I found a killer piece of drift wood...well I snagged it while fishing and brought it up. I let it dry out in the sun, and then I soaked in for a couple of hours in burning hot water in the bath tub. I also used lots of salt. It's been in there for a few months and I never had tanin issues or any other issues.
drift wood
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this wood has been boiling all day and wont sink.. so should i just drown it in a bucket for along time and leave it alone??
I seen a gorgeous gorgeous piece of driftwood near the river it was huge, like 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. It was a trunk with a twist of roots, it was really cool. But way too big. I need to get by my local river sometime this week and collect some roots to put in my tank.
You can make it sink instantly if you get a piece of slate, drill a hole in it, and screw it to the bottom of the DW. After a few months, you can remove the slate and the wood should remain submerged; I generally leave them attached so my fish won't "redecorate," though.
I have a plastic 55 gal. drum I picked up at a garage sale. It was never used, but I cleaned it anyway. I just fill it with water, stick the wood into it and clamp the lid down, which helps to push the wood down. A week later I open the drum and push it over to dump the water and repeat the process. Takes about 3 or 4 times before the water is clear.
does it matter if its cold outside? not snowing.. but 50 degrees? or would doing this indoors be faster?
