Driftwood from lfs
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go for it! just leave it out in the sun and boil it before you put it in your tank
Are you able to go out in the country and find your own. I just found a really nice piece. ...for free.
What I do with mine is soak it in the tub with bleach and hot water
What I do with mine is soak it in the tub with bleach and hot water
All you have to do is boil it if possible, if it is larger then your pot then just put it in a container and fill it with boiling water. Let it soak for 10 mins. After give it a scrub to take of any loose pieces, then another hot water bath then into the tank after it has cooled. The bleach works as others above have noted but I'd personally be nervous about using bleach on anything being put in my tank, mostly because I don't trust myself to do it right lol
After soaking the driftwood in bleach, just add some dechlorinator to neutralize the chlorine.
Trust me there is plenty of driftwood to be found. But if you see a piece at the LFS that you really like then go for it.
I've been powerwashing my large pieces then dropping them in.
I have a kids pool I could add some bleach to then dechlorinate. I'm a little iffy on the dechlor getting all the bleach out of the saturated wood though. Can anyone speak to that?
I have a kids pool I could add some bleach to then dechlorinate. I'm a little iffy on the dechlor getting all the bleach out of the saturated wood though. Can anyone speak to that?
Chlorine gasses off quite quickly, after soaking, powerwashing again, you can leave it for a day or two in declorinated water, and should be good to go.
Myself, I soak in my chlorinated pool, powerwashing and add to tank, never had problems, I have big pieces wood 3' a 7' long. If possible, I like to remove my wood at least once a year and powerwash, the remove crud buildup and any rotting area.
Myself, I soak in my chlorinated pool, powerwashing and add to tank, never had problems, I have big pieces wood 3' a 7' long. If possible, I like to remove my wood at least once a year and powerwash, the remove crud buildup and any rotting area.