Is this wood aquarium safe?

[japbart]

I visited my friend and he has a big backyard with lots of wood. He gave me some knowing that I like to have driftwood in my tank. Are they safe? I'm posting two kinds of wood. The wood with a lot of branches is whats friend gave me. The other wood was found on a hiking trail by my roommate.


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[pigoo]

Sorry...I didn't really need to see the "man feet" in pic #2!

 

[japbart]

Sorry...I didn't really need to see the "man feet" in pic #2!

Hahaha. Sorry for my man feet. It looks nice tho


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[japbart]

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[Chicxulub]

If any of it was driftwood before, it should be ok if you prepare it first. There's a whole bunch of threads on here to tell you how to go about doing it. If it wasn't driftwood, before, I wouldn't put it in any of my tanks. But as I've said elsewhere, I tend to err on the side of caution.

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[japbart]

If any of it was driftwood before, it should be ok if you prepare it first. There's a whole bunch of threads on here to tell you how to go about doing it. If it wasn't driftwood, before, I wouldn't put it in any of my tanks. But as I've said elsewhere, I tend to err on the side of caution.

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They weren't. They were just pieces of wood that my friend found and the branchy one was from my friends garden.


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[Thelatinofishlover]

in the past i've collected some nice peices of wood, let them dry for many many months then soak them for many many more months and them used them as "bog wood" for my tanks, nothing happend but like rob said it might be better to leave these out of your tank

 

[David R]

One of the biggest problems is active rot in driftwood, give it a good going over with a screwdriver or something similar poking around looking for soft spots. If you're concerned you could try soaking it in a large tub or empty aquarium first, there's a couple of really nice bits there so certainly worth investing a bit of time to sort it out.

 

[japbart]

I soaked them in a tank for a week but I already sold the tank so now they're in buckets without water.


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[japbart]

One of the biggest problems is active rot in driftwood, give it a good going over with a screwdriver or something similar poking around looking for soft spots. If you're concerned you could try soaking it in a large tub or empty aquarium first, there's a couple of really nice bits there so certainly worth investing a bit of time to sort it out.

The branchy ones are keepers. They're not even thick enough for me to drill them. Should I just soak them in water? My roommate bought some wood meant for bird cages and reptiles and we've used those in our tanks with no ill side effects.


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