Driftwood

[msjinkzd]

:lol: that was pretty good

 

[Star_Rider]

you know, there's a lot more to it than just finding it and cleaning it.

for one, you can not use certain woods, such as pine and other confiers and evergreens. they will poison your tank. You also must use wood that has dried and hardened sufficiently, otherwise it will not be good, and can rot.

do a search, there is a thread all about this.

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if this were true we'd have a lot of dead lakes, ponds and streams.
actually cypress and many cedars can be used. (Conifers)
the issue with some pine trees is they may decay faster.

 

[J double R]

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if this were true we'd have a lot of dead lakes, ponds and streams.
actually cypress and many cedars can be used. (Conifers)
the issue with some pine trees is they may decay faster.

not so much. the reasoning behind this is that under all those lakes and streams, is not glass, but soil and rock. the water is constantly being filtered and swapped out by evaporation, bottom soak, animal consumption(very small amount, yes) river flow, and a multitude of other reasons, one of the biggest being the fact that there is just so much water, that stuff all gets diluted.

in the home aquarium, however, there is no soaking of water below the tank. there is no rainfall, there is no water being consumed by wildlife. Nor is there such a massive quantity of water so as to dilute any toxins being released. the home aquarium and it's chemistry is a COMPLETELY different monster than the ecosystem in the waterways of the world.