DIY decor

[MossyOakMama]

I have seen flower pots and really beautiful decor in aquariums. Please tell me some ideas of anyone would b willing to share. Thank you so much.

 

[twiddlemuffin]

I went to Home Depot, got a really big piece of tile and broke it into some medium and small sized pieces and made caves out of it.

 

[MossyOakMama]

Also what did u use to hold it together? I have seen bricks, riffraff, seems like stuff just laying around.

 

[MossyOakMama]

Also with these objects how long was spent washing them to make sure they were aquarium safe. More like fish safe.

 

[smokinjoe]

Daps aquarium safe silicone you can get it at Home Depot this is what I'm working on now...

 

[smokinjoe]

now you shouldn't have a problem finding it

 

[twiddlemuffin]

Here's a picture of the broken tile. I just lean the pieces on each other it's not being held together.

 

[MossyOakMama]

Joe- u rolling that in gravel? Looks awesome. Easy hiding places. Easy on the wallet too.

Muffin- those look great.

Have either one of u seen an aquarium with flower pots and bricks in them??

 

[twiddlemuffin]

Yes. I had a broken in half flower pot in that tank, just took it out yesterday actually.

 

[MossyOakMama]

What was it made of Muffin? Terra cotta? Just wanting to know how u cleaned it before u put it in your aquarium.

 

[twiddlemuffin]

Yes terra cotta. I soaked it in warm salt water for a few hours.

 

[MossyOakMama]

Cool. I love flowers pots and terra cotta is cheaper than some deco from lfs.

 

[georgefisher]

You can check this post about plants in your aquarium, maybe it will help you

 

[Paulin]

The tile idea is a great one. I wonder if porcelain and/ or ceramic tile would be safe in aquarium. In the past I've attached driftwood to flat pieces of slate rock to stabilize my scaping. Tile or tile pieces would be under gravel with driftwood coming up thru gravel. Any opinions?

 

[twiddlemuffin]

[Q UOTE=Paulin;2809680]The tile idea is a great one. I wonder if porcelain and/ or ceramic tile would be safe in aquarium. In the past I've attached driftwood to flat pieces of slate rock to stabilize my scaping. Tile or tile pieces would be under gravel with driftwood coming up thru gravel. Any opinions?[/QUOTE]

I've actually seen people sell driftwood like this before.

 

[twiddlemuffin]

Yesterday I rescaped using these bricks. I smashed them on concrete to get them into pieces, and smoothed out the edges.

 

[Gilcano]

Decoration/caves