When driftwood is ready.

[nanomano]

yes boilling is a good option as long as you have a pot large enough to fit your pieces into...
If you are prepping something larger than would comfortably fit ontop of a stove however; you might just want to hook a hose up to your faucet and turn on the hot water...

 

[jojo727]

that's what I plan on doing. I have a shop sink next to the gas water heater in the garage. i'm going to crank the temp on the heater up and and let the water run over it for a while.

things have been a little hectic so hopefully i can get some pics up tonight

 

[mfgl]

I would lay it out in the sun for a few days first to bring most of the salt to the surface, then I would brush it off. Then I would boil it and then leave it in the sun again to see if anymore salt comes back.

 

[JakeH]

Hot water from the tap will not kill all the hitchhikers on the wood & running water over it instead of soaking will not leach the tannins properly. If possible, definitely boil it. If its too big for the stove, you can get a large standing burner & pot (like you would use for crawfish or fried turkeys) from any good outdoors store for less than 50 bux.

 

[D12DetroitD12]

I always find drift wood for my tank around where i live, sometimes Ive noticed it helps if you put it in a hot shower for 15 mins to clean it off and let it soak up some water.

 

[EdCal]

I usually boil all my DW but I recently acquired a beautiful 5' piece, no pot big enough for this one so I soaked it in my pond for 2 months to release most of the tannic acids. Then turned up the water heater and soaked it with hot water in one of my bath tubs. soaked in tub for 24 hours, drained and refilled tubs for 3 days. been in tank for several months now, no issues here

 

[EdCal]

I usually boil all my DW but I recently acquired a beautiful 5' piece, no pot big enough for this one so I soaked it in my pond for 2 months to release most of the tannic acids. Then turned up the water heater and soaked it with hot water in one of my bath tubs. soaked in tub for 24 hours, drained and refilled tubs for 3 days. been in tank for several months now, no issues here

forgot to add pic

 

[jojo727]

I would lay it out in the sun for a few days first to bring most of the salt to the surface, then I would brush it off. Then I would boil it and then leave it in the sun again to see if anymore salt comes back.

Thats a good idea. This particular piece has been out of the water for atleast a year, i just realized i could use it for the tank.

Hot water from the tap will not kill all the hitchhikers on the wood & running water over it instead of soaking will not leach the tannins properly. If possible, definitely boil it. If its too big for the stove, you can get a large standing burner & pot (like you would use for crawfish or fried turkeys) from any good outdoors store for less than 50 bux.

I'm pretty sure it could work because when the water heater is set on medium it's to unbearable to touch so I know if I put it close to high for several hours would be close to being the same temp as boiling water.

I usually boil all my DW but I recently acquired a beautiful 5' piece, no pot big enough for this one so I soaked it in my pond for 2 months to release most of the tannic acids. Then turned up the water heater and soaked it with hot water in one of my bath tubs. soaked in tub for 24 hours, drained and refilled tubs for 3 days. been in tank for several months now, no issues here

Oh yea, that's a good one to.

 

[iloveoscars702]

you could also use a turkey fryer to boil it. thats what i did.