, 06:26 PM
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A way to kill all the bugs and what not on moss is to "drown" it. Take a bucket or large bowl and put the moss in it put a rock or somthing heavy on top of the moss. Then fill the whole thing with water so its fully submersed and keep it in the water for 24 hours at the least. This will kill all the bugs and the moss will still stay alive.
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05-08-05, 07:03 PM
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You are a genious! Lol! so simple yet passed right by me, awesome idea, I will try that immediately!
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05-08-05, 08:58 PM
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well it is triple mix, meaning it's clay, peat and manure.
isn't it normall to have things decaying, i mean, all the dead leaves and what have you.
oh and by the way, the drowning method rocks, your so clever!
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05-09-05, 12:02 PM
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To a certain exten rotting is fine, but it is to my understanding that if mushrooms grow, it means the air is stagnant, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I just know that most mushrooms are toxic to humans even, imagine what it could do to an animal that is an inch or two long.
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05-09-05, 03:34 PM
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ok,, so if i clear out the stangnant air, they should go away?
I don't want them in my tank, cause i think they would be bad for the chams. I just think they're cool in their own right.
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05-09-05, 06:42 PM
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I think they are a potential risk yeah, my suggestion is to possibly replace the substrate with something different, maybe reduce heat, or on the opposite side of the room turn on a small fan on low to get a small breeze going.
I'm not so sure the manure in a tank is a good idea. I know mushrooms grow extensively from manure and commercially eaten mushrooms are actually grown on manure so that may be what is causing the mushrooms to grow.
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05-09-05, 06:49 PM
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that's going to be a dificult task. Do you think the whole thing needs replacing, or can i take some out and replace it with,,, soil. and what kind would you recomend,
like a brand
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