So I received a load of moss last night. I decided to glue it to the branches of some root I have with some cyo from my local Bargain shop. The Black Phantoms commenced their display around the wood flairing and turning deep black, lovely sight.
I did not really give a lot of thought to the white patches that appeared on the wood after dunking, always thought this stuff set instantly on contact with water.... I just figured it was a bit of excess glue that was visible where I had not attached the moss and so it would be ok.
Now this morning I have woken up to the loss of 5 of my BPT's, all entangled in the bogwood :'( All had bulging eyes.
Absolutely gutted. They were perhaps my favourites with the magnificent displays.
So folks when people say cyo is safe, I think we should be careful to make sure people understand that they ensure any excess has gone off before putting in the tank, perhaps even submerge into a separate body of water first, especially where quite a lot was used.
I did not really give a lot of thought to the white patches that appeared on the wood after dunking, always thought this stuff set instantly on contact with water.... I just figured it was a bit of excess glue that was visible where I had not attached the moss and so it would be ok.
Now this morning I have woken up to the loss of 5 of my BPT's, all entangled in the bogwood :'( All had bulging eyes.
Absolutely gutted. They were perhaps my favourites with the magnificent displays.
So folks when people say cyo is safe, I think we should be careful to make sure people understand that they ensure any excess has gone off before putting in the tank, perhaps even submerge into a separate body of water first, especially where quite a lot was used.