today i was so bored and was looking at some broken trees branches right in front of my house. i was wondering is it safe to put into my tank?
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- Thread starter nycsicktank
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NO Not safe. Broken branches are still uncured green wood and the sap and viable cell tissues will promote bacterial/algae blooms and dump tannins into your tank.
If fallen branches would have been a viable alternative, no one would subject themselves to the dirty wet conditions inherent in collecting cured driftwood.
If fallen branches would have been a viable alternative, no one would subject themselves to the dirty wet conditions inherent in collecting cured driftwood.
depends on the type of tree. Conifers are high in resin & turpentine. Cedars will bleed tanins into the water until the end of forever. Most tree branches are harmless though.
Oddball;740707; said:
will un-cured wood promote ammonia and nitite spikes....?? i am curently using a piece of dried rhododendron in mytank and i am having aprobem with that....., im pretty sure it is dry though....?? cant figure out whats going on....