Driftwood and cories...

[Pandicorn]

Hi. So I recently bought some driftwood from DFS online, and I like it.

I am planning on Bolivian rams, Rummynose tetras, neon tetras (I have 2 atm, sad story), and 5 peppered cories which I have right now. I am a bit under stocked, might be getting some dwarf gouramis. Anyways, I know the NT and BR like a darker water with tannins (which is OK with me), but what about the rummies, cories, and DG? Also, how should I clean it? I've already sprayed it with a hose in a bucket, should I scrub it or boil if I don't mind tannins?

Random note- My cories are not really schooling, just kinda... Sitting there. Sometimes in groups, sometimes alone, I've never really seen them all together...

 

[Pandicorn]

It is Malaysian driftwood*

 

[elephantnose]

What size? I was looking at the same thing today. Medium?

 

[Pandicorn]

Medium large. Tank is 45 gallons.

 

[elephantnose]

Okay my tank is a 44g pentagon. And I wasn't sure what size to order.

 

[elephantnose]

What type of light do you have for the plants?

 

[Pandicorn]

What type of light do you have for the plants?

Stock light+ some cheap bulbs. Not ideal, but it works.

 

[elephantnose]

Okay because I have two T8s and I've thought about getting plants but I wasn't sure If they would live. What plants do you have?

 

[Pandicorn]

Okay because I have two T8s and I've thought about getting plants but I wasn't sure If they would live. What plants do you have?

feel free to PM me if you have any further questions, wanna keep the thread on topic

 

[FishyBusiness]

That's the same kind I've got from them too. Some of my pieces were too large to boil so I boiled some water and had them all in the bathtub, poured boiling water over them. Then I soaked them in a Rubbermaid tub for a couple days. The first day was barely any tannins but soaked them another day anyway. Hope this helps.

 

[Pandicorn]

That's the same kind I've got from them too. Some of my pieces were too large to boil so I boiled some water and had them all in the bathtub, poured boiling water over them. Then I soaked them in a Rubbermaid tub for a couple days. The first day was barely any tannins but soaked them another day anyway. Hope this helps.

I don't mind tannins, do I need to boil? Could I just keep them in some dechlor hot water in a bucket for a while? I've already sprayed it with a hose.

Would a plastic bucket (5 gal) be ok with hot/boiling water for a few hours?

 

[FishyBusiness]

I'm gonna say that would be ok because that's just what I did with my 2nd shipment.

 

[mattcham]

I recommend you boil the driftwood. I know you don't mind tannins but it can make your water truly black like opaque black coffee. Even after boiling for 2 hours my 8 inch Malaysian driftwood still produces lots of tannin. The thicker the wood the harder it will be to expel all its tannins.

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[jim532]

I soaked m pieces of driftwood for about 2 weeks changing g the water daily. Then Boiled for 2 hours, changed water, and boiled for 2 more hours. I put them back in the bucket to soak for another week with daily water changes. The first 2 days the driftwood would leach out more tannins than ever. Then they let out almost no tannins.

Your results may vary...

 

[Coursair]

Cories will be fine with Tannins.


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[Gish]

Everything except the gourami are South American. They all like 'Blackwater' ie tannins

Gourami should do ok with tannins, these are from SE Asia

I am a fan of biotope tanks so would consider rams, apistogramma, kribenesis or angels to keep with the s American theme