A Few More Questions..

[HayzH]

I had a coconut the other night and managed to get a good size piece of the shell left, i saw on another post someone made a cave/arch out of one....i assume you have to smooth it off...does it need treating? or can u just bung it in?....lol

and

i know you should have a hospital tank...how big should this be...and can it double as a nursery??

 

[Overload]

I had a coconut the other night and managed to get a good size piece of the shell left, i saw on another post someone made a cave/arch out of one....i assume you have to smooth it off...does it need treating? or can u just bung it in?....lol

and

i know you should have a hospital tank...how big should this be...and can it double as a nursery??

as far as I know all you need to do is clean out the inside, then pour boiling water over it. I am thinknig of doing something similar myself

 

[Comacchio]

This? I cut the openings in the shell then sanded down all the edges untill they were smooth to the touch. Then I sanded down the outside and tore off all the strands. I then cleaned the inside taking ALL coconut out and anything I could scrape off. Then I boiled the shells twice.

Happy to help.

 

[CezzaXV]

I'm planning on doing coconut caves too. I'm gonna drill some tiny holes in them and attach plants.

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Dont boil the caves the fibres will turn to mush, alot of fish like caves to feel secure for this reason you want the opening fairly small.

 

[Aqua Tom]

Dont boil the caves the fibres will turn to mush, alot of fish like caves to feel secure for this reason you want the opening fairly small.

+1

 

[Fintastic!]

Glad you asked this Hayzh as I was wondering about this too.