New Hard Scape....

[mike455555]

so i needed a new hard scape for my Asian biotope, a bike ride and a haul back, with bits tied to my bike (bit of a site)  this is what iv found 
 



 
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they need cleaning and soaking but there all oak, and look to of been dead for a long time, there also hollow 

 

[jwalser18]

Where do you live, and I can just throw dead pieces of wood (after being cleaned) into my tank and it'll be safe?

 

[mike455555]

yes you can =D, well i do it... theres always chance of some harmfuls on them but yer, i found these by a bog,i live in norfolk, i'll doument the process of cleaning them if you want... just avoid sappy woods, these are all oak 

 

[jwalser18]

Yeah, if you could! I'm a bit cash poor atm, and would love some diy.

 

[mike455555]

im the cheapest person around , why buy wood when you can make your own =d 

 

[jwalser18]

Ahaha, I love it  

 

[haughtyfish]

well. a good question to you, How do you keep those wood stays at the bottom tank?

 

[jwalser18]

you need to let it soak, In a seperate container until the wood is completely soaked. My last piece took about 3 weeks.

 

[mike455555]

i know iv got a waterbut for it already set up 

 

[Zikofski]

where do you think i got my wood from bottom of the garden and wow nice collection there i love bits with sticky parts sticking out and the large chunk that looks like a Y i like too
 
dont really need to let it soak just need to know if the wood is dead if its fully dead, AKA completely dried of sap, i know you know this mike but its for the other peeps haha soaking it will just let it sink but why not soak it in the tank put a rock over it or something and eventually it will stay sunken thats all i did but still clean it best way for that is kettle a bath tub and poor boiling water over it