DIY Faux Stone Fish caves

[mrwinkle]

Okay I did this a while ago but just now decided to post it because i wanted to add a review with this thread. Here we go:

DIY Faux Stone Fish caves

Things you Need ( # of items is for two caves feel free to change the amount to suit your project):

Pond Flower pots - 8 ~$5ea

Meshed Flagstone - 1pk ~$8ea

GreatStuff (Foam in a can) - 2 ~$4ea

plastic 8" zip ties - 1pk ~$3

Green Krylon Fusion spray paint - 1 ~$4

utility knife

Favorite Faux Plant

Cooking Spray

Final Product:

 

[fishy12]

They look pretty cool. Not to be rude but any clearer pictures like when you finished before you put hem in the tank

 

[mrwinkle]

Gather your materials
Work on Foaming the Flagstone first. Find a surface that will make the flagstone concave and spray it with a liberal amount of cooking spray so that your project will not stick to it. I chose the top of an old dog house. (this maybe the hardest part; trying to find a convex surface to make you flagstone concave). Next, lay the flagstone on the surface and start foaming between the spaces of the flagstone. (TIP:Stick the tube underneath the stone and allow the foam to ooze out between the cracks of flagstone.) Once all the cracks are filled, allow to dry for a day. This gives you time to start making the "caves".

When Dry it will look similar to this.

 

[mrwinkle]

I had a lot of photos documenting the whole thing but i lost the memory card. These photos are what i took using my camera phone; when i first got the bright idea. Next time i do my "major" tank cleaning i will take a shot of them when they are out of my tank.

 

[mrwinkle]

Gather up four Pond flower pots and zip tie them together at the Rims. I placed Styrofoam in between mine them to level them out. DO NOT DO THIS. Instead try to find pieces of granite or some other dense stone; that is flat and smaller than the perimeter of the pot. This will help it sink, instead of float, like mine does. (to fix that i just sat a large granite rock on top of the whole cave) Now zip tie the bottom of one pot to another pot. This will hold the stone in place. This is how it should look: