Rotting Driftwood

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There are a few awesome pieces of driftwood in my backyard that I'd love to make an aquascape with. Problem is, they've been sitting in dirt for a couple of years and are rather soft and nasty. Is there any way I could savage these and make them suitable for an aquarium?

Baking or boiling??
 
Fome said:
Baking or boiling??
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Mine was washed ashore for how long only God knows. It was and is very beautiful and well worth saving, so I powerwashed it, then pickled it in a heavy brine solution for one month.

Just as an aside, it has finally waterlogged and sunk without tiedowns or weights after 20 months of soaking. I guess if I ever do it again, I will go with something other than cedar :idea2:
 
Fome, is there a way to trim off the soft parts? If you can get it down to hard wood, you should be OK. If it is punky and soft however I would agree with Nick and leave it to rot.
 
I had a couple pcs I loved that I used. I boiled them, scraped the dead parts off (I spent a lot of time doing the latter). They were good for about 6 or so months. Then parts started getting soft, it started smelling, yuck! So I ditched them. You may have different results since I didn't know what kind of wood I had (it was already water logged and dark).
 
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