Driftwood

[Optimus Prime]

I went in to petco the other day and i bought driftwood. they didn't have any in the fish department so i got it from the Reptile department abd i boiled the wood about 4 times and i want to know if it is safe now to put in the tank.

 

[cryosi]

ifs it been boiled and it has no chemicals in it, i dont see why not! i sure someone will know for sure, i cant see a problem..... would wait till someone else post to be sure thou

 

[Andi]

I got a big chunk of bogwood - boil-boil-boil. All it did was turn the tank a nice brownish colour for 2 months - but as Cryosi said wait for the experts

 

[cryosi]

i got 2 chunks of bogwood in mine lol! beenin there for years

bogwood best althou have seen sticks and small logs used for some biotope tanks before!

 

[Andi]

I picked this bit up its T shaped about 2' * 18inches. Thought it was cheap @ £6.50 - at the checkout she weighed it lol 3.5 kilos over £20

 

[cryosi]

yeppers about 6 quid a kilo! lol

 

[Optimus Prime]

how long will my tank water be turned yellow in a 29g tank.

 

[cryosi]

turned yellow from what *optimus prime*

i put a little sand in mine friday for me banjo and the mist it left went this morning! and they not used it lol

 

[Andi]

OP, it will depend on the size of wood I think. I actually liked the colour B)

 

[Optimus Prime]

the wood is about a foot long and on one side about 6 in. high.

 

[Andi]

If you put it in a sink of water and scrub it what colour does the water go??

 

[Optimus Prime]

a golden yellow color

 

[Great Lakes]

Optimus, I just soak mine overnight in the bath tub, then stick it in the tank. Sometimes it yellows the water a bit, sometimes it doesn't. The discoloration won't really hurt anything, and will dissappear after a few days usually.

 

[William]

I left mine in water until the water no longer turned a dark brown. Changing the water every few hours to beging with. After about a day or so of regular changes the water didn't look so brown so I put it in my tank. It still turned a slight yellow in my tank but nothing to bad, it actually looked quite nice really

Someone once said (Please Confirm??) that the colour - tannins are actually good for your fish.

 

[Great Lakes]

Therre are some species that prefer it that way. I belive mostly south americans I am sure discus is one.