DIY small scale dock

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bubba0620

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I'm trying to find a way to make a small scale dock/ fishing pier for my 150. I want the tank to look like an under water view of the end of a dock in the amazons. I'm having trouble with wood sections and just the general design of the structure. I have an acrylic 150gal (72x20tx24w). I would like to also be able to see the under side of the dock in the water. Basically water level. Wood selection is the main problem. I have yet to hear of any one else with this idea. Not sure if that is a bad thing. Any ideas would greatly be appreciated.


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alexanian said:
I believe that any type of wood good for using as a drift wood would be good for ur project as well. Generally it just has to be hard enough not to fall apart when soaked, so if u can't sink ur nail into it, it should be good
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sorry for the thread jack, is this a general rule of thumb when looking for driftwood out in the rivers/lakes?
 
I would think that it would be one the first things to look for. You don't want a decoration rotting in your tank and contaminating your water. I have yet to actually pull drift wood from the wild. Pieces that I like are generally too large to boil. Example- I want a stump roughly 20" tall x 18"x18"base and a 4" to 5" trunk. I have no way to boil something of this size and that is the only way I will put it in my tank, if it is boiled. I just won't trust it prepared any other way.


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I'm with you on the boiling. I found this piece at a lake the past weekend and it is kind of soft on the outside but it looks beautiful. I have a hot water outlet that I have a hose connected too and hosed it down with. Maybe you can try that with larger wood?

bubba0620 said:
I would think that it would be one the first things to look for. You don't want a decoration rotting in your tank and contaminating your water. I have yet to actually pull drift wood from the wild. Pieces that I like are generally too large to boil. Example- I want a stump roughly 20" tall x 18"x18"base and a 4" to 5" trunk. I have no way to boil something of this size and that is the only way I will put it in my tank, if it is boiled. I just won't trust it prepared any other way.


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Just hot water sounds ok but I would feel much safer with boiling for no less than 5 hours to make sure the heat fully penetrates the wood. I would just hate to know that I introduced a parasite to my tank and killed my fish. I would rather take the time and take the extra step to be more certain that my fish are safe.


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