Creative ideas for hiding filters, heaters, etc ?

[kindafishy]

Looking to camouflage the equipment a bit, especially the internal filter and the heater.

Tips, tricks, specific ideas???

 

[Meave]

You could use real or fake plants, thats what I did with mine, I have 2 HOB filters and a heater behind them.

 

[orandafan12]

You could use real or fake plants, thats what I did with mine, I have 2 HOB filters and a heater behind them.

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What kind of plants are those?

 

[jcolon]

Looking to camouflage the equipment a bit, especially the internal filter and the heater.

Tips, tricks, specific ideas???

Natural Plants (they can grow out & up), Rocks (ex. slate structure) and large DW offer excellent natural ways to hide equipment. Ornaments, Decor and fake plants are other alternatives.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

I used tall-growing plants to hide my filters.

 

[Meave]

What kind of plants are those?

Plastic Petsmart ones

 

[kindafishy]

Thanks all. Yes, of course plants that is my go-to solution. I was more looking for some really creative, out-of-the-box-thinking ideas that might be out there.

Natural Plants (they can grow out & up), Rocks (ex. slate structure) and large DW offer excellent natural ways to hide equipment. Ornaments, Decor and fake plants are other alternatives.

I am interested in hearing more about rock solutions. Like for instance I had the idea to silicone a bunch of rocks together as a sort of encasing structure for the filter, leaving bigger holes where the water intake part is. Not glued to the filter, but more like a base for it, with the rocks continuing up the sides of the filter to hide it. And then have the outflow come over the rocks, sort of like a waterfall. And then I thought, that might just look like a bunch of rocks glued together around a filter! So I am looking for some clever ideas and examples from those with a little more experience than me...


BTW, what does 'DW' mean?

 

[redruckus]

for the filter i would sudgets some kind of plants... becauce drift wood would block the circulation a little bit but for the heater a larger piece of drift wood with a scoop like shape so one side is round out and the other side curves in to go around it would work great...DW stands for drift wood btw also a pile of rocks you like would work just as well

 

[kindafishy]

for the filter i would sudgets some kind of plants... becauce drift wood would block the circulation a little bit but for the heater a larger piece of drift wood with a scoop like shape so one side is round out and the other side curves in to go around it would work great...DW stands for drift wood btw also a pile of rocks you like would work just as well

ooh...I am liking the DW around the heater idea....

keep the ideas coming, folks!!

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Thanks all. Yes, of course plants that is my go-to solution. I was more looking for some really creative, out-of-the-box-thinking ideas that might be out there.

I am interested in hearing more about rock solutions. Like for instance I had the idea to silicone a bunch of rocks together as a sort of encasing structure for the filter, leaving bigger holes where the water intake part is. Not glued to the filter, but more like a base for it, with the rocks continuing up the sides of the filter to hide it. And then have the outflow come over the rocks, sort of like a waterfall. And then I thought, that might just look like a bunch of rocks glued together around a filter! So I am looking for some clever ideas and examples from those with a little more experience than me...

BTW, what does 'DW' mean?

I glued a heap of rocks together to hide my heater and fitter intake but I decided against using it. I will see if I can find the pics.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I don't have any of the finished product. It's in my cupboard somewhere. I decided not to use it because it was just too rocky and very heavy.