suemvb

Glad you finally got it in your tank!

Did it sink once you got it in the tank?

Now all we need is a picture

Shaina

Well it's just the quarantine tank, but both this and its final destination are 29g tanks...and it look awfully big in a 29g ...

It doesn't QUITE sink...it's really really close though...I have a tiny terra cotta pot on top of it right now and that's enough to hold it down. Haven't decided which method I'll use to keep it down permanently.

I'll try to get a pic tomorrow when there's better light

Lucy

Hi Shaina
Great peice of wood. It's going to look great in your tank.
I've heard all the jokes about my cooking after boiling wood and rocks. lol
All in fun though, I'm a pretty good cook.

Shaina

Thanks Lucy


Picture below...the lighting for the quarantine tank is a desklamp, lol, so basically it's really poor. Try to imagine it without the blurs

I also threw all the old fake plants I have (since all my tank are now live-plant only) and other such odds and ends in there when the Geophagus were residing there, to help them feel comfy and regain their health more quickly.

You can see it has stained the water a little bit.

For scaling: that's a 29g tank (36" x 12" x 18" h)

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Beth1965

Shai, Great looking peice of wood! Looks good in the tank.
BEth

suemvb

Maybe it will sink in a few years lol

It looks good underwater though. It has lots of pretty colors.

Shaina

Moved the driftwood to my 29g display tank tonight...and completely redid the tank as well (took out all the fish and plants, sorted/cleaned/trimmed plants, etc.). The driftwood, after being weighed down in the other 29g for a week, is now sinking so I didn't have to do anything on that end

Extra plants went to my 6g..which is now quite full...we'll see how they do there...

Anyway, here's a BEFORE pic for you...after pic to come...I have been letting this tank grow wild to have plenty of cuttings when the day came to add the driftwood:

W/ the old driftwood (now in the 90g) -- Aug 2008:


Growing wild in the interim -- May 2009 (the night I brought home Fiyero the betta for my 6g, as you can see, lol):


As you can see...things were getting a little rough lol...

Amanda

Your tanks are beautiful!

Shaina

And now...with the new driftwood...

(drum roll please...this has been almost two months in coming!)



Will post "clean" pics tomorrow after work...it's time to crash...*

It definitely looks "newly planted" and needs a bit to let things get settled...and I'm hoping the amazon sword on the left puts on some size to help "balance" the tank a bit, but overall I'm pretty happy with the arrangement as it stands...

I like to have both open and dense areas because I feel it gives the fish a range of "terrain" so everyone can feel comfortable, though this doesn't always make for the ideal tank aesthetically.

Either way I had fun

*Keep in mind I just refilled about an hour ago so the water's still "messy"...not bad though for having just completely replanted an established tank w/ eco-complete substrate...

aquarist48

I think you've done a wonderful job!

Shaina

Thank you very much, aquarist48

It's still a bit "foggy" in there...those super fines that take a while to really get drawn out of the water or settle. I think I'm happy with it though

temptryst

That looks amazing. I enjoyed reading through the thread and what a find!

I had my own find once in the middle of a national park. We were hiking next to a waterfall and I saw this awesome piece of wood lodged.. half stumbled half fell down the bank to retrieve it and hauled the three foot long thing back 2 miles to our car lol. It's out in my pond now

Shaina

Update!

It's been three weeks...things are settling in and growing nicely. No noticeable complications due to the driftwood.

Lucy

I love the driftwood and the tank looks great!

Butterfly

Love that piece of wood. tanks great too
Carol

temptryst

Is there duckweed or something on the surface of the water? o.O I see little roots dangling down.

pinkfloydpuffer

Your tank looks fantastic! The driftwood is such a lovely touch! Great job

Tony G.

lol it looks awesome!! just thought i might give you some advise... dont microwave it!!! i made my driwftwood catch on fire while it was in the microwave "cooking"