drift wood

ok so i got some nice small pieces of drift wood. how do i clean them so i can put them in the tank? should i lest rinse them or wash them up real good? :scratch:

mite want to do both ...and make sure its de-clorinated water

thanks boss, will do.

stick them in a dishwasher without soap if you can fit them. if not then you may want to visit a car wash and use the pressure washer. then heavily dechlorinate some water and soak them for a little while. shouldn't take long. an hour or so should do it. I dont ever remember being given an exact time length, but the way chlorine works... i would think a quick soak is sufficient.

ya dont do what i did. i water logged mine in regular water and i had chlorine in the wood. it took forever to get it out. so what i would do is take it to a car wash and let it dry good and put in tank and put something heavy on top of it. it should be ok

ah.. cool. thanks for the correction.

i need a good piece of driftwood

THANKS FOR THE ADVISE. THE ONES I GOT HAVE A PEICE OF FLAT ROCK ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM THE KEEP THEM DOWN. GREAT IDEA FROM THE GUY I GOT THEM FROM.

chevy350 wrote:

i need a good piece of driftwood

I have a good one for $10 bucks

man!!!! just had hell trying to get my drift wood to stay down. had to attach a suction cup to the bottom.

hopefully it gets water logged and stays down better.

here is a pick of one of the peices of drift wood!!!!!
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nice. i really like that peice. i had gone to an aquascape site that allowed you to design a planted tank using bunches of animation plants, rocks, and drifwood. you could twist, flip, stretch, whatever to really get the look you wanted. i use two peices that looked exactly like that, but i was never able to find them forsale. i eventually went with petrified wood, since is was amout the closest i found. anyhow, very cool.

thanks mason, that is only one peice. i have one more i havent posted up yet.

here's the site im talking about.
http://www.theaquatools.com/aquasketcher

chevy350 wrote:

i need a good piece of driftwood

what size do you need :D

Just boil them