Storing driftwood?

[raccioppi83]

I am considering dipping my toes into the salty end of aquarium keeping with a nano tank. Before I do so I have a piece of driftwood in my 13G tank and I want to know the proper way to store it.

Do I simply remove the piece and let it dry?

 

[Fresh2o]

That should be fine. When it comes the time to reuse it, you may want to scrub and/or boil it to remove matter that has dried up on it. Or you can boil it now, let it dry and put it away "clean".


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[ScotJudd]

When the wood appears dry don't bag it, it will have retained moisture deep inside the wood and it could produce mould or fungus - I dried a piece for a couple of weeks, bagged it and six months later it was unusable.


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[Fresh2o]

When the wood appears dry don't bag it, it will have retained moisture deep inside the wood and it could produce mould or fungus - I dried a piece for a couple of weeks, bagged it and six months later it was unusable.


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In light of this I suppose you could just put on in a shelf as a display when not using it.


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[aclark]

Wrap it in newspaper and put in a dry place?

 

[raccioppi83]

Okay. So it's as simple as I assumed it would be. Great!

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