Coco huts/caves

[bizfromqc]

Finally got my coconut shells done, most of the tannis out after boiling them a couple of times.

Who knew coconut shells were THAT hard. Elbow grease, a saw and lots of patience and you end up with this.

Next step is to moss'em and put in other tanks (I just dunked them in my cycling tank for now).

[Cheebs]

Neat! That will look pretty cool.

It reminds me of that type of octopus that carries aorund coconut shells as protection.

[touchofsky]

They look great.  You did a very neat job!

[bettabreeder]

They look good but drill holes into the top so air won't get trapped

[bizfromqc]

I wondered about that but decided not to. There's no air now since I put them in the tank and I'm using a canister filter so there's no real "bubbles" coming into the tank... unless one of my fish has "gas" (dutch over LOL)

I do wonder about water movement though, the entrance hole is not too big so I don't know if the water would become still in there or not...

The reason why I wouldn't drill a hole on top would be because of the light entering the cave, maybe the fish wouldn't like the cave since it wouldn't be completely dark.

This calls for experimentation I think 

[bettabreeder]

Fair enough! It will definitely be cool to see them rush in and out of their homes. My convicts love the shells I provided for them


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[bizfromqc]

Moss'em and Toss'em

Here's what two of the huts now look like with Java Moss attached to it. I used super glue and it worked good. Problem is glue turns white in some spots when it cures and the LEDs on the tank just make the white pop...  It'll only be an issue until the moss grows up a bit and hides the glue.

I think they turned out well, what do you guys thing?

[touchofsky]

Wow, they look great.  I think your fish won't be able to resist them 

[bettabreeder]

Really well done IMO


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[daworldisblack]

Moss'em and Toss'em

Here's what two of the huts now look like with Java Moss attached to it. I used super glue and it worked good. Problem is glue turns white in some spots when it cures and the LEDs on the tank just make the white pop...  It'll only be an issue until the moss grows up a bit and hides the glue.

I think they turned out well, what do you guys thing?

Woah! The java moss really pops under the LEDs! Nice looking huts!

[bizfromqc]

Woah! The java moss really pops under the LEDs! Nice looking huts!

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Rah, that moss came from your tank BTW 

[daworldisblack]

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Rah, that moss came from your tank BTW 

I need me some LEDs!

[bizfromqc]

MOPS still has them on sale, It's now or never 

[daworldisblack]

MOPS still has them on sale, It's now or never 

You're an enabler! :p

[Peekay]

I think they turned out well, what do you guys thing?

VERY well!  What a great project. 

[Sandy]

Well after some hard work and some helpful hints I decided to try this myself, Thanks Bizfromqc

[daworldisblack]

Well after some hard work and some helpful hints I decided to try this myself, Thanks Bizfromqc

Looking good! Huts are popping up everywhere! Now all you need is Java Moss! Let me know if you need some 

[wolfiewill]

I just tuned into this (too much to do, so little time)...... Where do you get the shells, and how do you prepare them before you attach the moss??? Sorry. I missed the original thread but I'm tired of the look of PVC pipe as a stand in for ceramic caves (way too expensive) and log caves (can't find good ones). Cheers. G

[bettabreeder]

I claim being the founder of this craze!!! ;P buy two coconuts from a grocery store. Hammer them in half, or use a hack saw. Remove the fruit and boil the shell till the tannis is all out. From the looks of the pictures posted people are cutting them length wise. Personally mine are cut through the middle.


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[bizfromqc]

I claim being the founder of this craze!!! ;P buy two coconuts from a grocery store. Hammer them in half, or use a hack saw. Remove the fruit and boil the shell till the tannis is all out. From the looks of the pictures posted people are cutting them length wise. Personally mine are cut through the middle.


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+1.

Elbow grease and patience, that's all it takes