Any ideas on making aquarium decorations yourself??

[woof99]

OK people!
I admit that I sometimes get crrrazzy ideas.  I went on ebay looking for aquarium decorations that might have an asian feel for my goldfish-  I did find one that was really cool, looked like a bonsai with apple blossoms... you get the idea.  Anyhoo, it was 28US$ and shipping from HongKong was another 28US$-  So that went down the drain.. then I thought I could make one myself!!!
I went online and found nothing-  I guess I am loony if noyone else thought of this!?!
Any thoughts out there?  I could get some natural stone with some silk flowers ad use aquarium safe silicon and make myself a marvelous creation   

BUT... I don't know about the flowers, don't want to add toxins to my tank.

Any thoughts???

CA

[estuary]

http://www.box.net/public/vurjp7m9r1

[estuary]

plants,go to micheals or dollar store silk, plastic ok too
cement statues unpainted
rocks, nature walk
pvc pipes
teracota pots

[woof99]

Thank you for the advice-  I did buy some flowers at the dollar store, but there is glue holding the flowers in place and I decided to soak them in water (not the tank) and sure enough it became white and the glue seems to be peeling-
I will try Micheals- they might have some without any glue-

Thanks again!

[Nerine]

I use the silk plants from dollar store no problems yet!

[sweetness85]

pretty much all my decos are dollar store vases of some type...cheap but really nice to look at

[catfishsteve]

I just bought a coconut today $1.69 I'm gonna slice it in half on the table saw and dremel an arched cave opening in one half.
has a south pacific feel to it.

[Laura]

I tried to make a tiered decoration in my pottery class, my plan was to plant the different levels, and there were built in tunnels and hidey-holes.  Unfortuately it was hideous.
Apparently I should stick to plates and casserole dishes.

I did make some tubes that looked alright though.