Never had driftwood. What are good prices for it and what needs to be done to add it into my established tank?
Driftwood
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*Well, the price can be from 5 bucks up to few hundred bucks depend on the size and type of wood.
*Small pieces of wood you can boil in hot water, soak in bucket of water for few days up to few weeks depend how much the tannish color effect you want to take out.
*It will leech out the tannish color (yellowish, tea color effect) in your tank and create a nature look for your live stock.
*If the wood is new you can just power wash and put it your tank right away but for safety you would boil it to kill all unwanted parasite, bugs living in the wood (this mostly for huge, giant wood piece).
*Small pieces of wood you can boil in hot water, soak in bucket of water for few days up to few weeks depend how much the tannish color effect you want to take out.
*It will leech out the tannish color (yellowish, tea color effect) in your tank and create a nature look for your live stock.
*If the wood is new you can just power wash and put it your tank right away but for safety you would boil it to kill all unwanted parasite, bugs living in the wood (this mostly for huge, giant wood piece).
if u get maylasian driftwood just rinse and its good to go. if u get wood from your backyard or somewhere its best to boil it to kill off any bacteria that may harm your tank. sometimes u may need to boil/soak in water for a while till the wood sinks. but malaysian driftwood normally sinks right away. as for price, u can find good deals here or craiglist. prices varies from who u buy it from. fish stores usually charge more. look around and u'll get an idea on the prices.
rinse it if its store bought, boil it if you are nervous I suppose.
if you collect your own let it dry completely for 4-5 days, rinse and use. That's the method I use.
if you collect your own let it dry completely for 4-5 days, rinse and use. That's the method I use.
I sprayed mine down with a hose, boiled it for 2 hours and then rinsed it off again, let it dry in a towel and then put it in the tank
Free is the best price, go to a pond or other area with permanent water, look for pieces u like in the water, they should have no bark and should be hard, not spongy or crumbly. Put wood in a container with water for a day or two, I never boil it.