Mopani roots and Driftwood
- Thread starter Kanta
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depends on size and piece some driftwood may never sink, couple weeks atleast. Its called drift wood because it floats in the ocean. you probably want bogwood.Kanta;3874419; said:
with the drift wood you can cheat and put weights in it.
thats one techniques you see at the stores if its a big enough piece you could find a way to put it in side the wood.Kanta;3874432; said:
i guess? google it is all i can say. i don't really like wood since it leeches tanins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TanninKanta;3874444; said:
pro :
there good for some fish YEA!
con:
but they make your water brown BOO!
Kanta, I have several pieces of Malaysian driftwood in my tank and haven't had any issues with it. If you soak it for a week or so before putting it in your tank you will have less discoloration from the tannins. I know that my Plecos (Bristlenose & Gibbiceps) both love the driftwood and spend plenty of time making sure it is cleaned before anything else is. I just recently picked up a nice piece of mopani that I plan on using for a 220 tank I am setting up. Will let you know how that works out. The malaysian driftwood does slowly decompose so it will have to eventually be replaced. The pieces that I have in now have been there for around a year or so and are still pretty sturdy.