Driftwood Centerpiece

[jderuiter]

Take a look at the driftwood centerpiece that I made and put in my 65 tall. It's 34" long, 16 " wide and @ 12" high. I mounted it on a piece of granite.
I'll post more pics of it in my tank when I get a chance.

http://community.webshots.com/user/nbay4

 

[Gumby7]

Hope that piece of granite is really heavy - that's quite the piece of wood!

If you collected it yourself I'd test it with some cheapo fish (in a big pale?) before taking the plunge. I made that mistake once.

Gumby

 

[chaynes]

Looks pretty kick a$$, make me one

 

[wetmanNY]

Did you have to do a little discreet filing to get those pieces to lock together like that? Beautiful spaces defined there!

I sure hope it's gonna fit through the space the top braces leave you!

Where'd you find the pieces? Lake Superior?

 

[jderuiter]

Yes it's very heavy, I didn't weigh it but I'm guessing the whole thing is about 35 lbs. It's actually one piece of wood and one piece of granite. The only adjustment I made was to cut off about 12" from one side because it was too long. I got lucky, the natural shape of the stone was a perfect fit to the wood. The wood came from a local lake and the stone from a small mine near my house.
I was very careful, it was a little tight going in but really no problem.

 

[125gJoe]

Best Piece!

That is most likely the best piece of driftwood I have ever seen!

 

[Stephen]

Nice. Wish I could find driftwood like that around here.

 

[wetmanNY]

Pack a hacksaw and wade some local streams, Firefighter! (You might want to wait till spring, eh.)

 

[Stephen]

Excellent idea wetman. I hope those old waders I have still fit. Too bad I've already ordered the driftwood for the 55.

 

[cacti]

Great piece of wood and I'm glad you found it. You cant buy great pieces like that and if you could they would cost an awful lot.