How Long Should I Soak My Bogwood?

[guppy_man]

just came back from petsathome with a nice piece of bogwood, now i haven't used wood in my tank before so i dont know what to do, it says on the label to soak it but doesn't say for how long, could you help?

 

[Miss Wiggle]

put it in a bucket of water, change the water daily until the water's clear....... depending on the wood will take a week n a half/2 weeks

 

[guppy_man]

ok thnx miss wiggle, i dont think it will take that long because of the size of wood
ill just have to wait

 

[Miss Wiggle]

no probs, just wait n see, not just the size of the wood that makes a differences

i've had 1 piece i tried unsucessfully to soak several times, just won't come clear! given up a few times but kept the wood, given it to my fella to try and sort out now

but i've just finished doing 2 really small bits, they took a week n a half

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

no probs, just wait n see, not just the size of the wood that makes a differences

i've had 1 piece i tried unsucessfully to soak several times, just won't come clear! given up a few times but kept the wood, given it to my fella to try and sort out now

but i've just finished doing 2 really small bits, they took a week n a half

if you lose patience , you can put it in your tank , it will discolour the water but this is harmless to the fish .

 

[Miss Wiggle]

no probs, just wait n see, not just the size of the wood that makes a differences

i've had 1 piece i tried unsucessfully to soak several times, just won't come clear! given up a few times but kept the wood, given it to my fella to try and sort out now

but i've just finished doing 2 really small bits, they took a week n a half

if you lose patience , you can put it in your tank , it will discolour the water but this is harmless to the fish .

aye i know, i did that but it discoloured the water really badly and despite regular water changes it was still bad several months later

thought i'd take it out and soak it again and after a few weeks it still wouldn't come clear..... got fed up of it!

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

no probs, just wait n see, not just the size of the wood that makes a differences

i've had 1 piece i tried unsucessfully to soak several times, just won't come clear! given up a few times but kept the wood, given it to my fella to try and sort out now

but i've just finished doing 2 really small bits, they took a week n a half

if you lose patience , you can put it in your tank , it will discolour the water but this is harmless to the fish .

aye i know, i did that but it discoloured the water really badly and despite regular water changes it was still bad several months later

thought i'd take it out and soak it again and after a few weeks it still wouldn't come clear..... got fed up of it!

oh please dont get me wrong , was just giving him an alternative

 

[Miss Wiggle]

oh yeah i know, i didn't take that badly at all

just sadly i've tried it and it still didn't work!!

bah, it's well gutting though, it's a really nice bit of wood, I want it in my tank!!

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

oh yeah i know, i didn't take that badly at all

just sadly i've tried it and it still didn't work!!

bah, it's well gutting though, it's a really nice bit of wood, I want it in my tank!!

Patience , Patience , patience...

Is a virtue i don't have ............