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	How to prepare drift wood?
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	[font color="#000080"]Hi, On my way back from school today, i found a piece of wood lying on the ground. It looked great, so i decided to make it a drift wood. I've already put it in hot water for about 2 hours now. But it's still floating. The water turned tea colour. What else do i need to do? How do i make it sink? Thanks for the help in advance. Jimmy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Jimmy. I would just soak it in clean water for a couple of weeks and keep changing the water regually. Each time you change the water give the piece of wood a good stiff brushing and hose down. Before you place it back into clean water. To make it sink put a clean house brick on top of it. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	[font color="#000080"]thank keith, i'll do that To make it sink put a clean house brick on top of it. i don't want a brick laying around in my tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	It'd likely be good to give it a boil for a few moments (dont' go for more than 20 as boiling can break up the cell walls of the wood causing it to degrade sooner) to help kill any nasties. After boiling any clean rock or heavy item will help to keep it submerged. If you use warm water (toss in a heater if you've got a spare) will also help make it sink faster, and release the tannins (the brown you saw). ^_^
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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