I work at petsmart and i am getting a 220, going to add black sand and am looking at some cool looking drift wood. Thoughts? I know NOT to take stuff from my yard or the woods, but is the stuff from petsmart safe? anyone used it before? does it hold up under the water ok? I dont want to boil it but i also dont want my water to be brown. Thoughts?
Petsmart drift wood
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^^ same, i work at a petsmart but we don't sell any real driftwood unless you're talking about the small blocks of it with plants growing out that's like $9.99
NCStateFisher;4758120; said:
Well, it's prob the siZe of the base of a
5 gal bucket. It prob weighs close to 20lb from the reptile part. I'll snap a pic tomm. How much does it drop the ph? My test kits only go down to 6 and my
Ph is lower than that.
Boil of your driftwood, make all tannins out. Will take long. Me was daily new water with boil in till week, still little brown. I have 2 new driftwood buy on last week. now sit in tank 200 L and 36'C temp. weekly all water out and add new water. let me test hope that work.
I want add a lots of driftwood for discus. driftwood can help ph neutral and water soft, pleco enjoy eat algae on driftwood.
I want add a lots of driftwood for discus. driftwood can help ph neutral and water soft, pleco enjoy eat algae on driftwood.
oh wow if your PH is lower than 6 you have enough problems without the driftwood, you need to look in to raising that up
Petsmart used to sell mopani brand wood. I bought about 12 pieces of it ranging from 10" to 36". Stuff is very heavy and I had to soak it in a 55 gallon can for about a month before I got rid of enough tannins to use it. My wood eating plecos love it. Very dense. I've got a few pieces that are about 15 years old and are still in my main tank. Best wood I've found for sale
I know the pieces you mention. I don't know for a fact, but I was told that they were treated with a chemical to keep insects away. Even a Petsmart employee said not to use it in an aquarium.
By the way, you CAN use stuff from your yard/woods as long as you know it doesn't have any yard type chemicals on it. Just boil it, clean it, etc. With wood, stay away from soft woods (pine, fur, cedar, etc.). I have around 8 shoe box size rocks in my tank along with a small piece of driftwood...and all came from my yard
By the way, you CAN use stuff from your yard/woods as long as you know it doesn't have any yard type chemicals on it. Just boil it, clean it, etc. With wood, stay away from soft woods (pine, fur, cedar, etc.). I have around 8 shoe box size rocks in my tank along with a small piece of driftwood...and all came from my yard
CLDarnell;4758751; said:I know the pieces you mention. I don't know for a fact, but I was told that they were treated with a chemical to keep insects away. Even a Petsmart employee said not to use it in an aquarium.
By the way, you CAN use stuff from your yard/woods as long as you know it doesn't have any yard type chemicals on it. Just boil it, clean it, etc. With wood, stay away from soft woods (pine, fur, cedar, etc.). I have around 8 shoe box size rocks in my tank along with a small piece of driftwood...and all came from my yard
From the training I got, it's prob just what they think. I haven't lived here long enough to trust my yard. April we sprayed for creeping Charlie, so I duno. I may get some and soak it. Since it's cold I'll have to add a heater.