Driftwood wood?
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I am looking for a piece with alot of branches and about 30 inches high. It makes it harder to boil and clean.
any hardwood maple oak ash ....anything that is not sappy ......dont forget to soak it for a few day ..weeks to water log it and the tannic acid will seep out ...if u dont ...u might even have it seep out while in ur tank itll give u the " black water look" ...if u have big ciclids they might like it .....i jujst got done reading about this ....hence i have the link below u on driftwood i found some at the local river that are really kick ***..................good luck
souljah2009;3195792; said:
Thanks. I have alot of Eucaliptus or however you spell that. Is that any good?
well after the initial treatment before you add it to the tank, you don't really need to clean the wood. check out ebay and craigslist as well as the classifieds on here. stay away from using any pine, cedar, and anything still green. these will leech toxins into the water. grapewood should be avoided as well since it rots quickly and leeches tannins, a chemical that will both lower the ph and make the water look tea colored. hard woods like oak are desirable. you want a piece that is not rotting, has aged and dried out, and hard wood also tends to sink without much effort. boiling is recommended and will help get tannins out fast.
to b honest with u im not sure here is the site i was reading about it http://www.petfish.net/articles/How_To/driftwood_do.php
hope it helps u out it gave me alil learnings ....lol
hope it helps u out it gave me alil learnings ....lol
eucalyptus has a very harsh sap, which is even used in skin treatments. I don't know for sure from reading about NOT using it, but if you can't use pine, it is much worse than pine. so i'm assuming here to be honest