diy caves

[BK]

i cut terra cotta up with a carbide blade, for a jig saw i got at home depot, held in place on a wood dowel with a hose clamp. it works good and only cost like 2 bucks. they also sell carbide whole saws that quickly cut holes in clay pots but they are kinda pricey.

http://ourworld.cs.com/kraut491/saw.jpg

 

[125gJoe]

Originally posted by BK
i cut terra cotta up with a carbide blade, ...http://ourworld.cs.com/kraut491/saw.jpg

Use a small 'stream' (maybe drops) of water when cutting.. It does work!

 

[prerunnedyota]

in one of my tanks i used about a 2 inch wide black pvc pipe and used aquarium silicon then covered it with my substrate i think the look really good u can also put big rocks on em at least my fish like em alot

 

[yhbae]

So lets say you can cut those pots anyway you want, what is the best way to arrange them for rift lake cichlids?

Call me stupid, but I can't imagine any huge stacks caves/holes out of pieces of terra cota pots... (Actually, I can imagine one, but it would take a gentle nudge from a small fry to crumble it down so that probably isn't it... )