Collected some of my own driftwood, take a look.

[duke33]

Good luck with your driftwood, I'm working on some too.

 

[Sundew]

If that is a piece of a dock it is likely pressure treated lumber, which may contain copper arsenate or something similar. This is a poison that keeps fungi and insects from devouring the dock, and it will likely be very harmful or fatal to your fish in an aquarium. I would stick with natural roots and logs, etc, unless you know for sure it is not PT lumber!

 

[ewurm]

That board is very old, And somewhat soft. I am guessing it was just lumber used to support a fish house, but who knows? I think by now it's probably leached everything it's going to.

 

[X24]

just keep an eye on that board, but i think you are right ewurm.

but the hot water probably wouldn't do it for me.....i'd ad a little bit of bleach to the water aswell. try maybe a 1:20 bleach to water ratio, and then rinse well and put it into a tub with a lot of w/e you use for declor for your tap water.

 

[ewurm]

I have used bleach on wood, takes a lot of the color out. The fish are doing well, I'll keep an eye out for funny behavior, but it's looking good for now.

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

I usually just rinse, boil and then stick them in the freezer to sterilize my stuff of nasties.

 

[Bsixxx]

so you broke your neighbors fence down, why?


ahahah totaly kidding


i like that long branchy one

 

[robmcd]

Im anxious to see how you incorporate the board into your aquascaping.

 

[WyldFya]

You'd be amazed at what some fish can live through. I've seen tanks with healthy fish that have been in the tank for nearly a decade. This tank had a boot, rusty cans, motor oil containers etc.

 

[ewurm]

Im anxious to see how you incorporate the board into your aquascaping.

It's in the tank, in the back. Might rescape after a while.