Putting real wood in fish tank advice

5pointslow91 · 08-04-2009, 03:23 AM

Im thinking about putting sum real wood in my fish tank, i wanna go cut sum tree branches and have a brush pile in my tank, does ne1 have any experience or advice on doing that.

Im told to take the bark off and let them soak in boiling water a few days.

Ne certain kinda tree branches i should use? or r just ne kinda fine as long as i soak them 1st?

Thanks

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Mishri · 08-04-2009, 03:28 AM

hmm serious question?

yeah advice you got is good.. you dont want living wood in your tank or it will decay and pollute it.. so.. drift wood is ideal and most stores that sell fish sell it.. i suppose if you find an attractive branch that would look good in your tank any type would do.. balsa might float though.. other than that im sure you'll be ok.. id let it dry out/die off for awhile first though

5pointslow91 · 08-04-2009, 03:34 AM

i dont want a huge honk of wood from the store, i want to take branches and make a brush pile lol

so after i cut sum good branches, i take the bark off and let it dry out and then soak it in sum hot water for a few days?

Mishri · 08-04-2009, 03:37 AM

hmmm.. ive never done it.. id listen to some people who have.. if i were to do it though.. yes id follow that approach, along with some ammonia/nitrite/nitrate/ph tests.. see how the wood affects it.. depending on the wood i may leave the bark on till it softens up and makes it easy to remove.. otherwise you have to whittle it down then it doesn't look so natural

Sean W. · 08-04-2009, 03:45 AM

boil in in a pot of water for 2 hours, and if the whole log cant fit in the pot, don half for 2 hours and the other half for another 2 hours...

then sit it in a pot of dechlorinated water for 2 weeks... or untill the log stops leaking stain( turning the water green/brown )... then put in your tank...

heres my tank

djay · 08-04-2009, 03:46 AM

or you could use your time wisely and go back to english class?

Sean W. · 08-04-2009, 03:48 AM

also... dont get any wood... need drift wood... get it from your local fish store.. also, a log will bring down your PH... a good, .60

5pointslow91 · 08-04-2009, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by djay

or you could use your time wisely and go back to english class?

nah ima keep talking like this just 2 piss u off until u get so sick of it that u quit the forum, throw ur comp out the window, and douse urself in gasoline and burn urself alive in ur front yard : )

5pointslow91 · 08-04-2009, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean W.

also... dont get any wood... need drift wood... get it from your local fish store.. also, a log will bring down your PH... a good, .60

but i dont want a huge hunk of drift wood clogging up my tank, i just wanted to put a lil brush pile in one corner of my tank for my smaller fish and crayfish

djay · 08-04-2009, 03:53 AM

becuz dat scenario is 2tally a possibility hehe :P

ne budy else tink dis is da rite way 2 type

becuz i dunt?