You should not use green wood in a tank. <that is what you have if you just pick branches off a tree.> For one, green wood will contain sap, some species of wood's sap is toxic. <And the bark will rot & pollute your tank. Seasoned wood have had the bark & most of the sapwood rotted off, you are left with the heartwood.>
If you want to collect driftwood for your tank, you should use only hardwood, and the wood should be aged at least one season - a couple years or more is better. Then you need to boil & water log it. It is a fair bit of work to prepare wood to be tank safe.
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80 gal FW with 30 gal DIY wet/dry/sump.
9 fancy golds, 1 hillstream loaches, 1 rubber-lip pleco (C. thomasi), 3 SAEs, small school of white cloud minnows, planted.
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