need driftwood help

[Iceman]

I have a large piece of driftwood. Its about 29 in. long and about 4 in. in diameter. So its obviously to big to boil it. Right now I have it in my bathtub, with two five pound bricks keeping it submerged. Its been like that for four days. So if I keep it submersed will it eventually become waterlogged? Any other ideas will be a help also.

Iceman

 

[discus4everGrl]

it would prolly be better to sink it in something outside because the heat will help the process along faster, however without being able to boil it, the time it will take could be long. It may be better to afix it to heavy rocks with some type of silicone or epoxy in the aquarium

 

[OCCFan023]

I think you should be fine after soaking it for 4 days. Did you keep it in there because you wanted to clean it (from tanins) or because you wanted it to become waterlogged?


If you just wanted to make it stay at the bottom by itself, only way you will know is to test it

 

[snoce]

i have a large piece also and all i did was clean it and put it in ....if ur piece is that large i dont see why it wouldnt stay down...as far as cleaning it...all i did was put it in a bucket in very hot tap water to get the tannins outs...just kept soaking it for bout 2 days....once water seem clear i got a old toothbrush and scrubbed it for 2 more days in hot water to get off all dirt and debris then put it in the tank...been fine ever since....

 

[Fish Friend]

you could boil one half at one time and the other at one time

 

[Iceman]

Well I put it in there to get it waterlogged and to get the tannins out.

Iceman

 

[snoce]

MOST IMPORTANT IS TO GET THE TANNIS AND ALL THE DIRT AND DEBRIS OFF OF IT...TRY WHAT I SAID ALSO GET A OLD TOOTHBRUSH AND SCRUB IT REAL GOOD

 

[Iceman]

Im probably going to use aquarium safe silicone and glue it to a rock so it will stay down. BTW all of the tannins are gone.

 

[Fish Friend]

whats with the capslock snoce ???

 

[Cutlass]

I have a piece of driftwood that is probably about 22in long. It wouldn't fit completely in a pot, so I boiled each half at a time. Altogether, it had about 3 hours of boiling time over the course of 2 days. In between boiling, I set it by a window to dry in the sun. You'll probably never completely get rid of the tannins, and you may notice the water having a slight brown tint when you siphon it into a bucket. If it's been properly soaked, you won't notice the brown tine in the water when you look at the tank. And tannins won't hurt the fish either.

 

[snoce]

if u soak it enough u will get rid of the tannins.....scrub it also...instead of gluing it to rock why dont u just put it in the tank how u want it...do u know that it floats up...maybe it will stay down

 

[Iceman]

Well I put it in there and I buried one end of the wood in the gravel and it stil floated up. So I just used 100% silicone and I glued it to a piece of slate that will hold it down.

Iceman

 

[GoldLenny]

I know this is late but I hope you cleaned your bathtub good first. Soap scum is very hard to get off but if you poured boiling water in your tub, that might do it and I would hate for it to get into your wood. If you were down here in N'Awlins (New Orleans), I would have set up the crawfish boiler for you... with a 15G pot which is about 30" deep.

 

[Iceman]

Yes I did clean my tub before I put it in there. And the glue worked perfectly.

Iceman

 

[kindaconfused]

you could boil one half at one time and the other at one time

hhahahaha i like that idea lol