Hopefully THAT got your attention.

As usual..it's not what you think....but this is kind of cool. As most of you know, I'm on the hunt for a 125/150.

I've always seen cool photos of tanks with brush sticking up out of a planted area or right out of the substrate & thought it was a neat look. And since that's a Discus' natural habitat, I'm planning on having a lot of driftwood & branches in the tank.

The problem becomes having control over what the layout looks like. You can lean wood against the side of the tank (like in my current tank) or make a brush-pile & let them fall where the may...but I wanted to be able to control which way they sit etc.

So I got to thinking about ways to weigh driftwood down. I'd seen pieces screwed into slate & I hear it's safe. But what about pieces that are to narrow to hold screws?

So I came across some spawning slates I'd made a while back and figured out an alternate use for them. Laid on their faces, I decided to adapt them into a driftwood holder that I could then cover with substrate.

So here's what I did...

Here are the two pieces of wood that I want to have sticking up out of the substrate like brush. They are 22" and 24" long



Using the wet saw I used to make the slates, I cut a few more pieces...and siliconed the hell out of them since they'll be holding quite a bit of weight...



And they seem to work great...



Now I can set them up in the new tank, cover them with substrate & I have some cool looking brush.

Could have been an interesting post Gary if i am correct in thinking "what holding wood" means
But seriously i like your idea, will be interesting seeing how it works out in the tank when you get it up and running

Yeah - that's the double-meaning I was shooting for, yes.


I will post some pics in the tank when I finally find one & get it up.

Gees Gary,
that wood looks a little short and skinny LOL. I made something similar but not as complex for the stumps in my 180. I drilled holes through the inch thick slate (what a pita) and then used stainless steel screws to anchor the wood and plenty of silicone. Prior to affixing the stump to slate, I also drilled out the stump a little from the bottom with a hole saw. I made a plug out of the bottom inch or so and then went another 6-8 inches into the wood, filled it with sand and siliconed the plug. It worked for me.
regards
mike

Actually the bigger of the two is about 3" thick and 22" long.

Any comments?

A reply not fit for public consumption leaps to mind.... LOL but.. I'm off to bed. G'nite
mike

This is really digressing.

Nice DRIFTwood holders, wouldn't you say?