Found drift wood

[Stephen Rollins]

Found a piece of drift wood at my local lake. Can I use it in my community tank ?????

 

[Chronos313]

If it's hard wood yes, if it's softwood no. If you can push your fingernail into it's no good

 

[Stephen Rollins]

If it's hard wood yes, if it's softwood no. If you can push your fingernail into it's no good

It's hard as a rock. It feels light to the weight. It might not even sink. I'll have to soak it I guess. What do you think?

 

[Cichlid Kid]

It's a nice lookin piece. Another tell tale sign is that hardwood is less bouyant than softwood.

 

[phoenixkiller]

You can try, I just am wary about these sorta things. If it's been somewhere that's not a fish tank, there's no telling what critters hitched a ride on it. Rinse it well, hope for the best! Good luck!

Hope I helped!

 

[Stephen Rollins]

You can try, I just am wary about these sorta things. If it's been somewhere that's not a fish tank, there's no telling what critters hitched a ride on it. Rinse it well, hope for the best! Good luck!

Hope I helped!

Thx

I plan on soaking it for a couple weeks first

 

[Stephen Rollins]

The wood does feel a little soft. And its boyant

 

[Stephen Rollins]

The wood does feel a little soft. And its boyant

Edit: I don't know if this is going to work? I wedged it in a bin I hope it gets water logged