Cool idea! I have to say I invisioned moss stars etc for holiday deco, maybe using red mesh. Not sure I'd really do it though, I like the more natural look.
Moss Arch
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You know what I'd do? I'd make a sandwich like this:
Mesh-moss-that teeny tiny thin bubble wrap-more moss-mesh..then roll it all up, stitching the edges closed, and then your tube would float!
Mesh-moss-that teeny tiny thin bubble wrap-more moss-mesh..then roll it all up, stitching the edges closed, and then your tube would float!
You know, I was thinking if I could find something to make a narrow cylinder of moss mesh float, I could anchor it to something (DW, rocks, buried mesh base) with nearly invisible nylon thread and have a cylinder of moss floating mid-columnI'd have to somehow trap air and attach the bubble to the center of the cylinder (probably using silicone?). Oh this so isn't over...
Good thought! I guess it depends on the tank, whether or not there's anything to suspend it from...
You know what I'd do? I'd make a sandwich like this:
Mesh-moss-that teeny tiny thin bubble wrap-more moss-mesh..then roll it all up, stitching the edges closed, and then your tube would float!
Cool thought, any idea how long bubble wrap lasts?
Not a clue, other than not very if I'm left alone with it and no other distractions for any length of time . Being plastic though, as long as the bubbles themselves don't have micro leaks and deflate over time, I'd think a good long while.I don't know what kind of plastic it's made out of, either...
. Being plastic though, as long as the bubbles themselves don't have micro leaks and deflate over time, I'd think a good long while.I don't know what kind of plastic it's made out of, either...
The arch is AWESOME and it probably won't take that long to grow in actually. I started with a golf ball size under less than 1 wpg with no ferts or co2 and four months later I easily have more than two large handfuls in my tank. When I upgrade I am definitely doing some "rolling hills" lol but for now I have too much driftwood in my 25g and I can't take any out because my shrimp hide in the bitty holes lol. More reasons to upgrade sooner! YAY
Not a clue, other than not very if I'm left alone with it and no other distractions for any length of time
haha I wouldn't trust me alone in a room with bubble wrap either. Maybe if I could cover it in silicone it'll trap the air and keep the plastic from leeching anything narsty.
Thanks! So I'm lookin at about 4 months. Gee aquaria really is a practice in patience :yuck:. And when you upgrade you could try a few descending arches to get a layered effect
(a two-leveled effect with a little path running down the middle, The Knights of Ni would be appeased)