Bogwood?

[mic8310]

How long to soak before use?!

 

[Truck]

i generally do a week in a bucket in the garage

 

[SPO-00L]

i have had mine soaking in the bath tub for about 2 weeks and its still floating when i take the bricks off it mind you, they are over 3 ft long each

just soak them until they dont float anymore. And make sure that you have poured boiling water over them to kill off any bacteria. or if they are smaller pieces boil them for a couple of minutes to be safe.

 

[Joinerlavin]

I got a piece from the shop the other day and its outside in a bucket of water covered over with 2 plastic bin bags, going to leave it there for around a week or 2 so that it doesnt turn my tank colour.

 

[tom_os]

i got a 30cm long piece from the fish sop and just run it under boiling water for a minute and put it straight in my tank and there was no colouring to the water and the fish are stil fine

 

[jackson 10]

i got a 30cm long piece from the fish sop and just run it under boiling water for a minute and put it straight in my tank and there was no colouring to the water and the fish are stil fine

i did the same as tom jus boil hot water over it and giv it a rinse off and put the bogwood straight in no colour to the water or nothing

 

[jackson 10]

i got a 30cm long piece from the fish sop and just run it under boiling water for a minute and put it straight in my tank and there was no colouring to the water and the fish are stil fine

i did the same as tom jus boil hot water over it and giv it a rinse off and put the bogwood straight in no colour to the water or nothing

by the way how long should you keep bogwood in your tank for ? when wil it rot away etc ?

 

[VespertineStar]

There's been a piece in our tank for over 12 years now and it still looks about the same.

 

[Nick16]

you want to get he tannins out really, so your tank doesnt go tea coloured. i usually give it a little scrub as well.

 

[OohFeeshy]

There's no real need to soak it. If it floats, weigh it down, and if the tannins bother you (which they won't after a couple of days), stick in some carbon (and change it every couple of weeks) and do water changes.

 

[JustKia]

If it's genuine bogwood (from peat bogs) then it won't rot. However if it's mopani root, or driftwood it most likely will rot.
I had my smaller piece in for about a week (after 3 days soaking) and it turned my "ancient ruins" a dark brown/rusty colour. Took it back out and popped it back in a bucket for a week and now my ruins are a nice pale cream again. Been changing the bogwood soaking water twice a day and at first the water I poured off was weak tea coloured, now it's colourless. I've been replacing the bogwood water with boiling hot water each time. Planning on putting one piece back in today, then to other 2 next week if the ruins don't get all nasty looking again.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yes whats important to remember is that the tannines (brown colouring in the water) will not harm fish in the slightest, so the only reason you need to get rid of it before adding it to the tank is if your preference is for totally clear water. I've seen really beautiful tanks with tannine stained water before, so it's really personal rpeference.

having said that the length of soaking time needed is very varied, i've had wood before and added it straight to the tank and seen no tannines at all, i've had pieces which only need a week or so of soaking before the water is clear and i've had one piece which i attempted to get the tannines out of several times, it had a good couple of months of soaking and was still leeching tannines. in the end i gave up and stuck it in the tank as it was, took around 6 months before the water came clear.

So if you want rid of the tannines then pop it in a bucket of water, change the water every day, when the water stays clear over 24hrs or so then it's good to go. could be a day a week a month or longer!

 

[mic8310]

I've bought some other kind of wood, white on the outside then dark underneath, I forget what he called it. Man in shop said to rinse it off and stick it straight in, might get a little tanning but not a lot. So I put it in a bucket for halfhour and put it in the tank..... And it floats got it wedged down now, will see how it goes.