Boil Malaysian driftwood?

irishspy · Mar 20, 2009

Hi all,

I bought three pieces of Malaysian driftwood for my new 20-long at Petco, all "made" by Zilla. They say it's been treated for resins, but I was wondering if I should boil it anyway. Unlike many, I'm not a big fan of "tea stained" water. Thoughts?

Mgamer20o0 · Mar 20, 2009

boil it and soak it. can take a couple weeks to stop looking like a yellow tank.

irishspy · Mar 21, 2009

Mgamer20o0 said:
boil it and soak it. can take a couple weeks to stop looking like a yellow tank.

Thanks. That's what I thought.

Kuthoht · Mar 21, 2009

Malaysian driftwood can be boiled as much as you want. I boiled my pieces for like 2 hours lol. Got alot of tanin out that way. I had to change the water in the pot twice as it got dark tea colored. These are very dense woods the boiling wont soften them.

Rbishop · Mar 21, 2009

I'd boil it just to make sure anything on it is killed. Just because it comes from an LFS doesn't make it safe to instantly use. I have seen too many pet stores where the spray insecticides to kill critters do to the moisture and food that is around on the shelves.

irishspy · Mar 21, 2009

rbishop said:
I have seen too many pet stores where the spray insecticides to kill critters do to the moisture and food that is around on the shelves.

Good point, Bob. :idea:

ChrisK · Mar 21, 2009

I would just to be safe


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