Habitat - Indoor :: fake plants...

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:37 pm   fake plants...

Does anyone know where I can find some fake plant with suction cups to hold them to the bottom of the tank. I have decided to go rockless but I can't find the plants with suction cups. I have looked everywhere.
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Post Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:00 pm   

Also is a Zoo Med PowerSun UV Flood Lamp good? It has UVA/UVB and heat. Will this work for all in one lighting?
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Post Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:32 pm   

I've seen suction cup plants at petsmart.
For my tank, I just attached tiny suction cups to my plants using thread, because at first I couldn't find any way of keeping the plants down either.
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:48 pm   

The regular plants with the gravel scoop at the bottom to keep them in place can be used with a suction cup. Pull the plant out of the base, and then stick the little knob at the end into the suction cup hole. Works great, that's how all my plastic plants are in my tank.
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:27 pm   

I hot glued small river rocks into the base of my fake plants to keep them down. It looks nice, and the turtle can move it around to amuse himself.
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:55 pm   

Thats a good idea i have tried everything for my plants to stay down maybe I 'll try that method
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:41 pm   

I purchased a fake plant that is in a long skinny strip of rock to put in front of my bubble wall. And yes, my turtle definately amuses himself with it! He pushes it to the middle of the tank and likes to swim thru it.....constantly!! :lol:
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