My weekend driftwood find

[RBE17]

Sunday we had a picnic at a local park that has a stream running through it. I took a walk around and found this piece. I'm hoping to be able to fit it past the top braces in the 125g. I'm not sure if it'll fit though. It's a little over four feet long. I haven't cleaned it or boiled it yet.

 

[LBathory]

thats the best kind of driftwood, free!

 

[JohnEX]

nice piece. i would cut off that whole bottom portion and just use the branchy top part. i'm too paranoid to use any wood at my local park in my tanks

 

[RBE17]

thats the best kind of driftwood, free!

Yep. There are a lot of nice pieces for sale on ebay, but shipping is a killer.

nice piece. i would cut off that whole bottom portion and just use the branchy top part. i'm too paranoid to use any wood at my local park in my tanks

I like the way the piece lays, but if I have to I'll break the bottom off. I thought about the local park aspect, but I plan on boiling it in a 55g drum.

 

[clgkag]

I would also cut off the trunk part and turn the branchy part upside down like a root/stump piece. Great find, if you can't fit in the tank, just send it to me.

 

[japes]

id cut it to be about 3 foot long, place the cut stump end up against one side of the tank and have it run all the way along the tank from left to right with the rooty looking parts sticking in the sand.

 

[Lady G]

Nice piece there!

 

[RBE17]

Thanks for the feedback and ideas. There are a lot I hadn't considered. I was just going to put it in the tank the way it sits. Turning it roots down will create more of a natural look, which is what I want to achieve w/ my 125g.

 

[pwmin]

sweet. i have been planning on going driftwood hunting for a month now but keep running into problems getting to the "river"

 

[balton777]

It's a great shape for aquarium use. Is it driftwood or just wood? I mean will it sink or will you have to weigh it down?