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I found this drift wood at a lake i was earlier today.
It's a very nice pice..i liked it a lot and hope to have it in my 75g soon as i have cleaned it well.Any ideas on how to clean this piece..i thought of cleaning it well first with a knife and brush..then to boil some water and leave it in water for some days,is this the best way or is it another way to do it?
Here is some pics of it..http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mile_rd_8ball/album?.dir=/95b0

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Hopefully the lake is very pollution free .
A clean scrubbing brush (not used for any other purposes). Dig out any rotting parts with a knife and cut a bit more.
Then to kill any nasty buggers you'll want to boil the wood for 15 minutes or so. If it doesnt fit over the stove you can try carefully in the oven for around 150F for an hour or more.
Then soak in hot water to sink and leech tannins as normal.

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That's a nice piece of wood. I would clean it with a harsh brush & cut out any rotting parts, then boil it for 15-20 min (if you cannot do it inside, try it outside, on an open fire), so the tanning will leach out & then i would scrub it again, to be 100% sure.


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My main concern would be any polution in the area if there any sign dont even bother with the DW.

I would soak it in clean water first then scrub it with a clean very stiff brush then keep doing this until the wood looks clean. Now boil it for at least 30 min remove it hose it clean then reboil it again using clean water. After all I would keep it in plenty of natural daylight until it has got that bleached look. Then soak and scrub it at least twice.

After all that is it realy worth it and still no gurantee it is safe.

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Thanks for the quick replies
To be on the safe side i will not use the wood i found.
I don't think it's 100% safe for my tank since i think that the lake might be a litle poluted.
Can i use some wood from my trees in the garden,I have lemon trees and mandarin trees.......maybe that was a stupid question..but i had to ask because i have a very nice piece i could use.
Thanks,
Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

Well green wood can't be used only dead wood. I've used found deadwood in most all of my tanks, because they havent' been presoaked it does take extra preparation.
I'm not sure I'd use the lemon or mandarin. I worry since they're both citrus and am not sure the effects on the water.

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