grapevine in tank?

[ehh]

this is what im talking about
http://www.amazon.com/Flukers-Iguana-Branch-â-Medium/dp/B0002DHOPE

sometimes i see these reptile grapevines and sometimes that are super cool. i was wondering if i could put one in my tank. im assuming itll float but i dont mind. also, if anyone knows, will it alter water parameters or change the color of my water?

thanks!

 

[mopani]

i heard it was fine, and usally never sinks then another guy i talked to said it rots, doesnt mess with water but release hella tannins and eventually rots, idk id like some as well

 

[Pomatomus]

They sell mopani wood for reptiles as well, which looks similar and is more suitable for an aquarium. It's really dense so it never floats.

 

[rodger]

Mopani releases tannins for a long time IME.

 

[midnight_games]

Should be fine...it releases a lot of tannins & sometimes mold/fungus will start to grow on it (but it dies off after a good scrub down)

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[Dan F]

I have a lot of grapewood in my 210. It will sink eventually, but it does take a while. Some pieces have grown the white fungus at first, while others never do. It doesn't rot particularly fast, I've had it for three years and it hasn't changed much, in fact I have a piece of mopani in a different tank that is rotting a lot faster.

 

[joelypops]

I have grape vibe in mine too, was told be everyone it wouldn't work etc. Soaked it for a week in the bathtub and kept measuring water quality etc. While it did release a lot of tanins for the first few weeks it never altered water parameters at all!

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[popss]

Morning ehh, the pick looks more like manzanieta(sp) to me. great for fish tanks, is a heavy hard dense wood but have to get a licence to cut it. I could be wrong, wood, err would not be the first time.

 

[Pomatomus]

They do call it grape on the website though

 

[popss]

yup, saw that. in my SoCal fire fighting days many moons ago I cut allot of manzanieta (sp) the blond with red wood inter twined with a branch is classical manzanieta(sp) need a licence or permit to cut it because of this quality along with its hardness and ability to take on a polished shine. again could be wrong, but if i saw that and had to guess my first answer would be manzanieta(sp)