arif_deto;2229674; said:Excuse me....sorry to interupt
Hmmm from what i've known before (based on my experience).....driftwood typically has a darker color due to its was buried naturally underground (typically in the black type of soil such as in the swamp area etc).
The shape that I'm usually familiar with is something different than yours.....they should look BULKY....not "branch type". Actually in my home country, this driftwood industry is common....and I know exactly where it is collected and how it was produced.
So, please can any one verify this???Hopefully nobody mis-understood what driftwood looked like....Cheers
This driftwood is extremely dry and baked for hours, hence the colors. They all turn much darker when submerged, some a deep tan, some almost black. One color will match the theme of a tank better than another, it's important not to mix a very light piece with an extremely dark piece though, that will look plain bad.
Branch-like (root like would be the proper term) is what people want. I always get emails/pm's asking for roots or stumps with some type of root, not logs or thick bulky pieces. Roots seem to make an "amazonian" looking tank.
These pieces were all collected by the sides of or in lakes, rivers, and creeks. From lake tahoe in California, to a local reservoir here in New Jersey. I don't walk into my backyard and hack branches off a tree to sell.
Any more questions or clarifications needed, feel free to post here or pm me.
