my father and i made the most wonderful thing for my apartment this week...and it was SO easy!
i made a small waterfall for the apartment next year! i went to home depot and bought a rectangular-shaped flowerpot that was pretty deep and a small fish tank filter *can fit in the palm of your hand* as well as some 1/2 inch tubing. my dad and i went into my backyard, where i have a pond and got some small pieces of slate rock. then we went into my basement, took a drill and a special bit for the drill and drilled through the slate rock. i chipped off some ieces for a more "flowing" effect with a chisel and stacked them on top of each other. i ran the tubing through the rocks and connected it to the fish tank filter. then, i poured water into the flowerpot where it flowed through my fish tank filter, up the tubing and out the top of the rock, trickling down. it's the prettiest thing! when i get to the apartment, i'm dying the water a light blue or light purple color with some food dye, for effect. it's SO easy to do and MUCH better than spending about 250 dollars on a store-bought fountain.
etienne
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