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	Driftwood problem
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	I have a piece of driftwood that is a little over a foot long. It has been sitting in a tub of water for 2 and a half weeks and is still not waterlogged. I got it from my LFS and didn't do anything to clean it. I have a smaller piece that I got from Big Al's and I put it in my tank right away and it waterlogged very quickly. The big piece wouldn't even stay underwater. How long does it take a slightly larger piece of DW to sink? *Kristin*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Depends. Sorry but that's the case. Some woods have larger pores than others. And just like with a facial you have to get those pores to open in order of the water to waterlog the wood :%). Warm to hot (not too much boiling) water will help in the process as it will open the wood up. Some wood has a horrid habit of taking ages to sink, if ever. In some cases you can weigh it down with some rocks or if they dont figure into your aquascape in anyway they can be attached to the bottom of the wood then covered in the substrate. ^_^[hr width='40%']"Our fragile souls are falling It's heartache every moment baby with you my darling with you."~[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	Thanks. I never thought about the rock thing. I'll try it a little longer in the water. If it doesn't work then I'll try putting rocks on the bottom. I'm just getting frustrated with it. :%) *Kristin*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Aside from one piece of really dark wood I got from the lfs I've never had any piece of wood sink in less than a month. Even with boiling it considerably it still takes a month or more.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	I thought it took a little while for DW to sink. I was thinking like 2 weeks though. My other piece is half the size or smaller than the slow sinking one so I just thought this one would be fast too. I have weights on it to keep it under water in the bucket its in. I will give it a couple more weeks. *Kristin*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	It's better to waterlog it with a piece of rock on it & all you have to do is wait & hope that it will "drown" pretty soon. ATM i'm doing the same process & it's been a month, but the wood isn't waterlogged yet. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I've had some pieces of dead wood only take a little while to sink...then again they really werent much more than sticks ....sometimes it's usefull to have a small tank you neednt be as patient when it comes to the driftwood ! The larger piece of dead wood (pine ...which isnt' the best when it comes to driftwood options :%)) that I have in my 30 at the office took so long to sink that I never quite noticed how long! Just one day when I lifted the rock it didnt come shooting out of the tank as per usual. ^_^[hr width='40%']"Ank-Morpork people considered that spelling was a sort of optional extra. They believed in it in the same way they believed in punctuation; it didn't matter where you put it, so long as it was there." ~The Truth
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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