My new home made caves (DIY)

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My new home made caves (DIY)

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very sweet/nice


wish I had your mad skills to be able to do that in my tanks! I'm DIY challenged. You got talent for aquascaping!
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wow very nice indeed. well done looks great. just out of curiosity, why did you not keep the natural hole from the rock instead of silicon in the tube ? cheers jk b-)
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bigbird wrote:wow very nice indeed. well done looks great. just out of curiosity, why did you not keep the natural hole from the rock instead of silicon in the tube ? cheers jk b-)
I would assume the idea is to use them for breeding. In that case you need a floor in the cave rather than your substrate.

They are nice caves great idea, they look so much better than a pipe or square slate I might just try the same thing myself. :YMAPPLAUSE:
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Congratulation ! That is not just a great idea but also a perfect job... Having all that equipments at your home, is it related to your profession ?
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I also think your caves are very nice. They are so much more natural in appearance so they make the tank look more natural.
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Bahri48 wrote:Congratulation ! That is not just a great idea but also a perfect job... Having all that equipments at your home, is it related to your profession ?

Kind of,i think most people have a grinder the sealpistol is more my profession : :YMSMUG:
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If you HAVEN'T got a angle-grinder and feel like you need one, you can get a 4.5" one [as in the picture] for somewhere between $20-30.

For example this from Harbour Freight Tools:
http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty ... 91223.html

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