Just bought new driftwood from Petclub...

[Goldmember]

How long should I soak the driftwood so I can be worry free about adding it to my tank and not letting the tannins affect my water coloring or fishes health?

I also have heard you can boil the driftwood, but how long should it be boiled?

 

[Goldmember]

also, say I soak the driftwood in a bucket, does the water I use in the bucket need to be treated with conditioner or prime?

 

[MonsterMinis]

most wood I've found takes years before the tannins don't color the water... tannins are perfectly fine for your fish. boiling it and other methods help but a good dark peice of DW like maylasian DW will leech for many years.

 

[Kanta]

Tannins lower ph and is good for your fish. To get most tannins out to not leach like crazy is to boil it. I boil mine fit a good 45 mins. Keep turning it and changing the water. You can soak it but you don't need to treat it.

 

[Goldmember]

thanks. i'll give boiling a shot tomorrow.

 

[mikec707]

I couldnt wait to soak mine so I just boiled it for about 2hrs. It has never turned my water colors an the fish love it especially my gold nugget