I see so many people on here that have some amazing pieces of driftwood! Where do you find them? I live in Florida around the Clearwater area. Many of the areas that might have driftwood are brackish waters and I have freshwater. A little afraid to just grab something out of those waters for my tank but I really, really want a good centerpiece for my 75 gallon. I don't want to spend a ton of money on something from a company cause frankly they cost to much and all they did is pull it from a stream anyway. Any suggestions?
Good Driftwood???
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I think most people on here get theirs from online or from a vendor here on MFK...in my opinion, manzanita driftwood looks the best
It doesn't matter if you find the water in a brackish area, because you'll need to clean it, and you can soak it in freshwater and keep changing the water out until the salt is gone.
I didn't know that! I figured that it would always retain some of that salt and mess with my water chemistry. Nice to know, thanks.
What vendors should I be looking though for driftwood? It won't need to be huge. Only need something for a 75 gallon with angels in it?
This guy might have some for sale...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...ta***-buy-2-get-1-free-)-So-cal-ship-pu-92882
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...ta***-buy-2-get-1-free-)-So-cal-ship-pu-92882
Intrsting thread topic. Been wanting to do the same for my 55. I'm going to do a creek walk today to see what i can find. Any tips on collecting from freshwater stream/creeks?
I am fortunate to live in montana. I can go out on any given day and find amazing pieces. Im sure there are freshwater sources around you somewhere. To speed up the cleaning/leaching process I use a steel drum and build a oven about half way up the sides of the drum and build a fire under it and boil the df for hours. It releases alot of tannins, disinfects it and helps it sink. Petty cheap and easy!