Sink My Driftwood

[Flowerhorn916]

if you boil it for mabey 1 hour and change the water twice you will be good to go!

 

[robingfx]

driftwood lowers pH drastically

I bought my first fish tank 2 months ago and decided I wanted lots of drift wood in it. I've had pretty low pH in my tank, low enough to make me really concerned. I haven't been able to rais it at all, not even with 30% water changes. Yesterday I read online that driftwood lowers the pH pretty drastically. So just a warning for other newbies.

Should I have boiled the wood before putting it in the tank? It still makes my water brown. Should I take it out and boil it you think?

 

[CBTF]

the driftwood for sale at my lfs.. that doesnt need to be boiled does it? looks like it's had somthing applied to it.

 

[joephys]

BTW, I will hijack this thread: what's tha difference about driftwood and bogwood?

My understanding is that there isn't much. Driftwood like the name says is wood that was drifting around in the water. Bogwood is burried in the mud in a river or lake. I could be wrong, but I believe that is what it is.

 

[Ryanwoodz]

Eventhough it will sink right away it is still best to boil it to get out all the tannins I would do a 75% or better water change asap and make sure you have a good charcol filter to help clear teh water

Does the boiling rid the wood of tannins?