coconut cave

fishfreaks · 06-19-2005, 06:09 PM

were trying out the coconut cave listed in the diy section. We've boiled the past 2 hours because it says boil the s*&@ out of it. The water is still turning brown, is this ok? or are we supposed to boil it until the water is not brown? thanks in advance

shev · 06-19-2005, 07:01 PM

thats odd. I replaced the water every 20 mins when it was boiling. the water was just slightly yellowish when I stopped boiling it. if you do regular weekly water changes it shouldn't tint your water.

fishfreaks · 06-19-2005, 09:17 PM

hmmm. So you don't think i have to boil it anymore then?

garfieldnfish · 06-20-2005, 06:45 AM

I can't actually help you with your question, but if it does not work out, you can buy the finished cave at Petsmart in the reptile section for just a few bucks. I have used four of those caves for over one year and they are holding up great. One of my plecos and one CAE have taken one each of them as their "homes".

maxpayne_lhp · 06-21-2005, 03:36 AM

It's "DIY"

anyway we can try again and have more experiences!

**fish_doc** · 06-25-2005, 08:51 PM

The advantage of this is that if it does turn your water brown it will actually lower your pH naturally. Somthing many people try to do with chemicals.

06-19-2005, 06:09 PM	#1
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	coconut cave were trying out the coconut cave listed in the diy section. We've boiled the past 2 hours because it says boil the s&@ out of it. The water is still turning brown, is this ok? or are we supposed to boil it until the water is not brown? thanks in advance __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS*

06-19-2005, 09:17 PM	#3
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	hmmm. So you don't think i have to boil it anymore then? __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

06-21-2005, 03:36 AM	#5
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	It's "DIY" anyway we can try again and have more experiences! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

06-25-2005, 08:51 PM	#6
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,953 Blog Entries: 19	The advantage of this is that if it does turn your water brown it will actually lower your pH naturally. Somthing many people try to do with chemicals. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

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06-19-2005, 07:01 PM	#2
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	thats odd. I replaced the water every 20 mins when it was boiling. the water was just slightly yellowish when I stopped boiling it. if you do regular weekly water changes it shouldn't tint your water.

06-20-2005, 06:45 AM	#4
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 660	I can't actually help you with your question, but if it does not work out, you can buy the finished cave at Petsmart in the reptile section for just a few bucks. I have used four of those caves for over one year and they are holding up great. One of my plecos and one CAE have taken one each of them as their "homes".

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