Lets build some trees and stumps etc amazon woods show me your builds!

[artandsoul]

Well I didnt have to build this! Got a monster dry dry dead cypress knee and all the roots given to me other day, its huge almost 5' long and 3' wide at roots. My 1st thought was hang it on wall and have 18" go into tank would look amazing.Im thinking of a south Carolina biotope build with some smaller root pieces I got off of it, local mosquito fish and some free local plants making it a real local biotope .It doesnt get more natural nature than this. Also be a great amazon root scape build, I need more tanks no no no.

 

[artandsoul]

This is how I glue limbs together on the factory cut flat ends or spiderwood to make or more real looking limb. Use a small limb as a dowl after drilling holes and glue each end. If its real long add a patch piece to the rear to make it stronger it wont break easily for sure. I've learned to drill hole for all added small and tiny limbs, I'ts way stronger than glueing to a flat limb like I see on tube videos very weak and snaps off pretty easily.
Getting ready to get into some big 18"+ tree builds now that stand build is almost done this week! I got smart and boiled all my limbs with the massive wood pile I've been boiling for days so it all matches and doesn't stick out being lighter color for months when in tank. I cant stand waiting for spiderwood to darken in months to match the other amazon woods.