Glass bottle in reef tank

[BigSkyRich]

Well, if your gonna do it, why not some unexploded civil war artillery? Just saying - I love the diversity of though there. Personally, I don't care either way

 

[Conrad Noto]

Cool, I did similar with wine glasses and art glass in the 80's.

 

[sfin52]

Serious question- do any of your tank life forms take up residence inside your bottles?

Not a clue I hope so.

 

[IamChrismWard]

I've got an old Coke bottle that I found diving in Guam about 20 years ago. It was probably 40 or 50 years old when I found it I've had it in numerous tanks. As soon as I can locate it again it's going to go in my new build. I had a Gobi that loved to sit in the neck and watch everything go by. It was his house and he would defend it.

 

[turkeereef]

If you are asking why throw a bottle in the tank I agree. I'm doing more to it than just a bottle. The next step is mortar. Make it all rough and add charicter. I'm going to grow some gsp and zoa on the bottles.
The bottles will be slightly buried so as to hide some of the profile and well I dont have a whole bottle because of the way it broke.

If I had. Big enough tank I would sink a wooden pirate ship as well. Who doesnt like diving on a wreck.

I wouldn't like the pirate ship but I can tell you that I grew up in S. Florida and we always went to the Florida Keys in the summer. Back then glass bottles with coral growth were all the rage and not at all considered pollution. Usually it was a lacy form of the Hydrozoan coral that we call "Fire Coral". (I don't know the official name.) Later in life, I personally got 100 small glass bottles in which airline liquor used to be served. I planted these in a "secret spot" in the Sea of Cortez in Baja where lots of Porites sp. (I think) corals were growing. I have never been back in the past 40 years to retrieve my treasure.

 

[CavalierReef]

Go watch oprah

I'd rather watch anything else ( except maybe Whoopi )

 

[BigSkyRich]

I'd rather watch anything else ( except maybe Whoopi )

Rather feed my zoas

 

[fishguy242]

jeez ,you are going to surpass my build in pages on this one @sfin52 ;Woot;Woot;Woot;Woot

 

[BigSkyRich]

jeez ,you are going to surpass my build in pages on this one @sfin52 ;Woot;Woot;Woot;Woot

Just having fun drinking beer and enjoying a great evening in Montana

 

[fishguy242]

whooo ,are you kidding me!!! way to go!!!!

Glass bottle in reef tank

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[sfin52]

jeez ,you are going to surpass my build in pages on this one @sfin52 ;Woot;Woot;Woot;Woot

whooo ,are you kidding me!!! way to go!!!!

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[sfin52]

So do I place the bottle in ro water or does it have to be salt.

 

[Ecruz1078]

I did it to a trident looking piece of rock and it’s all over it!!! Looks really cool.

 

[sfin52]

I did it to a trident looking piece of rock and it’s all over it!!! Looks really cool.

Any befor pics. Very cool. That's a nice contrast between the coral and fish

 

[Jax15]

Can y’all post pics of the finished product, bottles in reef encrusted or started? Curious to see how it looks.

 

[sfin52]

Can y’all post pics of the finished product, bottles in reef encrusted or started? Curious to see how it looks.

Paul b is the only one I know who has them in his reef. With age and all kinds of stuff growing on them.

 

[sfin52]

Just having fun drinking beer and enjoying a great evening in Montana

Pics or it never happened

 

[TheOldSalt]

I saw a tank slam full of bottles once.
At first I thought..what the heck?
Then I got a better look.

The bottles were full of Jawfish, Garden Eels, and Blennies.
When they all poked their heads back out again, it was quite a sight.

 

[sfin52]

Can y’all post pics of the finished product, bottles in reef encrusted or started? Curious to see how it looks.

@jaxhere here you go. Very cool blends right in

I have been using a WWII coke bottle I got years ago,

 

[Tucker64]

Just a warning on doing this. Make sure you can see the inside of the bottle where ever you place it. I put one in a tank 7 years ago and have zoas covering it. I put it on a angle and place it between two rocks. A few months later my tank crashes. When I pulled out the bottle I found a ton of dead hermit crabs that had been trapped in the bottle and died. I wasn’t able to see them because of the angle of the bottle and the coral covering it. Just a word of caution when considering placement.