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Old post you dreged up here, but no problem, David Welcome to the site!
No, it will not help speed up the tannin leaching. the tannins leach because they are submerged in boiling water, it's not just the heat, its the water. Imagine a teabag, you could bake it all day, it needs to be dunked before the "tea" comes out.
Where did you get the wood? do you know what kind of wood it is? You don't want wood from pine trees.
Rotting wood will foul your water, you want to make sure it's driftwood that is well-weathered, meaning all the soft parts of the wood are gone, leaving just the hard "heartwood". HTH.
Do you thinkthat bake-soak-bake-soak-bake-soak will work in the same way that boil-soak-boil-soak-boil-soak will in speeding the tannin leech?
No, it will not help speed up the tannin leaching. the tannins leach because they are submerged in boiling water, it's not just the heat, its the water. Imagine a teabag, you could bake it all day, it needs to be dunked before the "tea" comes out.
Where did you get the wood? do you know what kind of wood it is? You don't want wood from pine trees.
Depends what kind of wood it is for ph drop. Yes, it is affected by the tannins, I believe.How much will the PH be affected? Is it only affected by the tannins?
Is there a way to be sure the wood wont rot? If it does, how will you know? Will rotting wood kill my fish?
Rotting wood will foul your water, you want to make sure it's driftwood that is well-weathered, meaning all the soft parts of the wood are gone, leaving just the hard "heartwood". HTH.