The requirement to specify "live" is also a concern 😂 . . . you can tell its Friday around here can't you lol
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The requirement to specify "live" is also a concern 😂 . . . you can tell its Friday around here can't you lol
Hi all,
<"It is really distinctive">, so you wouldn't need to be a moss expert to ID it.
cheers Darrel
It is a UK native moss. I've never seen it locally, and it is generally fairly uncommon in SE England, but a member in Wales or Scotland (or Norfolk Broads/Brecks or Poole Harbour area) should be able to find some.
<"It is really distinctive">, so you wouldn't need to be a moss expert to ID it.
cheers Darrel
LondonDragon
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Yeah I noticed that Darrel but have not seen it for sale anywhere in the UK which is strange! Seems a lot of cool terrarium species are not really available in the UK 🙁
Hi all,
cheers Darrel
Germany might have been a better option, but I'm not sure post-BREXIT. I'll be in Wales next month, I'll have a look out for it if I go anywhere suitable.
cheers Darrel
zozo
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Found it on sale here:
Tree Climacium Moss (Climacium dendroides) for Sale | My Home Nature
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But need to pay an import certificate which is £35 and £35 postage 🙁
Nah!? I guess a good look around and you might find it in nature.... 🙂
If it grows here I bet it blew over to the UK ages ago and flourished. Since it seems to love calcareous substrates.
NDFF Verspreidingsatlas | Climacium dendroides - Boompjesmos
Verspreiding en ecologie van Boompjesmos
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But i guess you need to get on your knees to find it, a lot...
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LondonDragon
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Seems to be some really nice species out there that are not available anywhere in the UK for sale:
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I was actually going to purchase all of those, but the extra £70 kind of puts me off from doing it!
Umbrella Moss (Rhodobryum giganteum) for Sale | My Home Nature
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Climbing Vine 'Minima' (Marcgravia spp.) for Sale | My Home Nature
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I was actually going to purchase all of those, but the extra £70 kind of puts me off from doing it!
LondonDragon
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And so I did, a couple of magnets from eBay which arrived today and 3D printed a little holder for them!
Works pretty well, just have to test a couple of materials to see what works best.
Here how it looked after a wipe of the glass with the new tool.
Cheers
Paulo
zozo
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Ficus Pumila is a plant you should be able to find in the UK... It's a tiny climbing fig and the so-called var. will not be so much different.
And if you really can't i might be able to help you out.. I still have it, not much but still... It grows if taken care of, so not much will get there eventually... 🙂
And if you really can't i might be able to help you out.. I still have it, not much but still... It grows if taken care of, so not much will get there eventually... 🙂
john arnold
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That looks great i made the wipe with two magnets and just stuck some chair leg felt protection things that stick on bottom of chair leg they were same size as magnets, sorry i was bit late on the game but i be would love some off that moss, wish i was in USA or Japan now they got moss
LondonDragon
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So the orchid at the top fell off due to the top of the Gherkin being solid, so today I took it out and with a pliers removed the top of it which created a hole, filled it with staghorn moss and now the orchid as a nice base for it and will not fall off again.
Since things are doing pretty well I thought I would try a few more plants from my other tanks, some anubias, some buces and some ferns.
This is how it looked once I finished it off:
I am just hoping the humidity is enough for the anubias and buces, might have to mist it every other day.
Since things are doing pretty well I thought I would try a few more plants from my other tanks, some anubias, some buces and some ferns.
This is how it looked once I finished it off:
I am just hoping the humidity is enough for the anubias and buces, might have to mist it every other day.
John q
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Looks stunning, when are you starting selling the kits? 😀
LondonDragon
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Ash_bash
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Have you tried a product called rain X anti fog on glass? Tried it when I was messing about with jar terrariums and it helped out on the condensation. Needs re applying every now and again though
LondonDragon
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I have that little tool that I created using the magnets and that works a treat, when I want to see inside I just wipe it, also for some reason (maybe temp) the side facing the wall doesn't seem to condense as does the side facing the room, so every morning I just turn it around and for a couple of hours its clear on that side at lights on.
zozo
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Amazon product ASIN B08N4W9XWF
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But then you need a fix for the wired lid to the cabinet so it stays put.
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But then you need a fix for the wired lid to the cabinet so it stays put.
LondonDragon
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Haha indeed! also shame the light when it looses power it resets to default off! so can't even put it on a timer which is annoying!
zozo
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That indeed is annoying... What about the GU10 Wifi smart spotlight
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The GU10 ceramic socket is available as a spare part and then hook it to the main 220VAC.
Print a new lid to fit it in... I guess the dimensions of this gu10 spot could work in your case. 50x51mm
I'm using a wifi smart bulb in this one set to warm white colour on the built-in timer 14 hours a day and works a charm. It has an EPROM to store settings at power loss.
LondonDragon
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Not for the time being 😉 since I am working from home and it's next to my PC screen, I just turn on/off the switch manually as per my working day 😉
LondonDragon
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So this is where the Terrarium ended up, my home office 😉
