what is the best way to make driftwood safe?

[carterhh]

safe?
waterlogged?

 

[pengu13]

clean and boil. boiling is the best if you can fit it

bake will sanitize but also dry so you will have to water log it again

dishwasher works great too no soap hot wash, heat dry

 

[scrup]

If you harvested it yourself, take a wire brush to it and scrape all the loose stuff off, including any of the softer wood bits. A pressure washer also works pretty well if you have one.

 

[carterhh]

bump

 

[bigbadfish711]

Check out my thread.
I washed mine in the dish washer, soaked in bleach water, and rinsed in hot water. I have not had any issues with tannis or mold.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367674

 

[smitty03281964]

I have never boiled driftwood and have plenty in my tanks. Where did you get in from to make you think you have to boil it. Over time being submerge and held down by rocks will make it water logged.

 

[bigbadfish711]

I have never boiled driftwood and have plenty in my tanks. Where did you get in from to make you think you have to boil it. Over time being submerge and held down by rocks will make it water logged.

I get my driftwood from local lakes and rivers. I do not boil the wood to make it water logged. You boil, bake, or bleach the wood to kill any parasites that may be on or in the wood. I would never trust to put wood in my tanks that I have not personally treated in some way. No mater if I got it from the river or my lfs. I like to gamble but not with my fish tanks.

 

[peathenster]

If you can get access to an autoclave machine, it would be the best (use the "liquid" setting). That's how I sterilize mine...they were way too big to boil or bake.

 

[carterhh]

cool thanks