I use wood toothpicks to make driftwood for anchoring land moss and plants in my fish tanks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdl2rdyncoA&list=PLM88hGt0AfGu9KqqP02Qw4bbj2aP7bjOJ
Cut off pointy ends of the toothpicks.
Make them all the exact same size.
Place toothpicks in a pot with water.
Bring the water to a boil.
Keep the water boiling at low heat.
Cover the pot with a cover.
The wood gets soaked in hot water and starts releasing tannin.
Boiling water evaporates quickly!
Add water as needed.
Water gets darker as more tannin leaks from the wood.
In this example, I boiled toothpicks for about 5 hours then removed them from the pot.
Generally, these toothpicks are all set to be utilized as driftwood in fish tanks.
I keep them in a cup of water, fully immersed and prepared for use.
I utilize toothpick driftwood and pieces of an old air tube to anchor moss.
Cut off a couple (about 5 mm long) pieces of an air tube.
Put ends of 2-3 toothpicks together and fit them into the air tube.
There is another method to assemble toothpicks together.
Put two toothpicks together, shifted a half length.
Secure them with a piece of air tube.
Connect the 3rd toothpick as a continuation of the very first toothpick.
Usage another piece of air tube to secure the last two toothpicks.
Secure the very first set of toothpicks with another piece of air tube.
You can include as many toothpicks as needed in this way.
We can fit 2 or 3 toothpicks into a basic aquarium air tube.
In this example, I utilize toothpicks to anchor various kinds of land moss that grows underwater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_04HOoPWLU&list=PLM88hGt0AfGsixNh13_DSMfDbj0Bg6qoP
Insert strings of moss between toothpicks.
Secure completions of the toothpicks with an air tube.
This one looks like a tiny Christmas tree https://youtu.be/Jdl2rdyncoA
I put it in a new nursery fish tank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M30JoD5anmI&list=PLM88hGt0AfGu6ebQ8bSkZyYB2BFBuqkcKalong with another type of land moss, freshwater snails, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBybkcGTFvQ&list=PLM88hGt0AfGveHyJjfOshS5K8RnGy8LLj and seed shrimps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6OelF1oeU&list=PLM88hGt0AfGv0kYeHAYsSZGmMKb9YyRah
October 22nd, 2017
I make nurseries beforehand, before brand-new guppies get born https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUAu9vM_T0M&list=PLM88hGt0AfGsF7UD45C23Su_VEJjWXCe5
Here you can see the exact same nursery on March 5th, 2018 with guppies born on January 10th, 2018
Have enjoyable and pleased fish tanks:-RRB-.
Blog: http://rndmbits.blogspot.com/2018/03/driftwood-toothpicks-for-aquarium-diy.html.
More fun on my website www.fewdoit.com.
Deem Cash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03hgIT4HTiE.
Cut off pointy ends of the toothpicks.
Make them all the exact same size.
Place toothpicks in a pot with water.
Bring the water to a boil.
Keep the water boiling at low heat.
Cover the pot with a cover.
The wood gets soaked in hot water and starts releasing tannin.
Boiling water evaporates quickly!
Add water as needed.
Water gets darker as more tannin leaks from the wood.
In this example, I boiled toothpicks for about 5 hours then removed them from the pot.
Generally, these toothpicks are all set to be utilized as driftwood in fish tanks.
I keep them in a cup of water, fully immersed and prepared for use.
I utilize toothpick driftwood and pieces of an old air tube to anchor moss.
Cut off a couple (about 5 mm long) pieces of an air tube.
Put ends of 2-3 toothpicks together and fit them into the air tube.
There is another method to assemble toothpicks together.
Put two toothpicks together, shifted a half length.
Secure them with a piece of air tube.
Connect the 3rd toothpick as a continuation of the very first toothpick.
Usage another piece of air tube to secure the last two toothpicks.
Secure the very first set of toothpicks with another piece of air tube.
You can include as many toothpicks as needed in this way.
We can fit 2 or 3 toothpicks into a basic aquarium air tube.
In this example, I utilize toothpicks to anchor various kinds of land moss that grows underwater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_04HOoPWLU&list=PLM88hGt0AfGsixNh13_DSMfDbj0Bg6qoP
Insert strings of moss between toothpicks.
Secure completions of the toothpicks with an air tube.
This one looks like a tiny Christmas tree https://youtu.be/Jdl2rdyncoA
I put it in a new nursery fish tank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M30JoD5anmI&list=PLM88hGt0AfGu6ebQ8bSkZyYB2BFBuqkcKalong with another type of land moss, freshwater snails, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBybkcGTFvQ&list=PLM88hGt0AfGveHyJjfOshS5K8RnGy8LLj and seed shrimps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6OelF1oeU&list=PLM88hGt0AfGv0kYeHAYsSZGmMKb9YyRah
October 22nd, 2017
I make nurseries beforehand, before brand-new guppies get born https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUAu9vM_T0M&list=PLM88hGt0AfGsF7UD45C23Su_VEJjWXCe5
Here you can see the exact same nursery on March 5th, 2018 with guppies born on January 10th, 2018
Have enjoyable and pleased fish tanks:-RRB-.
Blog: http://rndmbits.blogspot.com/2018/03/driftwood-toothpicks-for-aquarium-diy.html.
More fun on my website www.fewdoit.com.
Deem Cash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03hgIT4HTiE.
