Driftwood alternatives....

[Mr. luke]

weeping moss and climgbing moss are ones that spring to mind....
Aquatic ferns (java fern and bolbitis species) also climb to an extent.
If you place them near then bottom then in 6 months time they will have reached the top

[Yardbent]

Originally Posted by Mr. luke

I dont think ivy would do any tank much good, isnt it poisonus? If not then i have a wall full of the stuff thats died :P

no I said - like ivy - meaning a plant that would grow up the branch

[spikeymark]

Originally Posted by Yardbent

no I said - like ivy - meaning a plant that would grow up the branch

Anubias? Mine've spread massively over the last 3 or 4 years.

[trainspoter]

I use dead branches from the Beech, which are still attached to the tree. I just break them off, cut off the bark with a knife and float them in the tank untill they sink. It takes about a week or two. I've had these branches for about 4 years.

[Loki]

I use Oak Branches,I dont remove the bark just give it a once over with a hard brush.

[Scorpion Fish]

i recently discovered that this was possible so have been collecting nice branches like mad lol! i find its best to get thin branches off of the tree and let them dry in the oven for a few days on 50 degrees.
this way they havent been laying on the forest floor getting damp and soggy and becoming a good place for fungus to grow. so far i have only used cooking apple branches but im thinking about getting a big oak or beech branch and giving it a week in the oven.

[angus1]

a week in the oven?!?!?!?! How do you afford the 'leccy for that !

[Scorpion Fish]

i was also wondering if all the roots of these safe species are ok? i could go and get a sapling under 1 foot in the spring and oven the whole thing, i reckon that would look really good!

[Scorpion Fish]

Originally Posted by angus1

a week in the oven?!?!?!?! How do you afford the 'leccy for that !

by being 15 lol!
i dont mean all the time just during the day when things arent cooking.
you should see the amount of extension leads in my room lol!

[angus1]

Lol, my parents would kill me if i tried that