How to secure drift wood.

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kamikaziechameleon

kamikaziechameleon

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I picked up some awesome drift wood at a local reptile swap, the stuff is aquarium safe and only 20 bucks each. Check it out:

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I want the flat cut edges to be secured to the bottom of the tank or in the substrate, they are going in two separate tanks. The pieces don't reach the top of the tank so I can't wedge them. Have you ever glued or otherwise mounted said wood to a piece of flag stone or other flat stone??? I have plenty of flag stone to use.
 
Your on the right track. I've always have used a piece of slate or tile as a base or weight. Then I would use a masonary bit to drill a hole(s) through it and used a #8-10 STAINLESS STEEL screw to secure it into the driftwood. Sometimes even with the weight, a piece may be too large or buoyant to sink. If that happens, you might need to soak(waterlog) it first,by weighing it down or wedging it inside a bucket/barrel of water. This process might take several days for the water to enter the wood. Sometimes adding some salt to the soak water helps.
 
Rob7233 said:
Your on the right track. I've always have used a piece of slate or tile as a base or weight. Then I would use a masonary bit to drill a hole(s) through it and used a #8-10 STAINLESS STEEL screw to secure it into the driftwood. Sometimes even with the weight, a piece may be too large or buoyant to sink. If that happens, you might need to soak(waterlog) it first,by weighing it down or wedging it inside a bucket/barrel of water. This process might take several days for the water to enter the wood. Sometimes adding some salt to the soak water helps.
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Thanks! Have the drill bit all I need is to go grab some stainless steel screws.
 
You can also tie certain pieces down to a rock or zip tie them to a rock until they waterlog themselves and sink. I think the pieces you have are too big for that for the most part.
 
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