driftwood WONT SINK,

[ewurm]

I just stick a big granite rock on top of it. Usually does the trick.

 

[Fly River]

DO NOT CUT... That pc of wood is nice. Put a big rock on it for a few weeks and you should be good

 

[SemperFish]

Soaking, Boiling and Patience. Ive also found that if you boil it and then let it dry out and then boil and soak it again it apparently does something to the cell structure of the wood and it will behave better for you. It will also hopefully take care of any contaminants or natural chemicals that may tint your water. I boiled and rinsed mine till the water was almost clear.
Or just get a 20lb Pleco and his fat but will keep it down for you.

 

[LOCO_LOCO]

i put it in the big float pan( my backyard), and i did put rock over it, now its under the water,( not in my tank)

 

[LemonHead]

Dont wanna jack this thread but i seem to have the same problem.
I never had problems with any of my driftwood except this new piece
which SUPPOSE to be my last. It's fairly small about 5"x8" and WILL
NOT stay submerged. Its been soaked, dried, submerged & boiled underwater
for almost a month now and still floats. Its been the most stubborn piece yet.

 

[ewurm]

I actually had this issue tonight. I used one of those plastic zip strips to tie it to another piece of wood.

 

[mbutzer]

drill a few stainless screws into the wood in strategic locations, but leave 3/8" or so of the screw sticking out. Then, use some plumbers epoxy around the screw head and stick some rocks to the wood. If you did this carefully, you'd never see the epoxy joints, the rock would never detach from the wood, and the wood would stay in place.

 

[SemperFish]

Sometimes it takes awhile. My wood floated for days before it finally dipped below the surface completely but still didnt touch bottom. After a couple more days I actually pushed it down to the bottome and it stayed. Later something must have nudged it because it was floating about an inch off the bottome for another day. Now it sits on the bottom and stays put. I kinda wish it would do that hovering just above the bottom thing again. It looked cool and it didnt collect poo underneath it.

 

[LemonHead]

drill a few stainless screws into the wood in strategic locations, but leave 3/8" or so of the screw sticking out. Then, use some plumbers epoxy around the screw head and stick some rocks to the wood. If you did this carefully, you'd never see the epoxy joints, the rock would never detach from the wood, and the wood would stay in place.

Sounds like a good idea, I'll give it another week
before I try this. Thanks..

 

[DasArab]

Its called driftwood for a reason, if it didnt it would be called sinkwood. Bogwood, like mopani, sinks much easier as it has spent all its time in water.