2 Quick Questions...

[timmystood]

Hi Guys - just 2 quick questions.

1. I've just brought a little bit of Mopani Wood and it's floating! - It's currently soaking in some water and the moment in the hope that it will suck in enough to sink - is it meant to do this?

2. For about 3 weeks now i've had trouble with my thermometer - the sucker was clear and has now turned blue and only sticks the tank for a few hours - i've washed it loads of times and still no joy - any ideas?

THANKS GUYS

 

[SamUK]

my mopani wood floated at first too.


u jus have to wait for it to get water logged for it to sink.


on the plus side tho, u dont get tannins!

 

[karlp]

My Mopani wood floats as well. Either leave it weighted down in a bucket of water for a couple of weeks so that it gets waterlogged enough to sink (although there's no guarantee how long that will take) or drill a couple of holes in the base of the wood and tie it to a piece of rock to hold it down in the tank until it naturally sinks.

The suckers can lose their flexibility. I normally position my thermometer so it's upside down, with the sucker against the glass about 1/2 an inch below the level of the substrate. The weight of the substrate on top of the sucker stops the thermometer floating away if the suction fails.

 

[Ginge]

If you do that with your sucker under the substrate you just as well use a piece os someting teid to it under the substrate.
If you cant find a way to get it to stick. Get a new one about £3.