Driftwood question!

[ckcdrummer]

Hello, I bought three pieces of drift wood the other day and I currently have them in a bucket of water. I understand I have to boil the wood too but I was wondering what is the fastest way to get all the tannic acid or tannins out of it?


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[eklikewhoa]

boiling would speed up the process but honestly most wood will always be releasing tannins.

Just grab a bag of Seachem Purigen for your tank and not worry about it.

 

[fds]

i wouldn't worry about it to much i just put my driftwood in and do weekly water changes the color will go away eventually

 

[geph]

Boiling it is the fastest way....

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[Fat Homer]

unfortunately there is no real fastest way... boiling it as mentioned helps speed up the process a bit... but depending on the size of the wood, it can leech tannins for a while... so best bet is to keep up with water changes, and if your really worried about it, add purigen as suggested...

 

[ckcdrummer]

Thank you I'll try it out


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