Bonsai tree as driftwood

[jojo75931]

Hi guys, I have a dead bonsai tree and I would like to use it as driftwood and recreate a bonsai moss tree. I know it is some kind of pine tree, I heard it is poisonus but since it is dead for a while would it be ok to use? Do I need to spray like polyurethane to keep it from rotten.?

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[treemanone2003]

Hi guys, I have a dead bonsai tree and I would like to use it as driftwood and recreate a bonsai moss tree. I know it is some kind of pine tree, I heard it is poisonus but since it is dead for a while would it be ok to use? Do I need to spray like polyurethane to keep it from rotten.?

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If it is a pine bonsai, then absolutely not !!! It's softwood and very dangerous to your water babies.


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[Brookster123]

I wouldn't bother jo.. it's such a delicate Eco system something like that could smash it like a pumpkin on Halloween.. i really like the idea though. Someone is selling dead bonsai in the classifieds and I want I want!!!

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[Mebbid]

As long as it's not a sappy type of bonsai or a soft wood I don't see a reason not to tbh. Just let it dry out and cure for quite a long time and it should be good to go.

 

[jojo75931]

I'll test it in the breeder 1st and see if it changes the pH or anything. My dad said its a type of Pine... sooo yeah.
@brookster YEAH MAN I looked at and got the idea from him.

My dad has 2 dead one. Sooo yeah idk what I should dooo it looks soooo tempting

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[Mebbid]

I'll test it in the breeder 1st and see if it changes the pH or anything. My dad said its a type of Pine... sooo yeah.
@brookster YEAH MAN I looked at and got the idea from him.

My dad has 2 dead one. Sooo yeah idk what I should dooo it looks soooo tempting

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If it's a type of pine then generally it's a bad idea. I've heard of people turning their tanks to soup using pine driftwood because of all the sap.

 

[Brookster123]

Hahah, my fissedens would look killer on one of those!

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[jojo75931]

Dang it! Man I sooo want one of those too bad he's selling at 65. And idk how big it is. Nothing much you can do in a 12 gallon long. Btw @Brookster I'm getting bad algae. Its like longgggggg green soft algae. Shouldn't the co2 take care of it?

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[Brookster123]

Oh geez, have you seen my 20tall? Natural light is my only guess, that's my problem anyways. .

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[Mebbid]

Dang it! Man I sooo want one of those too bad he's selling at 65. And idk how big it is. Nothing much you can do in a 12 gallon long. Btw @Brookster I'm getting bad algae. Its like longgggggg green soft algae. Shouldn't the co2 take care of it?

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Try starting a thread about it

 

[jojo75931]

I did but I was ignored :-(
@ lol nope I did not, I guess the Finnex Planted is too intensed and promote algae booo

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[Mebbid]

What do you do for fertilizers and how long do you leave the lights on? What type of co2 do you use?

 

[jojo75931]

Fert I use diy root tabs.
Pressure CO2
Micro/macro doses
Co2 8 hours light was 8hours now 6 bc I think the intensity of the light is high and being on for 8 hours makes algae crazy, I might be wrong.

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[JohnRoscoe]

My other hobby is woodworking... you could set the pitch in a resinous softwood - like "pine"- by air drying it for 6 months or so and then heating to 160 for 2 hours in an oven.

You'd of coarse want to be very careful and not leave it unattended. Google kiln drying wood in an oven for more info.


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[jojo75931]

@John wow 6 months? I think it died like around 5-6 months. He still has it in a pot with dirt and stuff but the whole tree died bc he spray gasoline on it by accident.

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[JohnRoscoe]

..,the whole tree died bc he spray gasoline on it by accident.

That's a pretty big detail to leave out! I'd forget putting it in an aquarium.


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[jojo75931]

Lol i'll just leave it as it is. And let he do whatever he wants.

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