boyant driftwood

[shadyks]

I went to my folks house for a vacation and they live on the Tennessee River. I found some really cool pieces of driftwood. Took them home, cleaned them and thew them into my turtle tank. The problem is, the float!!!!! I have tried to real online and it has fallen short of my expectations. I am wondering if anyone has any adivce for me on how to make them sink.

Thanks
Shady K

 

[chrisdef15]

You sure you tried searching?? Im guessing the wood you picked up was along the edges of the water mainly out of it? If yes and they where fairly dry when you got them you will have to keep them in water for a few days untill they become waterlogged and sink. Any search on floating driftwood would of told you that.

 

[Louie]

I to have collected floating driftwood and some pieces have sunk within the month others bit longer and some like this 3 foot piece are still floating a year later though not nearly as much.

You could weigh it down in the tank with something though that look usually stinks or tie it with fishing line to something to keep it submerged .

If your like me you dont like those options and will just wait till it sinks and again some do sink fairly fast . If you dont like it floating in tank ofcourse just keep it in water in yard or garage in a pale,etc.

 

[JIM]

First let me say that i give advice based on what worked for me, never on what i think might work, that having been said, in a similar situation, i found a big piece of wood i wanted in my 75 gal tank, but it just floated. I attached half of a 4x8 inch patio block with 4 inch stainless screws to the proposed bottom, put it in the tank (after i had cleared back the gravel) stayed down fine, replaced gravel to cover block, Done.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

You can also get a piece of slate, drill a hole in it and screw it to the bottom of the driftwood then hide the slate with gravel.