Grape Vine????
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They're right, it will grow some type of mold, slime, or it will rot. Grape wood always does.
And, if you've gone three days without seeing tannins, you may not actually have grape wood. It may be mopani, or something similar. I find it hard to imagine a chunk of grape wood NOT leeching tannins.
And, if you've gone three days without seeing tannins, you may not actually have grape wood. It may be mopani, or something similar. I find it hard to imagine a chunk of grape wood NOT leeching tannins.
maybe...i dunno. i got it at Pet Supplies Plus. I've never known them to mis-label something. i soaked it for like 2 days in warm water followed by the boiling. maybe the boiling has something to do with it. my pleco seems to like it...
I always use it. it looks great once its waterlogged, I dont think it nessesarily has any benefit for the water chemistry though.
well, still doing good. it twists like grape vine and has the holes throughout it like grape vine. i guess i'll just have to wait and see what happens.
I figured it'd be just fine, Sonic. Most people who say "it'll kill your fish" have heard that through the grapevine (ha!) without any hands on experience. It may get a fungus on it, but most all the driftwood I've put in my tanks does the same thing and it goes away.
I think I'll have to grab some and try it myself
I think I'll have to grab some and try it myself
STOP, DON'T DO IT!!!!!! I paid over $60.00 for a large piece and some odd and end pieces and had them boiled water logged them for over a month....trust me the larger piece was big. And when the time came I added them to my tank I did and heres what happened: within the hour the water started to smell somewhat woody. then I noticed my water changed a very light green, thought it to be a reaction to the fish water. So I did a water change and all seemed to be ok. The next day I lost my 9'' RTM male, my 9'' loisellie male, 3-lrg SD and everything else was gasping for air at the top of the tank. So forget that idea.
i have had no problems...no discoloration...no dead fish...they in fact seem to like it. all of my fish are low pH fish, and maybe that has something to do with it. most woods drop the pH of the water so that's why i might not be having any issues. 2 days of bleeding tannins, and then boiling. that's all i did. my water is still crystal clear. so maybe everyone's experience is different. i say go for it. most of the time fish gasping for air means too much ammonia...green water means too much algae...too much algae means high ammonia...sounds like you had an outbreak of algae.
