How can I grow Plants on Driftwood?

Question

Does anyone know how do I grow plants on driftwood/other aquarium wood??
I saw these people in the aquarium store did it. They grow a bunch of small plants on some dried wood. It looks like a drift wood to me.
Anyone have any idea how? and what kind of plants I need?

Answer 1

First and most important you need to boil the wood, to get rid of wood tanin spreading in the water, which is harmful for most fishes. If the wood is too large for any of your pots, you can pour boiling water (or just hot water from the tap) into the bucket or even trash can holding the wood (as long as you do not melt the container). The hotter water will leach the lignins and tannins very quickly.

After the wood boils for 10 to 20 minutes, let it cool. Change the water and repeat the process. Then, after the second cooling, place the wood in a bucket as described above and continue until the water is clear when you change it. With a small piece of wood, the boiling may be enough. With larger pieces, it may take a few weeks of water changes to get clear water. Once the process is over, you can select hardy plants like Amazon and tie them with a non synthetic cord or string with the wood and set it in water..mak sure that while stringing, the roots are not clogged under the string, and while setting them in the water, the wood and roots are only partially submerged under the sub strata of your tank.

Answer 2

You can use pretty much any plant, but plants like java fern and anubias are ideal, because they don't grow well under gravel. But anything with roots will eventually attach.

You have to attach the plant's roots to a piece of driftwood. Eventually the roots will attach to the plant and grow on it.

You can use string, just wrap it around the roots and the driftwood (not too tight, but tight enough to hold it on). The advantage is that the string will eventually disintegrate.

I've never had any luck with string, personally, so I use sewing pins. You need to use a pair of tweezers or something to handle the pins (it's too hard with wet hands!) Insert the pin roughly where you want the plant, about 1/2" into the wood. Put the plant just above it, so half the roots are hanging on each side of the pin. Then, with the tweezers, curl the pin over the root mass and between two leaves or around the stem. You can remove the pin eventually when the roots attach.

Answer 3

Most mosses will grow on driftwood. Anubias. Baby tears. Marimo will also spread on driftwood.

Answer 4

Use rubber bands to put plants on driftwood. Eventually it will grow on it or around it. I did this to part of my castle and now it is covered.

Answer 5

you can use gorrilla glue too!... drie both the root of the plants and the driftwood... and glue the 2 together... it'll take 5 minutes for the glue to react and harden.

i guess super glue could work too.

the glue is safe.