Mopani driftwood root?

[Riiz]

In my largest tank I have mopani, but it still colors the water very lightly even at 7months+. I see the tannins as a reminder to change the water, hehe. But supposedly Manzanita(sp) wood supposedly doesnt leech as bad from the start, but I dont know personally.

But driftwood, I personally like to boil or soak for atleast a month, and if its too large for the stovetop, a dishwasher without soap helps too, if it fits.

 

[Cory Keeper]

I like the tannins personally, my 5g looked rather bare without a piece in it, even more weird without the tannins. I put one and looked great . Only problem was that the wood was contaminated with something making it unusable. And it looks really weird too.

 

[Bk718]

if you dont want the tea color but want some nice root like twisty wood then go for manzanita. Takes a bit longer to sink that mopani (mine sank in 5 days) and it wont release any tannins.

 

[aquaholic]

Piece of driftwood

Check out this piece I picked up from a local lfs that is going out of buisness and this was in one of their tanks.

It was $4 So I figured I dont have much to loose if its not real drifwood It sinks right away and doesnt brown up the water at all. It just has a couple really dark spots when under water. anybody know what kind of wood this is?

 

[lovemybarbs]

That looks huge!

 

[DAVIDFBT]

Probably the root or branches from a local tree that fell into a river or lake anf they found it and brought it in. If it was already in a fish tank, then why not use it? It looks like a huge piece, I would trim it down to several pieces of wood if I had it.

 

[aquaholic]

Its almost 28" tall

 

[DrNo]

Looks like a person....

 

[aquaholic]

Is it possible to get java moss to grow all over it? if yes do I just atach some with string and let it grow on, or would I have to cover the enire thing myself??

 

[Lupin]

Is it possible to get java moss to grow all over it? if yes do I just atach some with string and let it grow on, or would I have to cover the enire thing myself??

Java moss will grow anywhere. You can try the string to make them attach there temporarily until they establish on it.