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Thats brilliant, I found another cheap place to get bog wood is "the range" that dancing bunch is doing there ad at the moment. I got two bits of mopani wood for £2.80 all in. 10" each just a shame there not soaked when you get them! But saying that i certainly prefer your method Beth! lol

lol, i dont think i'll be using it again either after this! shame though, its a really nice looking wood. Ah well il just ride it out and look into apple snails :D

thats great guys thanks. Im just going to ride it out then. I want the wood in the tanks so il have to pay the price. Sorry to be a pain everyone! :) Andy

should i take it out for now?

i have soaked it for almost 2 weeks :( i do have a pic here its not clear but its like spider web. :S

Hey all, Im in the middle of running my tank, ive got a basic set up to start with, some plants, bogwood and small gravel. One piece of bogwood keeps growing white slime stuff. It seems to make the water cloudy also. Ive scrubbed and boiled it and scrubed it again. It just grows back. I may add...

thats great thanks! its mainly granite ive collected but il just go check anything else i should look for? There all weathered and rounded and look rather nice.

Ok just going to restart my thread, been to the beach and collected some granite and other stones, not marble or lime stone etc. What tests can be done to ensure the stone is ok? cheers, Andy

Ahh thats great thank you so much, This is perfect i live by one of the cleanest beaches in scotland with a great assortment of stones etc. :) Ill be down there tomorrow! can i also ask what about shells? there are a large amount of them on the shore also. Some are rather large. Cheers for your...

Hi all, ive just started a new large tank. Total newbie. Was wondering ive read its ok to use stones that you have found providing they are scrubed clean for tank decoration. Was wondering if this was true? I am aware i have to be careful to find rocks that do not contain toxins. So was going to...

Ahh got you thats great thank you.

Well ive managed to acquire a 3ft tank and currently have a small cold water tank. I now want to go tropical and was looking at things like clown fish im led to believe i will need to add salt? Is there tropical fish that do not use salt in the water or do they all require salt? Sorry for the...

Cheers for the replys il be sure to make the most of this site and any help thats going! :P

A warm hello to all! My names Andrew and im from sunny scotland :) Im new to all this, i love fish and currently keep two cold water fish in a small tank. By some luck ive managed to pick up a 3foot by 1.5foot tank for £20 at the local petshop (ex display) So im going tropical all the way! This...