what kind??
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I dont want to put this peice of drift wood in my tank if it will mess up the water,it looked like there was sape in it, smelled like pine or cedar
Pine is very bad, as are all soft woods. If it has any sap, no matter the type of wood, it will rot in the tank. The wood you use needs to of been dead for a very, very long time, and well weathered.
I use cedar in my 75 gal pleco tank, but it's sap is long gone. I cut it open and there was no hint of cedar. The resin it lets out is highly toxic, but again, if it's completely aged, most consider it safe.
I use cedar in my 75 gal pleco tank, but it's sap is long gone. I cut it open and there was no hint of cedar. The resin it lets out is highly toxic, but again, if it's completely aged, most consider it safe.
Yeah what ever kind of wood it is there was still sap in it and i could really smell it when i cut it open, I wont be putin it in my tank now thanx for the info
Howdy,
I don't recommend it. Is it driftwood, or is it a piece of dead wood that never saw water before? To be suitable for aquarium use, wood should have spent a significant period of time (years) in a flowing body of water or in a swamp. Anything else will have a hard time getting waterlogged and it will also rot, greatly affecting your water quality. Furthermore, conifers are not the best wood for a tank, since they leach more compounds than deciduous trees.
Here's what I do, and how I select my driftwood:
Native driftwood is great - if you know what you're doing.
- the river has to be clean, no industry along the shores!
- the wood has to be well weathered, washed out to the fiber. If it has bark, it's too young. It needs to look like it's spent years and years in the water
- only use wood from flowing bodies of water, never from stagnant areas.
- do not use wood that was covered with mud, it must be located in the stream
- Stay away from conifers. Look at the vegetation along the stream and upstream closely!
Self-harvested wood is a lot of fun. I got my latest piece from a canoeing trip
HarleyK
I don't recommend it. Is it driftwood, or is it a piece of dead wood that never saw water before? To be suitable for aquarium use, wood should have spent a significant period of time (years) in a flowing body of water or in a swamp. Anything else will have a hard time getting waterlogged and it will also rot, greatly affecting your water quality. Furthermore, conifers are not the best wood for a tank, since they leach more compounds than deciduous trees.
Here's what I do, and how I select my driftwood:
Native driftwood is great - if you know what you're doing.
- the river has to be clean, no industry along the shores!
- the wood has to be well weathered, washed out to the fiber. If it has bark, it's too young. It needs to look like it's spent years and years in the water
- only use wood from flowing bodies of water, never from stagnant areas.
- do not use wood that was covered with mud, it must be located in the stream
- Stay away from conifers. Look at the vegetation along the stream and upstream closely!
Self-harvested wood is a lot of fun. I got my latest piece from a canoeing trip
HarleyK
No it isen't the right question to ask cause I already had the wood if i diden't have the wood i would of asked that question, read more carful before puttin your 2 cents in