Habitat - Indoor :: Where to buy large (18 inch wide) cork bark?

[seanb1979]

I can't seem to find cork bark wider than 16 or so inches and my 120 gal tank is about 17.5 wide. Anyone know of any sites where this is available?

[steve]

I think I might have found a wholesaler, but there aren't that many sites that sell them, aside from the Zoo Med variety. Right now, it might be your best bet to ask a reptile shop and have them measure a piece for you.

[VeipaCray]

Cork bark is also used for mounting orchids. If you have a local floral / hobby place or one of those fancy greenhouse/nursery places you might look there as well. Theres also a few online retailers selling it for orchids, and it's often referred to as cork bark or cork mount.

http://www.marylandcork.com/Virgin-Cork.aspx

[PridgNYC]

Amazon has them, but it is hit or miss as every piece is different. I would recommend going with the extra large or jumbo (flat). Search of zoo med cork

http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-CF8-J-Nat ... 87&sr=1-22

[psumichael]

I bought the piece that's now in my 75 gallon tank, from tillystuff on ebay. Doesn't look like they have anything for sale on ebay right now. Might be worth sending them a note though.

[VeipaCray]

Tillystuff stopped selling corkbark a while ago. I've contacted them and they sent a nice note apologizing and basically saying they weren't selling it anymore. I bought some from them a while ago as well.

[seanb1979]

It's really hard to find zoomed pieces that are good. Lots of them are cracked to pieces and too thin. I've checked them out at local pet shops. Thanks for the link above, I sent them an email.

[Turtletime]

I purchased an extra large Zoo Med cork bark on amazon. I purchased two large eye screws at the hardware store and srewed them into the side of the wood. I then used the metal holder from the too-small Zoo Med platform that I was replacing. The cork bark has enough curvature that the turtles can climb out of the water pretty eashily.