View Full Version : Can I use this driftwood?
jandrus
03-15-2009, 11:22 AM
I found this driftwood yesterday boating on the river. Can I use it? And what do I need to do to treat it, then get it to sink?
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo14/jandrus/DSC07737.jpg?t=1237130460
CBWMN
03-15-2009, 11:35 AM
That's a nice piece. I soak mine in a rain barrel for a week or so.
As to being livestock safe. Do you have a small tank that you could
put it in first? I have a tank with 2 Buenos Aires Tetras that I use
for testing my DW. It's easy to replace the tetras. But I haven't found any
bad DW yet.
Charles
da jig iz up
03-15-2009, 1:44 PM
lol i hope no animal activists read your post
Squeakfish
03-15-2009, 2:01 PM
Driftwood sinks on its own. It can take anywhere from an hour to a week to get a piece waterlogged enough to sink. Mine sank almost immediately.. I guess I got lucky.
247Plants
03-15-2009, 2:05 PM
Nice piece!
jandrus
03-15-2009, 5:38 PM
Do I need to sanatize this at all?
ChrisK
03-15-2009, 5:51 PM
Nice wood, I would boil it to release some of the tanins and kill the bacteria.
jandrus
03-15-2009, 5:55 PM
I was hoping you wouldnt say that, its 3 feet long, not sure how I would boil...
ChrisK
03-15-2009, 5:59 PM
Put it in your bathtub or another large tub and pour boiling water on it repeatidly.
debaric
03-15-2009, 6:03 PM
boil the shyt out of it
debaric
03-15-2009, 6:04 PM
you can also bleach the shyt out of it as well, just make sure you dechlorinate it after.
Jag1980
03-15-2009, 6:48 PM
Does anyone realize how long it would take to fill a tub with boiling water?
I'm sure that's not a option.
BreezeRuehls
03-15-2009, 6:51 PM
Do you have a pot about 1 foot deep? You can boil it, keep flipping it over and over. The steam and hot water (running down over the exposed side from what was just boiled) will take care of the middle.
ChrisK
03-15-2009, 7:23 PM
Does anyone realize how long it would take to fill a tub with boiling water?
I'm sure that's not a option.
Wasn't suggesting to fill the tub with boiling water, just pouring the boiling water (from a pot) onto the wood while it is in the tub. This is how I cure all of my large driftwood
bushwhacker
03-15-2009, 7:24 PM
turkey fryer lol, but really a good scubbing with the hottest water you can handle and it''ll be fine some wood just wont sink for months but you can get a slate tile and silicone it down or drill a cple holes in the slate and use stainless steel screws to attach it