I'm not convinced that the stump is fake. A lot of aquarium stores including Petco carry real, African I think, stumps that are real wood. The wood is actually a stump that has been gathered from bogs and similar places.
I have quite a few beautiful stumps. One I had a a center peice in the middle of a feild of val (a reed like plant), and it looked like a tree stump sticking out of a feild of grass. I'd still have it if it weren't for the antibiotics I had to put in the tank which killed the val.
Try to find the real thing. Many people have been able to get real wood stumps that are of a very heavy and hard kind of wood, so it's heavy enough to stay on the bottom.
You can grow all kinds of anubias, java fern, java moss, and other plants on the wood too, which makes it look even better.
Q about a center piece in a members tank
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Peterkarig3210 - Posts: 1980
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Take a look at my pics. The wood was all bought from various aquarium stores. It will act like a tea bag for a few months with its tannins leaching into the water, but it's harmless for fish.
In my experience real wood doesn't change the pH that much. I never had an issue with it, but someother people on this site seem to think it made their pH go down too much. Personally, I don't think it was the wood in these instances, but something else decaying like fish poop, uneaten food, decying live plant leaves, or something.
Get the real thing!
In my experience real wood doesn't change the pH that much. I never had an issue with it, but someother people on this site seem to think it made their pH go down too much. Personally, I don't think it was the wood in these instances, but something else decaying like fish poop, uneaten food, decying live plant leaves, or something.
Get the real thing!
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Promthanom - Posts: 13
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UPDATE!
Sorry for not getting back sooner but the holidays have been hectic :)
I found the stump in the pic at the local Petsmart and its HUGE! I tried fitting it into a 10 gal tank they had at the store that had the same measurements as mine and there is no way it could fit. The tank in the pic is suppose to be a 10 gal tank as well. Either the measurements are way different than my standard 20x10x12H tank or they cut the stump to fit their tank. Btw the stump is fake, made of poly-resin.
They did have a smaller version but it was shaped differently and made me think of some sort of alien/tentacle monster so I passed on that idea. I DID get a couple of nice pieces of african mopani driftwood (real wood) and may use them. I say MAY USE because I never seem to leave empty handed whenever I go to Petsmart, Petco or any other pet store :) so I figure I fiddle with real wood a bit to see if it suits me.
Thanks to everyone for their wonderful advice! I greatly appreciate it!
@Peterkarig:
Love your pics! I'm envious! As for using real wood... I'm still wary but as I mentioned before I did get some pieces to toy around with. I've read on other forums about boiling the wood to get most if not all the tannins out quickly instead of just letting it soak. I'll being do that or a combination of both if I plan on using real wood. Thanks again for your advice :)
Sorry for not getting back sooner but the holidays have been hectic :)
I found the stump in the pic at the local Petsmart and its HUGE! I tried fitting it into a 10 gal tank they had at the store that had the same measurements as mine and there is no way it could fit. The tank in the pic is suppose to be a 10 gal tank as well. Either the measurements are way different than my standard 20x10x12H tank or they cut the stump to fit their tank. Btw the stump is fake, made of poly-resin.
They did have a smaller version but it was shaped differently and made me think of some sort of alien/tentacle monster so I passed on that idea. I DID get a couple of nice pieces of african mopani driftwood (real wood) and may use them. I say MAY USE because I never seem to leave empty handed whenever I go to Petsmart, Petco or any other pet store :) so I figure I fiddle with real wood a bit to see if it suits me.
Thanks to everyone for their wonderful advice! I greatly appreciate it!
@Peterkarig:
Love your pics! I'm envious! As for using real wood... I'm still wary but as I mentioned before I did get some pieces to toy around with. I've read on other forums about boiling the wood to get most if not all the tannins out quickly instead of just letting it soak. I'll being do that or a combination of both if I plan on using real wood. Thanks again for your advice :)
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yasherkoach - Posts: 1306
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http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... oduct+Type
Petsmart:
Top Fin® Craggy Driftwood Aquarium Ornament Item: 3202488
This product is as close as you will ever come to that picture you provided above in this forum question. Actually, the Petsmart ornament is nicer, and it's fake too
did he say fake? oh he did...sorry, I only use natural wood, but for you, fake it is
anyway, check out Petsmart item, I am sure you will be pleased
Happy fishing
Petsmart:
Top Fin® Craggy Driftwood Aquarium Ornament Item: 3202488
This product is as close as you will ever come to that picture you provided above in this forum question. Actually, the Petsmart ornament is nicer, and it's fake too
did he say fake? oh he did...sorry, I only use natural wood, but for you, fake it is
anyway, check out Petsmart item, I am sure you will be pleased
Happy fishing
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Peterkarig3210 - Posts: 1980
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It says ages and worn drift wood. I think it's real.
Besides, I've seen really nice real wood peices at my local Petco.
They even sell real wood with anubias already growing on it.
Besides, I've seen really nice real wood peices at my local Petco.
They even sell real wood with anubias already growing on it.
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tchavera - Posts: 17
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This isn't it but it's a little similar if you put the two together..
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... Id=2752293
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... Id=2752284
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... Id=2752293
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... Id=2752284
