soaking driftwood

[FIREFISH]

How long should driftwood soak before it will stop leaching, or will it always leach and tint the water? It finally stopped floating but still turning the water brown.

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: soaking driftwood

I think it depends on the type of wood and the thickness of it.
I bought a small piece from petco/petsmart and it sank straight away and doesnt tan the water at all.
Some big pieces i think it can take years to stop tanning the water.

[PhishPhreek]

Re: soaking driftwood

Your driftwood will continue to rot until it is all gone.

Unfortunately, wood rots. Unless kept dry and in the right environment, wood, being a natural material, eventually decays. How long it takes and how quickly it rots depends on a lot of factors. The first factor is the type of wood, and most important its density. Water will leach out the minerals and the wood will become soft.  Fish & snails will eat the soft wood.

The harder your driftwood is (iorn wood) the longer it will last.

[eklikewhoa]

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What kind of driftwood is it?

dense wood sink faster or immediately. I boil mine in a giant boiler pot and continue to replace the water till it clears a bit.

[FIREFISH]

Re: soaking driftwood

To tell you the truth I do not know? I found it at my cousins place in Smithville, Tx. I have had it fir about 7 years and just thought it would look really good in a tank I just bought. It looks like the root systems of an old tree. I'll try to post some pic of it later.

[FIREFISH]

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I can not find the camera, have to wait for the wife to call and tell me where it is, will post a.s.a.p. What does boiling the drift do???????

[eklikewhoa]

Re: soaking driftwood

accelerates the leaching and soaks the wood.