Creative tank decorating ideas

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Howdy,

Self-harvested driftwood is not a danger - if you know what to look for! It has to be well aged under water, washed out by nature and it must have been dead for years. To judge all that is quite easy once you actually look at some of the driftwood in rivers a little more closely. Any bark on the wood and it's too young. The wood should not come out of the mud but out of flowing water. That's basically all.

At home, a high-pressure cleaner works best to get rid of dirt. Then, you can either boil it or soak it in brine for disinfection. I soaked my piece for three days in a bathtub with brine. Then simply soak it for another few days in daily fresh water. And you have a perfectly safe piece of driftwood.

Have fun,
HarleyK
 
here are a couple more ideas:
Pavers from Lowes or any hardware store:
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Ceramic tubes (old drainage tiles)
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(sorry the plants look terrible)
 
DeLgAdO said:
i think he mean to look at a local creek. like get a set-up idea from it :)

but the drift wood thing works too :)
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No, that's not what they said..... Now I'm confused. You saying this is bad? Everyone else seems to think Ok.
 
puffer_girl,

really, self-harvested drift wood is safe if you treat it correctly. Go to my gallery and check it out, I harvested that piece myself. And I am by far not the only one here. Go back to the roots of our hobby. In the old days, they couldn't (and wouldn't) just go and buy wood and rocks. And: What do you think where much of the wood comes from that you can buy?! Someone harvests it ...

No reason to be afraid of going out and collecting your own.

HarleyK
 
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