shellbell Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 ok folow up from yesterday we silacones the wood to the glass we tried the stuff for wet conditions and it wouldnt stick to the wood so we tried normal stuff and it looked good left it untill now started filling upi the tank and it is all unstuck and floating i will get me fish soon and they will all die with my luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Use a rock to hold the driftwood down. After a month or so you can remove it. Thats what I have always done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Shellbell, if we didn't make mistakes as we tread this earth, we would never learn anything. So learn from your frustrations and work on it. Don't give up. Just go another way at it. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellbell Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 OK i dont want to sound stupid but how do you tie a rock to drift wood with out it looking hidieus???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Maybe you could drill some holes near the bottom of the wood then use fishing line to tie rocks or fishing sinkers to it. They'd probably be hidden in the gravel anyway Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 hehe I dont tie it, I just place the rock on top, or lean it against it, basically just so the wood can't move. I live near a river, so have lots of rocks to choose from. Not sure what you have easily available. I'm not good at tieing things, and nobody should leave me alone with glue, so its my only option really :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Just need to disguise it with gravel for the bottom to the log and plants, or other slab type rocks up over the driftwood. Use your imagination. I saw a log put into the Nth Shore Jansens. It was HUGE, they held it done by propping FROM THR CEILING Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellbell Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 LMAO well guys you would be taking the pee out of me if you could only see what the heck i am doing,tieing rockes on with cotton so you cant see string then i pick it up and the dam thing falls out i am pulling my hair out but if i put rocks over it you wont see the wood?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Try putting the wood into a pot of boiling water, it will sink once has been boiled for while. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellbell Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 boiled it for about 2 hours yesterday glued it last night i am thinking of nailing weights on to it what kind of weights you guys think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 The rock method is the easiest and less hassle. If you want to work out weights, the easiest way is to push the driftwood to the bottom of the tank, the weights will need to weigh more than the effort you are using to push down. If that makes sense? Anyway I did a little driftwood 'modelling', this is how I'd sink a small bit: Also creates caves in most cases. For larger pieces I do the same or similar things but with larger rocks and lots of patience. I always do it with the tank full though, so I know if its going to work straight away. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellbell Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 WOW you are great the peice i have is about 3 times the size i tried to put 2 rocks the same as your middle pic and it just knocked the rocks of as it floated to the top I will pop into the warehouse and get some really big sinkers or weights see how we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellbell Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 wouldnt the brick put yuckies into the water but other wise that would be heavy enought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Remember the wood should sink eventually shellbell so whatever you do doesn't need to be permanent, just long enough for the wood to get waterlogged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellbell Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 I am off to the the warehouse to see if i can get somthing heavier to weigh down i will let you know how i go thankyou of your offer to bring wood down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady-Lene Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi Shellbell Had the same problem and eventually tied this huge heavy thing (out of hubbys garage) onto it with fish-gut and pushed the thing into the gravel. Definity not floating now (Oops - hope that sinker thingy isn't something he will miss) I'm glad I read this as I tho as I didn't realised it would get waterlogged and not need a sinker after time. Thanks Caryl Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiana Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Just rinse it really well first to get the loose stuff off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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