VinsonMassif Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I went down to the river to search for some wood for my tanks. There was tons to choose from. This piece looked wicked so I got it. I filled it with christmas moss and put it in my 60g tank. Here is a shot including the peace lily plantlets growing out of my tank. While I also picked up some bunches of this low plant for my goldfish. There were a bunch of pools in depressions that were fed by seepage water. I spent ages looking at all the insect larvae swimming around. Some logs in the river were literally covered in millions of eggs. There were a bunch of 2" fishes in the pools and a few 6" ones too. Other than saying they were grey I have no idea what they were. The water was crystal clear. You could see all the way to the bottom in the deep pools which were about 6' deep I guess. I saw a couple of mid sized eels too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 The first piece is awesome Wish i could find some wood like that here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 The first piece is awesome Wish i could find some wood like that here! Go walking along the river/streams around you looking closely at the corners and bends. A lot of pieces can be found under the banks often hidden by overhanging grass and margin plants. You will have to get wet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 The that first piece has a really dark evil look to it, with the moss growing through it it makes a great center piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorkel Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Yeah, thats nice. Great effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 wicked like the eye in lord of the rings looks sweet with the moss love spiny driftwood for aquascapes fish swimming through it looks mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 great peice of wood can you please tell me is christmas moss the same as willow moss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Great looking driftwood, sure beats paying for them. Love to be able to find some here too, trouble is i live near the sea...not fresh water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Great looking driftwood, sure beats paying for them. Love to be able to find some here too, trouble is i live near the sea...not fresh water! Then you could get driftwood instead of bog wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 great peice of wood can you please tell me is christmas moss the same as willow moss? From a search cross reference I think it is different, but there is nothing too concrete. Some sites list it as the same, some list it as different. Xmas Moss << This Willow Moss is NOT what I have. Virgil you will most likely be able to find some choice pieces near a river mouth on the beach. Wood which washes up as driftwood is washed clean in the salt water and bleached under the sun *usually*. It will just need to be weighted down which you can do by putting rocks on it in the tank, or putting rounded rocks in a nylon stocking and tying to the wood. This is what I did in the beginning for some of my driftwood from the beach. Just hid the black stocking with a plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 ...Just hid the black stocking with a plant. Do the people where you buy your black stockings ever look at you funny? And do you think 'fishnets' would work? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Then you could get driftwood instead of bog wood. Never see around our beaches, nothing decent anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Do the people where you buy your black stockings ever look at you funny? And do you think 'fishnets' would work? :lol: We bought some for the work tank, and sent the boy to buy them!! Bit strange to have on a shopping list for a teenage male!! The photos are brilliant by the way - great effect with the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Do the people where you buy your black stockings ever look at you funny? And do you think 'fishnets' would work? :lol: LMAO only the more mature ladies give you THAT look I find the anklet ones are the right size. They last about 7-8 months in my tank which was how long it took for the wood to be waterlogged. The fishnets didn't last more than 3 week in my tank. The snails and acid water did them in. Here you can see the centre piece anchored by two stones. They are not obtrusive at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Awesome looking pieces of wood there vinson. I would have to say the west coast of the south island is probably the best place to find wood for tanks. All the native hardwoods that wash down the rivers. :lol: Up here its mainly pine and pungas that you find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Oh , and i know the strange look you get when purchasing pantihose :oops: :oops: :oops: I find its the young checkout girls that look at you sideways. And for the record, I buy them to put peat in. Nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 And for the record, I buy them to put peat in. Nothing else. That's what they all say. I love going to checkouts with odd product selections. Entertains my inner child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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