java moss coconut cave
- Thread starter budrecki
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okay got a coconut today..
1- used a nail to puncture the coconut to drain it
2- used a saw to cut it in half (mine wasnt scored)
3- took out the insides with a fork (was pretty easy)
4- boiled the shells 3 times (20 min each) to get rid of the tannis.. did it until the water was somewhat clear.. before the 3rd boiling i dried the shells with a paper towel and took sandpaper and sanded down the tops slightly (this got rid of the hairs and made it somewhat smooth)
5- letting the coconuts stay in the water they were boiled in overnight
Future step
1- add the java moss to the shell(s)
(i might try and have one shell done by the method of having it outside the tank.. and the other shell, having it inside the tank with the java moss.. will see which one has better/faster results)
1- used a nail to puncture the coconut to drain it
2- used a saw to cut it in half (mine wasnt scored)
3- took out the insides with a fork (was pretty easy)
4- boiled the shells 3 times (20 min each) to get rid of the tannis.. did it until the water was somewhat clear.. before the 3rd boiling i dried the shells with a paper towel and took sandpaper and sanded down the tops slightly (this got rid of the hairs and made it somewhat smooth)
5- letting the coconuts stay in the water they were boiled in overnight
Future step
1- add the java moss to the shell(s)
(i might try and have one shell done by the method of having it outside the tank.. and the other shell, having it inside the tank with the java moss.. will see which one has better/faster results)
heres an image i found on one website..
the person just dropped the moss on top.. he didnt do it with the keeping the shell/moss under a bowl for weeks..
wont believe how much money you save..
1 coconut $1
nice patch of java moss $2
Final cost $3..
or you can always be a lazy bum and order one online HERE
the person just dropped the moss on top.. he didnt do it with the keeping the shell/moss under a bowl for weeks..
wont believe how much money you save..
1 coconut $1
nice patch of java moss $2
Final cost $3..
or you can always be a lazy bum and order one online HERE
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Que
I wish I was a fish I wish.
yea well realized that the method of just throwing some moss on the shell while it in the tank doesnt really work especially if you have some good water movement in the tank, mine just got scattered everywhere.. so for now I will still continue doing one of the shells outside the tank.. and will leave one in the tank without any moss.. The shell alone is still loved by all the fish in my tank.. Pleco, cherry barbs and corys take turn being in it
Que
I wish I was a fish I wish.
Why not try using thread or fishing line to hold some moss down on the shell? That's what I did to get it started on my driftwood.
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