Spiderwood in substrate

[Nigel95]

If I bury my Spiderwood 'trees' in substrate and lay a few small lava rocks around it. How big is the chance of it floating up? I will soak them in a Bucket but they will be standing weeks in a dry start. The roots will be glued on the 'trees'.

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[Million]

I would think they'll be OK if you make the submersion process quite gradual, rather than filling up the whole tank in one go. I love the right side of the scape, but the left side doesn't quite have the same depth - I think because the sizes of the vertical 'trunks' are more uniform

 

[Nigel95]

I would think they'll be OK if you make the submersion process quite gradual, rather than filling up the whole tank in one go. I love the right side of the scape, but the left side doesn't quite have the same depth - I think because the sizes of the vertical 'trunks' are more uniform

I tried some tiny pieces in the back on the left but it was distracting.


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[Nigel95]

Plan is to use suction cups on the bottom and tie the 'trees' with fishing line to them. Any better ideas please give them!


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[Aqua360]

I would play it safe and submerge them in large tubs first; they are really very buoyant at the start, so much so that even with a couple of lava rocks; I suspect one side of them would rise, totally ruining any dry scaping.

It took roughly a week for my small pieces to waterlog weighed in a bucket, so it shouldn't be a ridiculous amount of time to wait

 

[Nigel95]

I would play it safe and submerge them in large tubs first; they are really very buoyant at the start, so much so that even with a couple of lava rocks; I suspect one side of them would rise, totally ruining any dry scaping.

It took roughly a week for my small pieces to waterlog weighed in a bucket, so it shouldn't be a ridiculous amount of time to wait

All pieces are chilling in a tub for atleast 4 More weeks. My concern is the wood drying out during my dry start to attach the mosses.

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[Aqua360]

All pieces are chilling in a tub for atleast 4 More weeks. My concern is the wood drying out during my dry start to attach the mosses.

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I see, that is a concern; you could attach the mosses individually, let them dry appropriately then test them in the tub to see if they sink again; then once all are mossed and sinking it lets you scape quickly