Asked on Oct 06, 2013
Used Fake Water to Make Fish Bowl, Turned Cloudy, What Went Wrong?
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I make accessories for doll houses and the latest is this small fish bowl. It has a plastic plant and fish and gravel, but after sitting overnight, the 'water' turned cloudy. I used the "fake water" used in making flower arrangements. What went wrong? All comments are appreciated!
Why did the "water" turn cloudy?
12 answers
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Did you rinse and dry the gravel before you put in the fake water? The gravel usually has residue from rubbing around in the bag.
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Mary Insana
on Oct 06, 2013
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Thanks Mary. I did wash and dry it first. The fake water was the kind that has to be heated, and I am wondering if the heat made color leech from the fake plants. Or maybe the rock? I don't know, but this attempt is ruined for sure.
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Julie Benson-Grant
on Oct 06, 2013
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Or maybe you have chemicals in your water that reacted with the fake water. Do you still have the packaging? Give the company a call and ask what it could have been. They may offer to replace the ruined one or send you a coupon. Can't hurt to ask :)
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Mary Insana
on Oct 06, 2013
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The fish looks like they are swollen up and the plant melted. Maybe because it was heated?
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Alice Harley-Wosnig
on Oct 08, 2013
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Depending on the "fake water" you use it can have a bad reaction with the plastic and sort of melt it and give it that cloudy look. One time I took a glass bowl and filled it with plastic stones and filled with the resin. I was so proud of this, it was the most beautiful bowl I had ever seen. Until the next morning and it was just one big cloud.
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Michela Shoemaker
on Oct 08, 2013
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I'm beginning to think that was it. Now I just have to figure out what to use that won't end up looking like this!
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Julie Benson-Grant
on Oct 08, 2013
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You could try making the water in smaller batches and do layers. A lot of resins heat up more in larger quantities.
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Jwo Lu
on Oct 08, 2013
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Help answer this question...WASH GRAVEL IN SALT WATER WILL LOCK COLOR
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Jane Shepard
on Oct 08, 2013
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I'm no whiz on this one, but how about using distilled water?
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Esther Carr
on Feb 08, 2014
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I apologize for putting in my two cents - will be more careful next time. tks for writing me. ec
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Esther Carr
on Feb 08, 2014
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DISTILLED WATER IS WATER BUT SIMPLY FILTERED UNTIL ALL THE GOOD STUFF IS GONE AND SOME OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS ARE GONE.
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Victoria Muzik
on Feb 21, 2015
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Mrs P
on Feb 18, 2017
Tell them you forgot to clean the fish bowl, maybe they won't notice it's fake water, I have real fish, sorry !
Mary Insana
on Oct 06, 2013
Julie Benson-Grant
on Oct 06, 2013
Alice Harley-Wosnig
on Oct 08, 2013
Michela Shoemaker
on Oct 08, 2013
Jwo Lu
on Oct 08, 2013
Jane Shepard
on Oct 08, 2013
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