Mr. Hyde
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Sorry about the filter, my girlfriend wanted it to look all dark so she used some filter on her camera that makes this hard to see. I will post more pics as I take them but for now...
We used this tank (medium) added 2 different substrates, one is loose coconut fiber and the other is a tropical mulch that we bought to try to retain humidity. We decorated with all fake plants and I thought the vine was a nice touch. the butterflies are actually a decoration put into function because the are held in place with a wire which we used to hold things to the screen sides. Plus I think they look nice.
After that we had to find a balance of temperature and humidity which unfortunately are still fighting each other, One goes up, the other goes down. To solve this we added two lights. one blue 12 hour light that we have in a hood on top of the tank, and only comes on when we feel like it. the other is a red 24 hr light in a desk lamp that is pointed up from just underneath the big leaf. keeps at least the leaf warm all the time. But these two together did not reach the temp we wanted so we wrapped 3 sides and the top in that plastic stuff you use on your windows in the winter to keep the heat in.... which helped a little. ultimately what helped the most was the room heater. Got the temp up, but sucked all the humidity out of the room... So the final touch was the warm vapor humidifier positioned just in front of the tank, pointing at the door (which does not have the plastic) which stays on most of the time.
And here is the female, just after putting her in, on top of the big leaf. She has only been in there for an hour or so, so I will post other pics as I take them.
We used this tank (medium) added 2 different substrates, one is loose coconut fiber and the other is a tropical mulch that we bought to try to retain humidity. We decorated with all fake plants and I thought the vine was a nice touch. the butterflies are actually a decoration put into function because the are held in place with a wire which we used to hold things to the screen sides. Plus I think they look nice.
After that we had to find a balance of temperature and humidity which unfortunately are still fighting each other, One goes up, the other goes down. To solve this we added two lights. one blue 12 hour light that we have in a hood on top of the tank, and only comes on when we feel like it. the other is a red 24 hr light in a desk lamp that is pointed up from just underneath the big leaf. keeps at least the leaf warm all the time. But these two together did not reach the temp we wanted so we wrapped 3 sides and the top in that plastic stuff you use on your windows in the winter to keep the heat in.... which helped a little. ultimately what helped the most was the room heater. Got the temp up, but sucked all the humidity out of the room... So the final touch was the warm vapor humidifier positioned just in front of the tank, pointing at the door (which does not have the plastic) which stays on most of the time.
And here is the female, just after putting her in, on top of the big leaf. She has only been in there for an hour or so, so I will post other pics as I take them.
