Driftwood being a butt

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GIMojo

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I found a piece of driftwood at the beach today. actually its a HUGE driftwood. looks very cool. i boiled it, you name it. problem. when i put it in my tank, it floats like a cork!

do you think water will eventually soak up and itll sink? or is it unsinkable...

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The boiling should help it sink a bit better. I would try tying it to a rock, and putting it in a bucket for a week or so.
 
Sometimes it takes months for it to sink and sometimes a piece will never sink. Usually I toss it in a rubbermaid container with a lid or if it's not causing problems leave it floating in the tank. If a month or 2 goes by and it still hasn't sunk I find some way to weigh it down.
 
this is exactly what happened to me I was at the beach and see a piece of driftwood and I thought that would look nice in my tank. Well it floats so its being held down by rocks in my tank. but yout piece is WAY to big for a rock to sit on without floatiGood luck with it I can't help to much
 
yeh so after stuffing it with several semi large rocks, i placed my 30 lb dumbell ontop of it, and it finally sank!

yes! another reason to put off working out :D
 
zenn said:
expoxy it to a heavy piece of slate.

I tried using epoxy and even aquarium sealant but I couldn't get it to hold the wood to the slate. What did work perfectly was to drill a hole (or a few for a really big piece) and attach the wood to the slate using stainless steel screws and washers.
 
Epoxy isn't going to hold that monster chunk of wood to a piece of slate. You're going to have to drill the slate and install a few bolts with washers.

Edit: I guess I'll read Page 2 before posting next time.
 
Usually wood found on the beach has been in the water for a good while, and floated its way to the shore, so often it will never sink. It makes good wood for a turtle tank or crab tank, for critters that need to get out of the water from time to time.

I hope the dumbell you put in the tank is epoxy coated. I think you'll likely have to screw it to a flat piece of slate, as suggested.
 
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