Hey, my dumb idea worked! (raising local humidity)

[Orchidementia]

A while ago I asked if a small fountain would help raise local humidity. Well, I got a wall fountain, installed it over the orchid table and yes, it does raise the humidity to 65-75%, and that's with central air conditioning* and a fan pointed on the orchids 24/7. It doesn't look half bad, avoids the overly-medical look (I have that in enough areas of my life, thankyouverymuch), and the plants seem to enjoy it.


So, in conclusion: a small fountain that cycles about a liter of water is enough to add to the local humidity of a table where orchids are being grown.

*the ac does not blow directly on the plants

[kmarch]

What was the humidity without it?

[Orchidementia]

Originally Posted by kmarch

What was the humidity without it?

49%-55% ish; never above 60%

[digitalgate]

this is cool! sound of dripping water, sound like somewhere familiar (Planet Yaba?)

[patticake]

Awesome!!! I love fountains! I don't have room where I am, but down the road, I would love to have a larger one in a growing area.

[psyc1210]

can you show a picture of your fountain? I might like to look into getting something like that so I can worry less about humidity.

[Orchidementia]

[evagentry]

My, that is a very nice looking set up, very tasteful!

[mayres]

Wow! That is one excellent looking group of blooms! Cool fountain too......

[jay]

Very nice group photo there. I think I have seen several of them individually, but what a great show there.

[Orchidementia]

Thanks! Actually, I have even more in bloom - two in the kitchen, one on my desk, and more on the table to the right of the one in the picture ... plus the ones on the balcony.

[katrina]

I love the fountain! Looks great w/the blooms/plants. I'm sure the sound of it is also an asset to the space. Makes it very zen-like and relaxing.

I have a 75gal cichlid aquarium in my grow area and it does a pretty good job of adding humidity during the colder months but...I believe I will have to borrow your idea for a couple of the outer edges of the room.

[Orchidementia]

Originally Posted by katrina

I have a 75gal cichlid aquarium in my grow area and it does a pretty good job of adding humidity during the colder months but...I believe I will have to borrow your idea for a couple of the outer edges of the room.

We got a 47-gal tank this weekend. It's in another part of the living room, but I suspect it won't hurt anything!

[katrina]

An aquarium definitely adds moisture (the bigger the tank surface area = the more moisture) into the air when the heat is running. During the summer it really makes no difference if the a/c is on.

What type of fish are you getting?

[Orchidementia]

Right now, we have flame dwarf gourami and we'll probably get more later today.

[katrina]

Ahhh....very pretty fish. I kept community fish several years back. I used to have 7 tanks...spread around the house. It got to be too much work so I downsized over the years. Then...the orchid bug bit me! And...well...orchids do take up time and resources (ie $$) but...believe it or not...they aren't as much work as multiple laaaarrrrggge tanks.

One thing is for sure...if you have 7 large tanks spread around the house in the winter...ZERO probs w/low humidity. As a matter of fact, the room that had 3 tanks would have sooooooo much humidity in it that during the winter the windows would steam over w/condensation. Now that would be orchid heaven!!

[NancyG]

Lovely arrangement of orchids and your fountain.

NancyG

[psyc1210]

orchidementia- Where did you get that fountain, if you don't mind me asking?

[kid a]

That fountain is really beautiful! Even it didn't add humidity it would still be soo worht installing it. I thinks it makes your beautiful blooms stand out even more. I want a fountain too!

[Orchidementia]

JoBeth, I got it at Longs, of all places!