The piece cannot be but so buoyant to use this methodīoil it - Again boiling the driftwood is one of the best ways to saturate it fast. Aqua Natural Malaysian Driftwood Aquatic Supplies Australia. Push it into the substrate a bit - I have also pushed it deep into the substrate so that the sand/gravel was used like the large rocks. It was a bit tacky but you can always find a way to "decorate" around it. Hold it down with a few large rocks - I have taken a few larger rocks and put them right on the log. the spores were probably floating in the water. then i bleached it, rinshed and scrubbed throughly, it grew back. even after scrubbing the ship and soaking it in Melafix and Pimafix, it grew back. claimed 2 of my BF tetras a while back and grew on a ship ornament and on nothing else. There are a few ways to do this within your tank. i had a mold growing problem in my tank before. Order) Best Selling Driftwood Malaysia Huge Shape Round Tank Decoration Terrarium. Wholesale Nano Super Nano Malaysian Driftwood Waterplant Terrarium Aquascape Decoration Light S XXS Air Plant. I personally have always been to anxious to keep it in a bucket for a month or 2. Freshwater Fish Discus Driftwood Arowana Flower Horn Tropical Fish Marine Fish Aquatic Plants. It may take weeks for your driftwood to stay down on its own in your aquarium. Again YOU MUST BE CAREFUL! The ONLY reason to use this method is because the Log is TOO big for a pot AND for your oven. Discus and Tetras were added to this tank with no ill effects. I did the waterchanges myself for about 4 days and then drained the tank out again and refilled it with water for my fish. Let it soak in this for a few days changing water and adding new water de-chlorinating new water like it has fish in it. Refill the tank and dose it with a 4x dose of de-chlorinator.
Do 30% water changes for about a week then drain the tank completely. Add VERY little bleach to it (a cap-full for a 55). What you would need to do is take an aquarium and fill it with water. This will dry out the wood making it later harder to sink.īleach it - This is BY FAR the most dangerous later but in some cases that piece of driftwood is too big for anything but the aquarium. If you have a pot big enough and a piece small enough, this is the way to go.īake it - For those large pieces bake the driftwood for several hours (depending on size 2-12 hours) at 200-215 degrees Fahrenheit. By boiling it for a few hours it will help later getting that nice piece of wood to sink into your aquarium. You then have 3 ways to sterilize the driftwood:īoil it - The best way to go.
Do not use soap or any chemical cleansers. Once you have the piece you want use a clean brush to scrub the driftwood thoroughly to remove any dirt or debris.
Stick with a clean piece of hardwood with no rotton or bug infested parts. for the beach toys and bikes plus there is an outdoor shower for clean up after a day at the beach or on the water. When you first get your driftwood you like home, please first be sure that it is a hardwood and NOT a softwood as softwood breaks downs and rots in the aquarium at a very fast rate.