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chelaine  Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005   | Okay, i recently took a trip to the river in my hometown and picked up some natural driftwood, i've had it soaking and fully submerged in a 5 gallon bucket which i clean out and refill with water every few days, i've got a heavy chunk of concrete on it, and i was just wondering if there is a way that i can get it to not float, any faster than submerging it??? also how long does that normally take??? thanks, chelle  *Chelle* I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious... |
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aussiebloke  Fish Addict Posts: 727 Kudos: 851 Votes: 12 Registered: 31-Aug-2003   | Attaching rocks to the wood when you put it in the tank will keep it from floating. I used rubber bands to straped rocks onto some of mine when i set up my planted tank. Worked like a charm and now the wood doesnt float Matt |
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Rob1619     Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004  | Jepp..add stones  ...i have done it too..you can see that on the picture below As you can see i have some rock on the driftwood at the right side.That is enough to keep it down. Later i will remove the stone..it has been a few weeks now so i don't think it should float   Robby[/font] Last edited by Robby1619 at 19-Sep-2005 06:34 |
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LITTLE_FISH  ***** Little Fish ***** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005 | chelaine, Here is a [link=Link]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/63086.html" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link] to a post I made a while ago with regards to driftwood that I collected. It contains some information that might be helpful to you. Hope this helps, Ingo |
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| chelaine Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005 | Well thanks alot guys! that most certainly does help out... although im not sure how long this particular piece of wood had been submerged, it looks critter-free... i had a great revolution earlier today, i have it submerged in a fully-cycled ten gallon tank and i suppose i'll have to leave it there for a good week and i can check the water parameters before i decide to add it to a tank with living fish in it ...so for now, i guess i have a week or so to go. Thanks for all the great advice! Chelle *Chelle* I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious... |
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| Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005 | if you can boil it....... it works really well because it opens up the poors for the wood. 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric |
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jasonpisani  *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | Yes, boiling will quicker the process of sinking wood. Don't forget to check the water parameters before you add any fish. 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 |
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