floating driftwood?
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Wait for it to petrify... I've siliconed some of mine to sheets of plexiglass (it was surprisingly cheaper than slate at the time) and burried them under the gravel, but I've also used super-duty black suction cups and tied fishing line around the nubs on them, then stuck them to the bottom fo the tank. Then put the gravel in, then position the wood over the suction cup and tie the fishing line around it. It usually take more than one tie-down per piece of wood, but it's an invisible way to keep the wood down.
All I did to mine was use aquarium silicone (be sure not to use other types of silicone) and glued the driftwood and a piece of slate together. Let it cure for 24 or 48 hrs (not sure how long, it says on the bottle of silicone). when you put in the tank you can burry the slat in the gravel or have it showing, w/e floats your boat.... or sinks your driftwood in that case 
oh I also dont recommend used screws or nails to get the driftwood down because certain metal that dissolve into the water can cause problems
Howdy,
There are a few things to consider:
1) Is it really driftwood, or is it a piece of dead wood that never saw water before? To be suitable for aquarium use, wood should have spent a significant period of time (years) in a flowing body of water or in a swamp. Anything else will have a hard time getting waterlogged and it will also rot, greatly affecting your water quality.
2) conifers are not the best wood for a tank, since they leach more compounds than deciduous trees.
3) if you go for the slate option then make sure you use stainless steel screws.
4) I tied mine down with fishing line, weighing it down with rocks tied to its bottom. Do not pile rocks on your wood, since it might pop up to float and the rocks fall against the sides of your tank. Depending on the depth of your tank and the buoyancy of the wood, it might even hit your canopy
Good luck,
HarleyK
There are a few things to consider:
1) Is it really driftwood, or is it a piece of dead wood that never saw water before? To be suitable for aquarium use, wood should have spent a significant period of time (years) in a flowing body of water or in a swamp. Anything else will have a hard time getting waterlogged and it will also rot, greatly affecting your water quality.
2) conifers are not the best wood for a tank, since they leach more compounds than deciduous trees.
3) if you go for the slate option then make sure you use stainless steel screws.
4) I tied mine down with fishing line, weighing it down with rocks tied to its bottom. Do not pile rocks on your wood, since it might pop up to float and the rocks fall against the sides of your tank. Depending on the depth of your tank and the buoyancy of the wood, it might even hit your canopy
Good luck,
HarleyK
I've always used slate but some of mine floats and I want it to....I have a six foot long, hollowed out beautiful piece that's in my 150 gallon (6 ft tank)...LOL...that was a real challenge to put in....floater, and it really adds nice shading and looks great....
