A chunk of driftwood I have, received from a planted tank I purchased, is flaking off bits of wood debris. I scrubbed on it with my fingernail and to approximately 1/8 inch down is soft and comes right off. I haven't yet, but was considering using a new stiff bristly brush to scrub the soft stuff off, one is large 12" and the other 8" with a little Java Fern growing in a crevice.
I haven't had driftwood before, is this just what happens, is it because it is older, the lady I bought it from had the tank up since 2004 but not sure how old the driftwood is, (can't ask her, she moved)? Will this just be something that happens?
The small one of the pieces, I put into my original tank and it shed tons of pieces of rotting wood on my clean white sand Not happy about that, gave the big piece to my friend who took the tank, since I found a bigger tank, that would better fit my needs. She's putting the tank up soon, so I would like to know what I can do.
I like the driftwood look and the cool Java Fern growing through it, yes< I am willing to remove the Fern to clean it. Or start with a new one, I can use this one in my tank with black sand after I "clean" it (if that's what I should do)
Would shrimp eat/clean any of it. BTW I don't have any wood eating plecos either and don't want any. lol
Any information which might help me/experiences/thoughts, please.
I haven't had driftwood before, is this just what happens, is it because it is older, the lady I bought it from had the tank up since 2004 but not sure how old the driftwood is, (can't ask her, she moved)? Will this just be something that happens?
The small one of the pieces, I put into my original tank and it shed tons of pieces of rotting wood on my clean white sand Not happy about that, gave the big piece to my friend who took the tank, since I found a bigger tank, that would better fit my needs. She's putting the tank up soon, so I would like to know what I can do.
I like the driftwood look and the cool Java Fern growing through it, yes< I am willing to remove the Fern to clean it. Or start with a new one, I can use this one in my tank with black sand after I "clean" it (if that's what I should do)
Would shrimp eat/clean any of it. BTW I don't have any wood eating plecos either and don't want any. lol
Any information which might help me/experiences/thoughts, please.