Driftwood... Mesquite

[CRUSHER]

what do any of you think about using mesquite... dead and dried out and bleached by the sun... for aquarium decore?
i have access to the stuff and was thinking free was better than spending money on high priced manzina wood.

[Totenkampf]

i may be wrong, but i think i recall that mesquite is toxic?

[sunkenmetal]

ive had it in my tanks before tannins like a mofo

[troy tucker]

Get you a tub to soak it in for a few weeks after it stops tanting up the water. Dop in a feeder fish or two and if they die don't use it if they live its safe for your tank