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[jamesfoad]

I have a gorgeous piece of many that I found and I want to put in my aquarium but it has too many crevices to clean, it's tonight to put in a pot, and i don't want it to mess up my water. So how do I sterilize it totally?

 

[jamesfoad]

. I really want to get a natural aquarium going

 

[Old Scales]

If it will sit in the kitchen sink, pour boiling water slowly over it a couple of times. It won't get any tannins out but should kill any nasties. OS.

 

[jamesfoad]

What about putting hot water over it in the shower?

 

[Old Scales]

The water really needs to be boiling hot. OS.

 

[xsryman]

What size tank is that going in. That piece looks huge. B-O

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[jamesfoad]

10 gallon. It looks big in the picture. Can I just pour it over or do I need to soak it?

 

[Old Scales]

OK if it's small enough to fit in a 10g then put it in the kitchen sink and cover as much as possible with boiling water. Rotate to soak all areas. OS.

 

[NYgiantsRP]

If it can fit in the oven you could put it in there at 250 for a couple hours to kill everything. This will dry it out, so you might have to resoak it so it will sink.

 

[nycyoon]

Get a rubber maid bucket turn up the heat on boiler to c and fill bucket and put dw in , nice piece where you get that from ,

 

[jamesfoad]

I hot it from th neighborhood and I have a hot water spout on my kitchen so I will use that, it is closer to boiling than anything else. Couldn't it burn in the oven?

 

[NYgiantsRP]

Not at 250 F

 

[jamesfoad]

Ok thanks. After I trimmed it down to make it fit better I think it might fit in a pot.

 

[jamesfoad]

Update: I soaked my wood for three days and I put it in today just trying to completely water log it

 

[nycyoon]

Looks great

 

[jamesfoad]

Thanks!!!! ?