I have two pieces of driftwood that need to fully sink before I can do anymore planting in my tank. It's been probably two weeks now and I am getting inpatient. How much longer can I expect to wait on this?
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Too big to boil. a foot and a half long or so. One of them has two five inch branches that come up off of it and the other is a wide and rounded at the bottom and pointed at the top. I did boil water and poured it over the wood but that was months ago when I just ended up getting tired of waiting and stacking rocks atop the wood until I made it stay down. A friend suggested I drill holes into the side of the wood I would like to lay against the substrate and simply fill the holes with lead (Using the same stuff you make sinkers with as a kid) as in most situations it will not react with water. Tying the wood down to a rock is not a suitable option for me either as the shape would make the fishing line a s hazard to my fish.
So, I am left wondering what type of wood this is anyway.
They are beautiful pieces I found them along a small stream nearby. They are gorgeous very dark intense red, and definitely not a soft wood of any kind. Do you think it is safe for me to artificially sink it as instructed I really would like these to be featured in the tank.
So, I am left wondering what type of wood this is anyway.
They are beautiful pieces I found them along a small stream nearby. They are gorgeous very dark intense red, and definitely not a soft wood of any kind. Do you think it is safe for me to artificially sink it as instructed I really would like these to be featured in the tank.
I wouldn't use lead, but don't have much else to offer. maybe just the tried and true method of screwing it to some slate
I am almost positive that this is cherry wood. Does cherry wood sink?
I didn't think that the lead was the best idea either...I would fear for the health of my fish.
I didn't think that the lead was the best idea either...I would fear for the health of my fish.
I used a 'slate' tile, drilled a couple of holes in it, psitioned the wood how I wanted it to lie in the tank and then screwed the tile to it with a couple of stainless steel screws. You can cover the tile (or slate) with whatever you have for substrate and no-one will ever know it's there.
depends on the wood. SCGeorie's idea is great you can go with tile, slate, or acrylic sheets. acrylic is easy to cut and very thin in case you don't have a deep substrate base. make sure you use ss screws and coat the heads with silicone as to not scratch the bottom glass.
I used the slate method, but am in the process of looking for some sort of swivel mount so that I can position the wood differently later in time without damaging the wood more than I already have. Another thing you could do is get a few big rocks, place them on top and just leave it for a couple months to make sure it sinks... I did this with a 2' piece of driftwood and it worked just fine.