Bought New Bogwood

[kevinjames]

i bought some second hand bogwood and when ive got it home i noticed it smells of tobacco smoke. so im assuming its been in a room where its previous owners were smoking. ive soaked it in boiling water to kill off anything on it. will it be ok to use or not?

 

[Vasili Fish]

i bought some second hand bogwood and when ive got it home i noticed it smells of tobacco smoke. so im assuming its been in a room where its previous owners were smoking. ive soaked it in boiling water to kill off anything on it. will it be ok to use or not?

Short answer yes

 

[kevinjames]

i bought some second hand bogwood and when ive got it home i noticed it smells of tobacco smoke. so im assuming its been in a room where its previous owners were smoking. ive soaked it in boiling water to kill off anything on it. will it be ok to use or not?

Short answer yes

Are u certain, I know the boiling water stunk of smoke when I took the wood out. Just out of curiosity what's the long answer?

 

[kevinjames]

anyone else care to advise me as it quite a large piece of bog wood and i dont want to bin it?

 

[Jamepsss]

anyone else care to advise me as it quite a large piece of bog wood and i dont want to bin it?

I think it will be ok too. Maybe give it a good long soak and change the water a few times until the smell is gone.

 

[the biffster]

anyone else care to advise me as it quite a large piece of bog wood and i dont want to bin it?

I think it will be ok too. Maybe give it a good long soak and change the water a few times until the smell is gone.

i agree it needs a good soak if you have an
out side water butt that you use to water the plants
with shot it in there for a week or two that what i used
to do with all my bog wood old and new

 

[kevinjames]

ok i think ill soak it a few more times untill the smell goes away.

 

[the biffster]

ok i think ill soak it a few more times untill the smell goes away.

good idea

 

[Timmy_Bee]

i would soak it (as in leave it for a good few days to a week) more to get rid of some tannins.
I very much doubt a bit of 4th hand smoke would do anything to your aquarium

 

[kevinjames]

i would soak it (as in leave it for a good few days to a week) more to get rid of some tannins.
I very much doubt a bit of 4th hand smoke would do anything to your aquarium

well its in there now so no going back