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	Can you bake driftwood?
rewd Big Fish Posts: 351 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Aug-2003	I went driftwood hunting today and found some awesome peices (beats paying $45 a pop at the LFS!) but they are all too big to boil. Is it safe to bake them in the oven to kill and parasites or other nasty critters?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Yeah, that should be fine. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Here is a great article on treating driftwood. http://www.simplydiscus.com/library/biotopes/natural/driftwood_treatment.shtml __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
rewd Big Fish Posts: 351 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Aug-2003	Wow you guys are quick! Thanks! IS there anything special that should be done, Shinigami? I don't want to start a fire by throwing wood into a hot oven. That article suggest spraying with a bleach solution. That's not a bad idea either, thanks!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	boiling works too i think
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
seedkiros Mega Fish Posts: 974 Kudos: 270 Votes: 8 Registered: 07-Mar-2003	Devon7, His piece is too big too boil. Whether it'd take too much water or he can't find a big enough container. Anyhow, baking firewood might have fire hazards, I'm not quite sure. Just makes sure you don't leave it in there too long without having a look at it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
rewd Big Fish Posts: 351 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Aug-2003	I boiled what I could and sprayed the rest with a mix of bleach and water. Two peices aren't waterlogged yet so one keeps trying to float. The biggest piece is a stump type thing thats sitting just fine. It's got some awesome grooves to stick some anubias in. I'm much happier with this then LFS wood...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	haha i guess i just read the question so fast i totally missed that part sorry for being useless
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I baked mine, errr only drawback is that it will make your house smell a bit but boiling will also do that....I used a large turkey tray full of water and did it in the oven @250F for a few hours....just keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn. After baking it'll need to be resunk, as well as have the tannins removed. ^_^ [link=H2g2]http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/upgrade.html" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] 2005 Don't Leave Home Without it[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Babelfish, You can also sink the wood into a 30 gallon water maid garbage can for a couple of weeks to waterlog it and to bleed some of the tannins away. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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