How to move driftwood from a tank to a pond?

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I have a goldfish tank and Im taking their driftwood out and putting it into my pond because theres plecos in there who would like it...

Ive scraped off the brown algae it had on it and currently have it sitting in boiling water.

Would the best thing to do be to let it dry in the sun for a few days to make any water life die? Or keep boiling it?

Thanks.
 
I wouldn't let it dry out...as that would make it harder for it to sink when you add it to the pond. That is, of course, if it isn't weighted down with slate already. Boiling it should be enough.
 
Personally I would have done EVERYTHING OPPOSITE of what you did! I would put the Goldfish in the pond, with the Plecos in the tank. But even with the current choice I would have grabbed the driftwood firmly with both hands, carefully lifted it out of the tank (lifting with the legs, not the back....LOL), walked to the pond without tripping over something, and gently placed it into the water....END OF STORY! I would only boil wood being brought indoors, not outdoors. Any bacteria on it would only help to biologically filter the pond. Algae would be welcomed food for the plecos. What made you do things the way you did?

Not saying you are wrong, mind you, just that I would have done things different.....just my opinions. Boiled driftwood clean of any life definately won't HURT the pond, by any means.
 
Are the goldfish healthy? Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think it would be OK to just scrub off the old algae and place it right into the pond.
 
The reason I didnt just put it into the pond was because what if theres bacteria in it? Its a pretty coarse piece of driftwood.. Maybe bacteria is in there and it may have resulted in a bacteria bloom?

Who knows...

It is weight also, so if I dried it it wouldnt float. But, I wont dry it, Ill keep it in hot water for a few more hours to play it safe then put it in.
 
Though I agree about the bacteria in the wood being harmless, and would have been helpful in cycling the pond(if the pond indeed needs cycling), he has already boiled the wood. No need crying over spilt milk. It sounds like the pond has already been set up awhile..so there's probably more than enough bacteria already present...not to mention algae(one of the easiest things to grow in just about any body of water.)
 
Yeah pond is 4 months old, koi 2 months old, plecos small and recent... Things are going great, didnt want to disturb anything. Now I know I can probably just throw something in.
 
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