Hi all,
Attempting to hide/eliminate hardware in the tank......I cut two manzy pieces from larger pieces in my stash that are currently soaking (so they sink) and leaching for the next few weeks...I kept the best intact trust me....good to have a lot of wood
These will be to hide the eheim intake tubes (2 in each back corner) and a bit of the outlet as well. At the least, it will block the tubes from the main viewing positions
which is what is important lol
Basically they are 'columns' or 'trunks' that will not be too wide....they have some character but will be hidden by the ferns...
Anyhoo, I have lots of java needle simply stuck behind/around the tubes, but that is not ideal.
My plan is to attach the ferns/mosses to the two new pieces and place that in front of the tubes. That makes for easier maintenance and in case I don't like it.....I can remove it easily....
The manzy I chose has many grooves so I may not have to use many zip ties or thread to attach the rhizomes...
I will insert wooden dowels in the bottoms to keep the bottom of the wood OFF the substrate a few inches. This will provide area to the strainers and not block them.
I will post pics of the two pieces later on....I wanted to get them soaking ASAP....
Many manzy branches IME can take many weeks/months to fully leach out and/or sink. A few weeks in buckets with reg w/c assists this greatly. They need to be sunk first so they don't float away....
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I got a plant package from Tom earlier that had some more coffeefolia so I added that after a bit of trimming....there are also some petite as well as some red stems, ech vesuv, and some others I need to id.
I may not use most of them as there is very little room to place anything
The growth in the tank is much better and no bare spots exist really....
Later!