Can I use this as decor?

The water cleaned up in about an hour, it is crystal clear now, it looks realy good, there some stringy roots on there and I have th eoutput going on the log kind of, and it looks really neat, whatever is left over the fish can probably eat, I am not going to put fish in here for awhile though, until I can be for sure that it is safe, can you ever tel thou :) What does the test with KH and the other ones test for, would that test the presence of "bleach" matter, it soaked in dechorinated water, over night and sat most of the day! So I should be good right!?!?!
 
It should be just fine. Cycle it before you put anything in it. Watch your ph level. I don't know if there are tests for toxins in the water, but I wouldn't sweat it. Read the sticky article on cycling a tank. It dooes look great, congratulations!

The dechlorinator neutralizes chlorine, I wouldn't worry about it. I've used chlorine bleach to clean my wood and ornaments when the looked a bit dirty.
I just rinsed and soaked in dechlorinator and water after, just about 15 minutes or so, I put them back. My fish suffered no ill effects. I'm proud to say I haven't lost a fish yet, except at the beginning when I didn't know anything about cycling the tank. I lost 2 mollies due to an amonia spike.

Amonia-> nitrite-> nitrate. Learn this basic, you'll be fine. :)
 
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Ya I was really excited after I took a few steps back!

Should I just put in a few more drops of dechlorinator, I am sure its fine, but better be safe then sorry ehh, can you put too much dechlorinator in?
 
Well, read the directions, some dechlorinators ad ingrideients like aloe, to protec fins and scales. These can leave an oily residue that float and just looks unsightly. There' no point in adding more. A capful per 10 gallons is plenty enough to neutralize chlorine and chloramine. More is just waste money. I'd say wait till your next water change. Are you doing a fishless cycle with amonia? Or getting the bio-spira which appears to be the fastest route?
 
ryknier - where did you find that piece of wood? in the ground, in the water, just siting on the ground? you said you tripped on it.

Debra Mark - were those pieces ( ok trees) dead for a while? were they drift wood yet? I ask because I found a nice looking stump (dead) that I've had in a 55 gal drum in water for 2 weeks to see what would happen with the water. I hope it works out its a nice piece.
 
This was a stump in the ground but well absorbed with water as it was by a marsh/river. It is well aged too!

All I can say that if you are going to do it, have extra weight by your side, because it was pretty boyant yet!
 
Sorry I forgot to reply to swimfins, I have bio-spira waiting in the fridge, I am waiting for some fish to come in before I put the bio-spira in, or should I out it in now, I didn't think putting it in now would do anyhting special but maybe kill off the bacteria with no ammonia
 
ryknier said:
This was a stump in the ground but well absorbed with water as it was by a marsh/river. It is well aged too!

All I can say that if you are going to do it, have extra weight by your side, because it was pretty boyant yet!
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Yeah I know, its REAL heavy and it still floats. I have a cinderblock sitting on it right now. I'm gonna clean it off some more this wekend if it doesn't rain I'll see if I can get some pictures. Your tank look good and I hope all goes well when you get your fish.
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Swimfins idea with the lids is a good idea, I went to ACE and got some stainless steel screws 2 @ $1.00, but still had problems with it staying down! I even had to use a hand saw to chop a little bit off on the log too! Have one of those handy, the log looked so small, and then when it was time, it turned out to be pretty big for the tank, but it is the right size! I am really happy with how it turned out, Good Luck to you!
 
Ammonia

Is this going to raise my ammnia levels a little bit more? a lot, it is something dead that is going to decompose, so I am assuming the levels will go up
 
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