drift wood questions
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Not sure. They do alot of business over on AC. You could try over there under Marketplace, select cut driftwood.
fishkeeper4244;4876896; said:
Not sure what you're saying. Did you get brown muck from the wood? Or did you get some brown muck to put in your tank? If you got muck from the wood was the wood clean? If not it could be mud.
If collecting your own driftwood, collect in areas with good water flow and no leeching from industrial outflow, agricultural runoff, or livestock runoff.
The wood should naturally be devoid of all bark (this gives the wood the best chance of proving to be well seasoned).
There should be no parts of the wood that crumble when pressure is applied or becomes brittle upon drying.
Never boil wood that you want to keep for a long stretch of time. Boiling increases the woods rate of decomposition.
Power wash or hand scrub all newly collected wood and allow it to fully air dry (kills external and internal organisms).
Once fully dry, allow wood to resoak and sink naturally for longest lasting results. Connecting wood pieces to slate should only be done to properly seasoned pieces for the express reason of speeding the resoak time. Unseasoned woods will only leech tannins and sugars into an aquarium.
The wood should naturally be devoid of all bark (this gives the wood the best chance of proving to be well seasoned).
There should be no parts of the wood that crumble when pressure is applied or becomes brittle upon drying.
Never boil wood that you want to keep for a long stretch of time. Boiling increases the woods rate of decomposition.
Power wash or hand scrub all newly collected wood and allow it to fully air dry (kills external and internal organisms).
Once fully dry, allow wood to resoak and sink naturally for longest lasting results. Connecting wood pieces to slate should only be done to properly seasoned pieces for the express reason of speeding the resoak time. Unseasoned woods will only leech tannins and sugars into an aquarium.
just came across this thread... i have a tree on my lot that is dead. im not sure what kind it is but it has awsome branches on it. it also has no more bark on it. the tree is still in the ground but has been dead and leaning on a concrete wall for over 10 years and the branches are hard as a rock t the touch anyway. could i cut this into many peices and submerge it in water? if so how long would you soak it? should i take pictures of the tree to get a better answer? im almost sure it was a fruit tree because almost every tree on this property is or was a fruit tree.
Never said you can't boil driftwood. That's the fastest way to clean smaller pieces for aquaria. I just said to not boil if you wish to extend the usage duration of the wood. Boiling it causes the wood to break down more quickly. It's already bad enough that driftwood breaks down more quickly in aquaria than it does in the wild.
Folks around here that live on a river tie wood to cinder block, drop the weighted pieces in the river, and leave them for a couple of years. Once seasoned, the wood pieces are removed, cleaned with a power washer, and dried in the sun. Then the pieces are sold.
Folks around here that live on a river tie wood to cinder block, drop the weighted pieces in the river, and leave them for a couple of years. Once seasoned, the wood pieces are removed, cleaned with a power washer, and dried in the sun. Then the pieces are sold.
