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daayda3
02-25-2007, 11:53 AM
haha
I have a votive holder (clean) that I am in the process of turning it into a mini tank:D
There wont be anything in it...(except plants)
There is java moss, and a few "large" rocks:D lol, its next to a heater and underneath my lamp:D haha
Here are the first few pics:D
It's funny how the simple, uncomplicated things can look so aesthetically pleasing.
daayda3
02-25-2007, 3:32 PM
haha:D i know...
I still need some wood..
any suggestions?
Malbri
02-25-2007, 3:33 PM
How is this a journal? Normally journals go from start to finish...its looks pretty finished
daayda3
02-25-2007, 3:35 PM
nope ,not finished:D
i still need a taller plant, wood and a mini stand:D haha
daayda3
02-25-2007, 3:37 PM
also the java moss will grow bigger, so ill get a pic. of that:D
Mgamer20o0
02-25-2007, 5:02 PM
toss in a couple snails. get smaller rocks so you have more room for plants.
daayda3
02-25-2007, 8:47 PM
good idea..:D
daayda3
02-26-2007, 9:36 PM
well, i have a fake plant in there now, but i dont like it...:D
i still need the driftwood, but i cant find one small enough!!!:mad2:
any other suggestions?
I agree with the smaller rocks idea. That's a really neat idea for the tank though, good job!
daayda3
02-27-2007, 2:40 PM
LOL, thanks:D
Daudzegier
02-27-2007, 3:25 PM
about getting driftwood.... drive around one day in your city in some residential housing areas before the "bush truck" comes to clean up all the cut up shrubery **** that people leave at the rodeside. If you see a stick/branch you like, break it off and take it home. Then once home, fill up a pot of hot water, bring to boil, and dunk your stick in there (give it a good scrub with a clean pot cleaner first though). Just let the stick boil in there for a long time. Im talking like 4-5 hours. Then drain the water out of the pot. Refill and repeat, this time for an hour or two. keep doing this till the water runs clear. (at this point you should be able to easily peel the bark off.) Then take your stick and stick it in a cup/bucket for a day or two off to the side. after that test your sticks water params. if they are good, then you are good to go and have effectivly made driftwood. the boiling does what the stream does in a week or so in just a handfull of hours.
daayda3
02-27-2007, 3:40 PM
Wow!!! Thanks!!!
I know where I can get some:D