Coconut Caves

[knt5005]

Hey everyone. I just read an article about using half a coconut to create a fish cave. Has anyone read/tried this?

 

[afishdude]

just cut it in half, take out insides, boil it untill hair comes off and your ready to go.

 

[knt5005]

Yeah, I saw that. I was wondering if anyone used them because I heard they can lower PH, which would be a good thing in my case.

 

[afishdude]

the hairs cause the ph change. when they decompose in the water they release toxins.

 

[knt5005]

Sounds like a good idea to me. Hehe, coconut huts...

 

[roseK]

yes i wanted to do that in my ten gallon

 

[knt5005]

That's what I'm planning on!

 

[backley420]

the hairs cause the ph change. when they decompose in the water they release toxins.

what you have to do is remove the meat , milk and hair.


to remove the hair you boil the coconut- change water and try and remove more hair off the coconut by sanding it down. and then repeat until the cocnut is bare. real cheap

 

[roseK]

well then, hurray

 

[knt5005]

Thanks backley. I figure that a coconut would be easier than getting more clay pots since the grocery store is right behind my apartment. Sounds like I have something to do the rest of the week

 

[afishdude]

lol backley420 he wants to change the ph, you need to leave the hairs on then. and you repeated what i said earlier

 

[knt5005]

*Cough* SHE *Cough*

Whether or not the PH changes is fine with me, I was just curious if anyone had done it and could possibly tell me how much it altered it.

 

[backley420]

lol backley420 he wants to change the ph, you need to leave the hairs on then. and you repeated what i said earlier

ok..................


but anyways. ya i have done it. one fish died it in once so i took it out. i don't think that was the cause tho. also kinda hard to make it match my decor.

 

[Amerce]

Got coconut caves in my cichlid tanks and managed to get some Java moss to grow on it, looks much nicer and natural now

 

[alessasavoca]

was it my coconut cave thread? I now have a cave in each of my betta tanks and they love them, we just snapped a hole in them with pliers, sanded it down and boiled it. I will get some ricca when I can and try to grow that on it. Or java moss. They look really great too.