How To Make A

[nitro7]

good afternoon every one shall we begin
to start with you need a coconut,a felt tip pen,jig saw or hack saw.

next mark your coconut were you whant to cut it.

then take it out side to cut it because it is still has the milk in it(children dont try to cut it your self get a adult to do it for you)

once you have cut it you have two halves (ie two caves well almost )

next use a blunt knife to take the coconut meat out.

when its all out give it a good wash.

next take it back outside and cut your holes in the front,you can cut them any size you like.

i cut mine to diffrent sizes.

here is the finished caves in my tank.

thank you for looking. hope it helps all them that want caves for thier tanks.
total time about 20 mins to compleat

 

[nitro7]

bump;nobody like my coconuts pmsl

 

[ally86ozzy]

kuwl! ima try that! or at least get my bro 2 help me try that. r cocunuts at stores less than fish cave ornament thingys u buy at LFS's?

 

[nitro7]

yip that cost me 95 pence lol

 

[Mystil]

Does it need soaking in water before it goes in the tank? Like bogwood sometimes does?

Got mine by pinching it from my hubby who likes the stuff inside it...gave him a gentle PUSH to get him to buy one with this in mind!
Sneeky i know.

 

[nitro7]

Does it need soaking in water before it goes in the tank? Like bogwood sometimes does?

Got mine by pinching it from my hubby who likes the stuff inside it...gave him a gentle PUSH to get him to buy one with this in mind!
Sneeky i know.

some people do but i didnt just gave it a good wash

 

[nitro7]

do you know some 1 on ebay is selling these for£2.95 plus £1.95 for post, god you got to laugh

 

[jourdy288]

Hey, cool!

 

[SPO-00L]

that looks really good.. im going to make one this week

 

[moll]

I make mine a slightly different way, I use a 25mm and 38mm hole cutter and a drill, Drill some holes in it where ever you want, use a blunt knife to scoop the meat out from inside via the holes you have drilled, give it a rinse and it is done, Whole coconuts look good in large tanks, and if you do not scrub the coating off the outside of the shell, you can get java moss to stick quite easily.

 

[nitro7]

good tip about the java moss ,moll

 

[ALW]

Does it need soaking in water before it goes in the tank? Like bogwood sometimes does?

Nup, just a quick wash to remove any dirt and dust that could be on it. Then place them in the tank, they dont release any tannins!

 

[nitro7]

thanks for all the replys mines been in sunday and my little bn is on the property ladder already moved in last night bless,
thanks again
eric

 

[kribensis12]

I take a nail and a hammer to a coconut. I would use a electric saw, but apparently " im not old enough" to use one. I would use are regular saw, but i cant seem to find it! I have to old ones, i made about a year ago. It is near impossible to get that meat out. I ended up boiling to lossen the meat, and it was still hard to do!

 

[nitro7]

hi krib,if you get a coconut with milk in it come out easy with a blunt knife or a spoon