How Do You Set Up A Fish Tank With Silk Plants?
A well-decorated fish tank can be achieved by playing close attention to detail. Consider the environment that your fish are from naturally and try to replicate the flora in your tank. This can easily be done by aquascaping with silk plants–they look realistic but don’t have all the maintenance and cost associated with live plants. Silk plants are also easily inserted in the tank as well. They generally come with one of two different types of anchors to keep them in place: a plastic trough you can place gravel in to provide weight or a weighted resin or ceramic base. Rinse the silk plant off in warm water before placing it in the tank. Decide where you want to place the plants. Place your silk plant with a resin base in the spot desired. If your plant has a plastic trough, move to Section 2. Clear a spot in the gravel where you want to place the plant. Make it at least a half-inch deep. Place the silk plant in the hole you just created. Push the gravel back over the trough to anchor i