View Full Version : what to do with driftwood to change shape?
grannylvsfish
02-16-2008, 5:02 PM
I got a big chunk of mopani driftwood the other day and I hate that its a slab of wood. tyes it has cool detail, but its a hunk of wood with no form. one side is light and very cool, with small pieces sticking up, the other side is dark. I would love to some how carve out the dark and make this a log they can go in and out of.
here is the pics....
I would like to dig out the bottom to make it a log.... for the fish to go in and out of or the pleco as its just one slab of wood with no form, what do you think ??
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/hakunamakarla/wood003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/hakunamakarla/wood002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/hakunamakarla/wood001.jpg
mellowvision
02-16-2008, 5:09 PM
I'd just find a use for it and get yourself another piece that is more log like.
grannylvsfish
02-16-2008, 5:43 PM
I'd just find a use for it and get yourself another piece that is more log like.
really? so if I was to carve it would it hurt the wood or fish? its a nice piece of wood, just not what I was hoping for :( maybe I will just add moss to it and lay it down in one of the tanks.
Mgamer20o0
02-16-2008, 5:51 PM
dont think it would hurt it but it looks good i dont know what your worried about.
msjinkzd
02-16-2008, 5:54 PM
i like it too, it has interesting shapes to attach plants to.
Rbishop
02-16-2008, 5:57 PM
Stand it up on a piece of slate...
FryingPan
02-16-2008, 6:01 PM
It's hammer time.
grannylvsfish
02-16-2008, 6:23 PM
Stand it up on a piece of slate...
yeah, your right!! it would look good standing up. I tried but it kept falling over. I will go look for slate and have my brother attach it. any special screws he should use? slate, hummmm wish we had a home depot here. I will try to find some somewhere.
grannylvsfish
02-16-2008, 6:25 PM
dont think it would hurt it but it looks good i dont know what your worried about.
not worried at all, just wish it had a openings, for the fish to go in and under. I got 3 more pieces coming, this time a different wood. feller? maybe it will be more branched.
Mgamer20o0
02-16-2008, 8:24 PM
stainless steel screws
soak the wood for a while because mopani wood tends to turn water orange/brown fairly easy.. But the piece is still usable, add some java moss to it and its a beauty
grannylvsfish
02-16-2008, 10:58 PM
soak the wood for a while because mopani wood tends to turn water orange/brown fairly easy.. But the piece is still usable, add some java moss to it and its a beauty
its been soaking for several days, and I boiled it today. the water is a real red color. still leeching, hope by next week it will be good to go. I was going to add it to my 55 with moss, but the sevrum is eating all the moss off the other drift wood alread. I am betting by morning he has it all eaten .
I believe duckweed will go in there, he can eat that! :lol:
Bk718
02-16-2008, 11:01 PM
if you are not in a rush with the wood then keep soaking it, but unless you like the "natural" look then add it when ever and see how you like it.. for some its pleasing to the eye for others its a :jaw: