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Hi.
I just received a few awesome looking broms. I was wondering the best way to mount them, especially into wood. I have read tie them or drill a hole into the wood and wrap the roots with sphagnum moss. Is that correct? Can I just push others into great stuff with the moss? Will they be able to anchor correctly?
Also, i am currently running a reptiglo 2.0 in a 30 tall. Is that sufficient lighting?
Finally, how can I maintain a brom if I decide I want to save it for a future enclosure? Thanks in advance.

You can do all of the above with success. Most epiphytic bromes such as the Neoregelias (a favorite for tad deposits with thumbnails and pumilio) will anchor themselves after being pinned into place for awhile. For future plantings, they will send out offshoots that you can cut off and keep in a pot of damp sphagnum, just keeping the axils full of water. There are many species of bromeliads with different habits and sizes, so you want to go for the smaller of the epiphytic types that hold water in the axils for a vivarium. Somthing like Tillandsias and the Cryptanthus don't hold water and do better if they can dry off a bit between mistings, especially those with fuzzy leaves. These don't make good tadpole deposit sites, but are non-the-less decorative in the upper reaches.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

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