is there a way to make drift wood from regular wood (for fish tanks)?

Question

is there a process to turn wood into something you can put into a tank without harming it? how about wood from a swamp? are those any good??

Answer 1

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Answer 2

yes they or it is but needs to be soaked and cleaned first . What you need to know is parasites etc may be transferred this way but if you use baby cleaning bottle fluid and then lots of rinses it should be okay . The other thing i should mention the wood releases a substance called Tannin which is okay for the fish but gives the water a yellow tinge which not everyone likes . Hope this helps

Answer 3

Yes if it's been dead for over a year and it's in good condition. Remove the bark, and any soft pieces. Then boil it for 4-8 hours. In addition to killing of anything on it. The boiling will make it sink, and remove the tanis from the wood. If you don't boil it long enough. It will float, and, harmlessly, make the water tea colored.

Answer 4

I would find some dead tree limbs which have been well aged with the bark having already fallen off them . That should do nicely . You perhaps could find some untreated lumber and use a dremel (hand held rotory cutting tool)with cutting attachments and carve one to your liking but you may need to weight it down with something that wouldn't harm the fish.

Answer 5

you will desire to be conversing some piece of glide timber you found? I purely placed fish save products in my tank and no person has ever pronounced something appropriate to the pH. yet I do believe the 1st answer. There are numerous products which will exchange the pH on your tank. determine you have testing strips to appreciate whilst to surrender the exchange.

Answer 6

Either boil it in a pot you don't like anymore (it may stain/disfigure it) or soak it in water. Just do it until the water doesn't turn brown, which means all of the tannins are leaked out. If it doesn't sink, just soak it until it does.

Answer 7

no