Homemade Cichlid Decorations

[Bradley Moles]

Needed tall decorations to keep my cichlids towards the top of the tank. The first one I cut up and hot clued black piping and coated it in patchcrete(similar to concrete) this decoration has proven to be aquarium safe.

The second is a log I made out of 6” pvc. Used a grinder to texture it and a heat gun and pry bar to shape its’ base. I painted it with acrylic but this did not prove to be aquarium safe, the paint bubbled up and was beginning to come off, a couple fish died so I took it out, maybe I used the wrong kind of acrylic paint?

 

[Gypsy13]

Sounds like a pretty log.
The paint has to say non toxic or food safe before I’ll use it. Even then I coat it with clear pond armor.
I wish I could see the big thing. Sounds different. I like different.