Driftwood Preparation?

[H]-[H]

Any advice on prepping a large driftwood before putting in the tank?
Ideally, it would be best if the prepping process could completely eliminate tannins from leeching into the tank water & also eradicate all potential pathogens from the driftwood..
Boiling would be a hassle as the driftwood is too big to fit in any pots.. I could try pouring hot water directly on the wood but not sure how effective this would be.. also, will the hot water ruin the wood, making the structure weak etc?
I've heard of people using epsom salt to soak the driftwood.. is this effective?

How do you guys prep your driftwood?
Thanks in advance for reading and replying..

 

[TwoHedWlf]

What kind of driftwood are you talking about? Actual driftwood, from the ocean? Give it a hose off and put it straight into the tank is my usual method. No real pathogens to worry about the freshwater would kill most anything that wasn't killed by drying in the sun. And all the tannins are already leached out.

Bog wood, like most wood sold in stores as driftwood? Boiling for days and changing the water every few hours is about the only option.

 

[Eclipse390]

I have about 6 pieces soaking in a 72 gallon right now, has been soaking for about 2 months. Still hasn't sunk & it still leaking tannins like crazy

 

[Blakewater]

Use your bathtub, switch out the hot water every 8 to 12 hours for a week. Weigh the wood down with a rock or something to keep it submerged

 

[H]-[H]

What kind of driftwood are you talking about?

Sorry, my bad.. I should have stated the kind of driftwood that I got..
It’s a Malaysian driftwood..

 

[Uglyknob]

Purigen will soak up tannins too. Food for thought.

 

[MrsE88]

I know I already commented on this on my post, but I really would just put the wood in the tank and weigh it down. Let it leach the tannins.
This was my 29g back when I was growing out one of my male gts.

It didn’t really get any darker then this with regular water changes. 1-2x a week.
I really love how his colors developed in there.

None of his siblings got the kinda shimmering color that he did. I feel like the tannins is why or at least part of the reason why.