driftwood curing
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fishkeeper90 - Posts: 43
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driftwood curing
ok I have some driftwood I brought home from Gulf shores, AL and its awesome. What do I need to do to it b4 I can stick it in my tank.
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vwfan79 - Posts: 80
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it needs to be soaked in fresh water for about two weeks and the water in which it is soaking needs to be changed out about twice a day. this will pull any salt and bleeding color out of the wood other wise the salt will change your chemical balance and there is a chance of it changing the color of your water.
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yasherkoach - Posts: 1306
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I have natural rocks and drift/bogwood...the best way to handle any type of rock and wood is to boil it for hours. Soaking is all fine and good, but to boil it, you get a quicker response plus you get all possible germs out of the substance.
wood is good for ph levels, so it good you have natural wood
wood is good for ph levels, so it good you have natural wood