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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i took out two peices of drift wood from my garage, but now they are floating in the tank, but b4 i had soaked the wood for about 3 months, and let it dry for 5 months. will it sink later, or will it stay floating.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	It should sink once it becomes waterlogged, which will take anywhere from a few days to a few months depending on the type of wood. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Removing it from the tank and using hot water to waterlog the wood will help make it sink faster. Otherwise, leave it in the tank weighted down,Cory Addict's right it'll sink eventually...it just might take a while. ^_^ [hr width='40%']"Put your soul in the water, And join me for a swim tonight"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i think it is maylasian wood. i will let it float until it sinks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	It might take ages till it sinks. If you want to do the process faster, just put it in a bucket with hot water & put a big stone on it & change the water every 2 days. It will become water logged faster. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	even if i did the conditioning b4, and let it dried i still have to condition it again.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	When you let it dry, the water in the wood eventually evaporated, and will need to become waterlogged again.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	BettaChris Stradivarius Yes it will sink but when? It depends on the piece of wood and how long it takes for it to become waterlogged. I would remove it from the tank re-soak it but this time weigh it down and do a few weater changes as well. 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
Bdadawg Fish Addict Posts: 530 Kudos: 161 Votes: 26 Registered: 04-Feb-2002	Ive got 2 pieces of a hardwood driftwood that have been in my tanks for over 6 months, I did all the pre soaking, pre treating, even drilled holes into the thickest parts of the wood to allow water to permeate the inner reaches. Both of those chunks still float if removed from their bases. One is being weighted down by a cinderblock brick, the other i have just let free float as the turtles constantly knocked it off its base. The above methods have worked for all my other pieces. Bdadawg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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