CameronCade
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I bought mine from Dr foster & smith.
Me too. See my profile pic for the driftwood
I bought mine from Dr foster & smith.
I'd suggest manzanita, as it doesn't turn the water that amber color like Malaysian will
I have Malaysian and have no color change. If you have any carbon in your filtration it will take it out. My malaysian is also less than a week old and I only soaked it in warm water for about a hour.
If I'm veering more towards not using DW are there other ways for plecos to get their fiber?
I would simply keep the driftwood out. Scape using rocks in particular blue stone. Stones will provide minerals etc which the africans need - plus IMO it will look a heap better.
Freakgecko91 said:Driftwood leeches tannic acid, which lowers the pH of water and stains the water an amber color. Since the rift lakes in Africa are of high pH, it is advised not to place driftwood in the tank, and rather put rocks that will add to the dissolved solids in the water, and this raising the pH, like holey rock for example.
However, driftwood will not lower the pH that greatly, and this many get by with it in their rift lake tanks, especially if using a buffer.
Freakgecko91 said:I'd suggest manzanita, as it doesn't turn the water that amber color like Malaysian will
I've had mixed results with Malaysian. Also, Friends of mine have said if you boil it, the tannin leak is "one and done". I just never had a pot large enough to do it.
howmanyds said:Is there anything else a bristlenose can chew on - I like the rock-only look for Africans.
Anybody want this driftwood lol it's HUGE