Sinking Bogwood

[darrene]

i have just bought 3 pieces of bogwwod. i have soaked all 3 for over an hour and now i have placed them in my tank.
but one piece keeps floating to the top


how long until it sinks

 

[backtotropical]

I always soak mine for 1-2 days because otherwise it tends to turn the water brown (like a cup of tea).

Saying that, i think bogwood should sink regardless. Is it not driftwood you bought?

 

[darrene]

I always soak mine for 1-2 days because otherwise it tends to turn the water brown (like a cup of tea).

Saying that, i think bogwood should sink regardless. Is it not driftwood you bought?

mopani i think so i take it will sink in a day or 2

 

[stang1]

If it's a big piece of bogwood then it may take a while to sink I'm afraid. We removed some from our tank and left it laying around for a while. When we tried to put it back in the tank it floated because it had dried out so much. It may just need to stay submerged for a bit to soak the water up.

 

[Neo8223]

boil it first, it can sink in less than an hour if ur lucky.

 

[reggieschuey]

yea, bog wood should be soaked for a couple days even a week if its a big one! Cause you never know what bacteria, and stuff that can leak out.

 

[garuf]

ive boiled my driftwood, ive steamed it, ive soaked it for weeks and its been in my tank for nearly a month and its still no closer to sinking, just hold tight and wait it out it'll sink eventualy, in the meantime just silicone a big chunk of slate to the bottom to keep it down