I bought a coconut the other day with plans to make a cave as I made some a fews ago and the fish loved them but I had since sold all the tanks and moved across country and didn't have any... Well I started thinking about and I really don't like the looks of a plain coconut cave. I have seen people that kind of Jimmy rig java moss on them and they look like crap with moss only covering the inch or so then floating all over the place
So I came up with this idea and figured I would share it in the DIY and do a how to write up with pictures...
I am going to skip the cleaning out steps of the coconuts as you can find articles all over the net on that...
After cleaning out the coconut I had these ( the small cave is because the coconut was scored really low so instead of tossing it I decided it would work good for my shrimp to hide in ) ...
Then I decided I would drill them with a small bit on my Dremel just big enough to get a needle through. Here you can see the difference between the standard Dremel bit and the smaller ( it will require a smaller collar )
With that out the way I started drilling the holes... Here is the finished product...
Inside view...
Then you will need to get a spool of thread and a sewing needle. I used green thread but you can use any color or even fishing line (I like it to match as close as possible personally).
Get some Java moss and take a small amount as you don't want it layered on itself too much as it will kill the lower layers, so spread it out a bit.
Do small clumps like that all over the looping between holes to hold it down against the coconut. I forgot to take pics part way through but here it is fully covered...
The in tank pics are crappy as my batteries were dead and the camera wasn't wanting to meter the light correctly...
Shrimp Approved!!!
... and the other in a different tank.
