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#1 Guest_jdl_*

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Posted 27 April 2010 - 12:32 PM

Anyone using any type of fake driftwood or logs? Not small ones, but ones that will fit in a 120g? Know where to get large pieces?

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Posted 27 April 2010 - 06:08 PM

I found this awhile ago and had to bookmark it.
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If you have any artistic ability you can make some really nice stuff.

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Posted 28 April 2010 - 11:49 AM

That's one way to do it. You can also make fake wood with insulation foam- polystyrene sheets and urethane expanding foam (e.g. Great Stuff). Just rough cut the sheets, glue them together and add any knobs or ridges you want with Great Stuff, then carve them down with knives, wood-burning tools, rotary grinders, sandpaper, etc. Then add a nice surface treatment of sandy and grout or silicone, weight as needed, and drop in the tank. It takes some time, but it's much cheaper than readymade pieces.

I haven't seen resin driftwood ornaments over about 18" X 12" X 12" in size. Is there some reason you are avoiding real driftwood?

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Posted 30 April 2010 - 12:09 PM

That's one way to do it. You can also make fake wood with insulation foam- polystyrene sheets and urethane expanding foam (e.g. Great Stuff). Just rough cut the sheets, glue them together and add any knobs or ridges you want with Great Stuff, then carve them down with knives, wood-burning tools, rotary grinders, sandpaper, etc. Then add a nice surface treatment of sandy and grout or silicone, weight as needed, and drop in the tank. It takes some time, but it's much cheaper than readymade pieces.

I haven't seen resin driftwood ornaments over about 18" X 12" X 12" in size. Is there some reason you are avoiding real driftwood?


I ended up getting 3 pieces of the real stuff. The first piece i have floats, getting it to sink was a pain but that is now complete. other 2 pieces should arrive next week and hopefully they sink.

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Posted 05 May 2010 - 12:53 PM

If they don't sink, drill a hole through some sandstone with a masonry bit and bolt to the wood with some stainless screws.




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