Driftwood

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With the exception of one small piece of malaysian driftwood, all the wood that I use in my tanks came straight out of creek bottoms. It took a while to find good pieces, but well worth it. Also, it took a while to clean them and they produced a lot of tannins at first for a while, but they were free and you can't beat that. I've considered multiple times buying very large malaysian pieces for $80 +, but I can just never get myself to spend that much money on wood
 
i agree, i went out and looked in river bottoms and by pounds ect. Go out and fond a pice you like even if its a little big and take it home. I picked up a root from a forest fire, took it home, scrubbed it, cut it down to the size i wanted and then began soaking it for like 2 months in a bin and an extra heater on high to pull out the color. after all that work the final result was very rewarding.
 
i hope this helps and good luck with finding what you want.

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No river around here but have lots of limbs in my back yard. Most are peacan. Can I use those?
 
Drift wood should be dead dry that the barks break right off clean. You can use whatever you like actually as long as it's clean and everything in it soaked out. Finding a nice one is the good part. I like big roots.
 
Pines and evergreens aren't too good to use. They are sappy and resinous... stay away from those. Any hardwoods like oak, pecan, hickory, etc should be ok.
 
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