Bogwood Wont Stay Down

jenny6165 · Oct 13, 2006

i just bought some bogwood for my tank and soaked it in water for a while. ive now added it to my tank but it floats. how do i stop it floating or will it naturally get heavier once it soaks up more water

HendrixTheOscar · Oct 13, 2006

You must soak it in water for a few hours first. I soaked mine overnight and it was fine and sank perfectly the very next day. Wood will always float if it's not waterlogged. I was as confused as you until i twigged on.

Cheers,

Pete

jenny6165 · Oct 13, 2006

HendrixTheOscar said:
You must soak it in water for a few hours first. I soaked mine overnight and it was fine and sank perfectly the very next day. Wood will always float if it's not waterlogged. I was as confused as you until i twigged on.

Cheers,

Pete

ah thank you! that makes sense!
*rushes off to soak in sink*

BigC · Oct 13, 2006

Some of the new so called bogwood is not as heavy as when I started fishkeeping. If you are finding that the piece of bogwood that you have won't stay in place then Silicone it to a piece of slate and cover the slate with gravel to disguise it.
Regards
BigC

DiscusKeeper403 · Oct 13, 2006

I used driftwood that I found and even after a week of soaking it still wouldn't sink. All i did was put one of the onraments on top of it for another few weeks and took it off. it stayed perfectly at the bottom of the tank after that!