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Post by Brassleaves on Feb 19, 2008 18:01:32 GMT
Since my plants sit in their own saucers of water on trays about 1" away from the humidity water. Is it possible to use tap water to fill the bottom of the tank for humidity? Or will the evaporating chlorine be a problem?
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Post by Aidan on Feb 19, 2008 18:46:57 GMT
Which plants are we talking about here?
With some exceptions, plants don't need to be in a completely saturated atmosphere. Sufficiently humid conditions will be provided by water evaporating from the media surface.
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Post by Brassleaves on Feb 19, 2008 23:13:15 GMT
Mexican pings, lowland Neps, and a Gran Sabana H. heterodoxa
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Post by Randy Zerr on Apr 29, 2008 4:43:26 GMT
For Nepenthes and other plants like Heliamphora it's known that good drainage is a must and In a terrarium I've always kept the potted plants elevated with a basin below to catch the water that drains from the bottom of the plant's pot and just let it set and it slowly evaporates. Eventually the basin will turn brown due to tannins from the peat moss mix and just wash it out and replace. Like Aidan says 100% humidity and no circulation is not desired and can lead to fungus so don't worry about the humidity as long as a heater or AC vent is not blowing in  |
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