is this wood bogwood!!!??

[pcam86]

Hi i bought some wood and its been soaking for a week so far and just doesn't look like its going to sink. Does this look like proper bogwood to you? How long does it usually take for it to sink?

 

[zig]

Well it looks like bogwood to me, it usually sinks straight away as its quite heavy, any pieces i have sank ok, the only thing i can suggest is to put it in a bucket and weigh it down with a rock or something to keep it submerged, and leave it there until it has soaked up a sufficient amount of water to make it sink

 

[The-Wolf]

the grain of wood is too dense to be bogwood, it looks more like mopani to me, but mopani is a very dense wood and don't float even when freshly cut from a tree.
whatever it is, as suggested, soak it in abucket untill it is water logged.

 

[shemesh]

It looks just like the mopani wood I have. Mine sank after a couple of days floating in the tank (there were no fish at that point). Mind you, sometimes it tries to float after a water change...

 

[pseud]

I've got a piece of bogwood that doesn't sink. I screwed a piece of slate to it.
Damn thing ain't going nowhere.

 

[zig]

Ok just read in another thread, boil it, and apparently it should sink for you.

 

[boxman]

I don't think boiling it would make it sink any quicker than giving it a good soak in a bucket for a few days.

Definately boil it for a bit to get some of the tannins out (SOME).

I left mine outside for a few weeks (just because I'm lazy and didn't get around to putting it in) but it shouldn't take more than a day or two if you've weighed it down in the bucket.

 

[smithrc]

boiling it will force the air to expand and will them bubble out of the wood - as the wood cools it the sucks water back in to replace the air - it all helps

we normally get it into position and them fill a sandwich bag with gravel and use it to weigh it down - and just leave it. then after a few weeks gently lift the bag - if the wood moves - let the bag go and leave it

 

[pcam86]

ok for one i can't boil the wood as it is HUGE!

2) soaking in a bucket for a few days obviously won't work if soaking it in a big tub doesn't work (bucket is way too small). and i DON'T wanna remove the tannins, i want the tannins in my tank.