Natural wood in Lakes

[ClaustrophobicTurtle]

Hey guys.

Having looked at many lake biotopes over the past few weeks, one question stands out for me.

Normal over hanging trees and branches end up in the lakes. These branches havent been treated, and there is thousands if not millions of them in any lake.

I understand there is lots of water, but there is also lots of wood.
How come the water doesnt get overrun by bad bacteria from these 'untreated' natural trees and branches??

And if its just a matter of too much water to branches ratio, then doing daily water changes with an 'untreated' driftwood aquarium, should have the same result, should it not?

Thanks

 

[Empyreal]

why do you believe natural trees and branches cause bad bacteria?

 

[ClaustrophobicTurtle]

why do you believe natural trees and branches cause bad bacteria?

Thanks for the reply
I believed this is the case since even finding a piece of wood in a lake still needs to be treated.. or next to a lake or river system. Atleast in videos online they said it must be..

Is this wrong?
I would love to just go to a nearby lake and chuck the wood straight into my tank

 

[Empyreal]

Thanks for the reply
I believed this is the case since even finding a piece of wood in a lake still needs to be treated.. or next to a lake or river system. Atleast in videos online they said it must be..

Is this wrong?
I would love to just go to a nearby lake and chuck the wood straight into my tank

Yes, it needs to be treated because you are introducing it to a new ecosystem: your tank. But to the lake itself there shouldn't be "new" bacteria or cause any damage to an ecosystem that for thousands or even millions of years was used to the plants around it, and logs falling into the water.....

 

[ClaustrophobicTurtle]

Yes, it needs to be treated because you are introducing it to a new ecosystem: your tank. But to the lake itself there shouldn't be "new" bacteria or cause any damage to an ecosystem that for thousands or even millions of years was used to the plants around it, and logs falling into the water.....

So in a way, the lake would be immune to that bacteria after all these years?

Is that because of the abundance of good bacteria?

 

[duanes]

Many pieces of wood and leaves give off tannins, which are actually anti-bacterial for some species. But also water chemistry in a negative way.
These pieces of wood are also great places for parasites reside, so before placing them in a tank soaking them without fish can take away the host they need to feed on to reproduce. Wood also needs to soak to lose buoyancy, or it may float like a cork, and can also leach out toxins it may contain.
In a lake, or river with multi-millions of gallons the parasites usually don't become epidemic.
Even the largest tanks are mere drops in the bucket compared to a lake, in tiny, closed ecosystems like an aquarium, even 1 parasite brought in with a piece of wood, or a few fungal spores can become overwhelming.
Any toxin which would be diluted in a lake, can poison an entire tank over night.

 

[Frank Castle]

Hey guys.

Having looked at many lake biotopes over the past few weeks, one question stands out for me.

Normal over hanging trees and branches end up in the lakes. These branches havent been treated, and there is thousands if not millions of them in any lake.

I understand there is lots of water, but there is also lots of wood.
How come the water doesnt get overrun by bad bacteria from these 'untreated' natural trees and branches??

And if its just a matter of too much water to branches ratio, then doing daily water changes with an 'untreated' driftwood aquarium, should have the same result, should it not?

Thanks

Why is this even a discussion.

It's in the WILD.

Your tank is NOT in the wild.

Do you really need a better explanation?

 

[Empyreal]

i guess what im saying is....
if wood naturally surrounds a body of water (trees, plants, whatever) and then falls into the water
It makes no sense to me why it would cause a biological threat......

 

[ClaustrophobicTurtle]

Why is this even a discussion.

It's in the WILD.

Your tank is NOT in the wild.

Do you really need a better explanation?

Didnt mean to make you mad.

Was simply trying to understand what it is in the wild which makes untreated wood in water okay

 

[Frank Castle]

Didnt mean to make you mad.

Was simply trying to understand what it is in the wild which makes untreated wood in water okay

....because it's in the WILD.

Wasn't anger.... it was ridicule for a stupid question. Why would you even compare in the wild with in captivity? We have better things to do here.