Critique my hardscape what to do with a massive log?

[jamiep]

The monster is 26cm x 92cm, the bucket for scale is a normal 11ltr one. The smaller is still 70cm.

I'm after suggestions for what the hell to do with them. It'll be in a 120cm tank. I have a load of big pieces of mountain rock and loads of redmoor root.

I was thinking a pile of rocks stacked more so around the right hand side.

I have Cory so there does need to be a decent rock barrier against the soil and a front area of sand

 

[Malarky]

Your biggest challenge will be getting the darned thing to sink. I have been working on ways to make a pretty large piece fit my tank in different orientations hoping the weight of the wood do the work, but what I have finally arrived at is a lower water level so the wood will actually sit on the substrate. Hopefully it will evantually become properly submerged and the water level can be increased.

 

[KirstyF]

Your biggest challenge will be getting the darned thing to sink. I have been working on ways to make a pretty large piece fit my tank in different orientations hoping the weight of the wood do the work, but what I have finally arrived at is a lower water level so the wood will actually sit on the substrate. Hopefully it will evantually become properly submerged and the water level can be increased.

I agree. My centrepiece log is a big old chunk but still a little smaller than that one and after 7 weeks weighted down and fully submerged in an outdoor container, I still had to attach it to a couple of pretty big rocks to hold it down in the tank!!

 

[G H Nelson]

Do this to it!

 

[jamiep]

Log is in the 120 tank

 

[jamiep]

90 mins of fannying and the fallen tree theme is emerging

 

[Imran #786]

What is the update on your setup?

 

[Andy Thurston]

Burn the log🤣🤣

 

[Andy Thurston]

Seriously soak the hell out of it and while you wait you can weight it down with rocks

 

[Le duke]

Drill holes in the back of it, zip tie it to HDPE grid, and anchor your grid with your rocks.


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[foxfish]

I did a log tank about 10 years ago…..

My log!

I collected this log to use as a yule log this Christmas but - I had an idea... I thought I might hollow it out & fill the hollow with soil & plants so step one.....

www.ukaps.org

 

[Imran #786]

Trimming is an option to a desired angle that u like and work around it

 

[Miniandy]

what to do with a massive log?​

Sorry my head went somewhere completely.... never mind

I always think that when you have such a lovely bit of wood, why not make some kind of a 'bridge' out of it?

 

[MichaelJ]

Sorry my head went somewhere completely.... never mind

Me too

Cheers,
Michael

 

[hypnogogia]

Sorry my head went somewhere completely.... never mind

I've been wanting to write something similar but less subtle and so far managed to resist.

 

[Mark12345]

what to do with a massive log?​

Flush, flush and flush again. Eventually it'll sink.

 

[Imran #786]

Superglue and tissue paper at multiple points with large rocks