Driftwood from a lake?
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Mike0372983 - Posts: 267
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Driftwood from a lake?
I was just recently up at my cottage and saw a really nice piece of driftwood, but I am not sure if I could take it from the lake and put it in my tank without killing my fish. I heard boiling works but I want someones advice that has doen this before.
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gumbii - Posts: 1695
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um... let it dry in the sun... then boil it in some salty water a couple of times... then boil it in normal tap water a couple of times...
i don't know about the bleach thing... that sounds pretty danger...
i don't know about the bleach thing... that sounds pretty danger...
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a1k8t31524 - Posts: 939
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well boil it again after the bleach and it will be fine, people bleach out there filters and substrate all the time if they have had an excess alege problem or something like that as long as you get it rinsed good it will be fine i pleached the slate that i have in my tank and all is well
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Peterkarig3210 - Posts: 1980
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If-it's-too-big-to-boil-scrubbing-with-dilute-bleach-solution-will-be-fine....just-rinse-like-crazy,-soak-in-fresh-water-and-let-dry......You-can-get-all-the-bleach-off-if-you-try......I-think-the-main-thing-is-to-kill-whatever-parisites,-algae,-or-whatever-is-in-the-place-you-found-it.
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Mike0372983 - Posts: 267
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sweet and yes I havent toook it fomr the lake yet... kind of a weird story, its in the middle of the marshy areas, so I am a little scared to go in becuase im terrified of seaweed. But I will just rent a peddle boat, and bring a saw, cut the paret I want off. Then soak it in bleach, RINSE RINSE RINSE let dry in the sun and then get a piece of slate and screw it into that... sounds like it might take a while:P thanks for the help