billberet
Aquarium Advice Freak
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2012
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- 393
all my raw materials, i pick up plants at michaels, make sure to choose the plastic ones.
then what i do is cut out all the wire at the bottomof the plant, and what i am left with is many different lengths of plants that i can mix and match. I've been making them this way for about 20 years, so i figured i would share. After the finished product, i soak them in a bucket for a week as a final test, then it's off to the DT.
add gravel to bottom of water bottle, it's just for weight
add your silicone (aquarium safe)
top it off with your current substrate, i have sand in my tanks so i use that
here is my final product, i just finished this batch so i'm waiting 48 hrs to dry, then they go in bucket and soak for 7 days. if water is clear, off they go into the tank.
then what i do is cut out all the wire at the bottomof the plant, and what i am left with is many different lengths of plants that i can mix and match. I've been making them this way for about 20 years, so i figured i would share. After the finished product, i soak them in a bucket for a week as a final test, then it's off to the DT.
add gravel to bottom of water bottle, it's just for weight
add your silicone (aquarium safe)
top it off with your current substrate, i have sand in my tanks so i use that
here is my final product, i just finished this batch so i'm waiting 48 hrs to dry, then they go in bucket and soak for 7 days. if water is clear, off they go into the tank.