How can you tell if driftwood is safe?

[michellev512]

Is there a way to test driftwood to see if it will not breakdown and muck up the water parameters?


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[pittbully13]

If you wondering about DW you found, Stay away from evergreen wood, i.e pine. If it's soft enough that you can press you finger nail in it I wouldn't use it.


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[michellev512]

I got it at lfs...labeled sinkable driftwood. I can put my nail in it and splinter it off in the tank...seems soft to me. Could this be causing nitrate issues


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[pittbully13]

Post a pic of it.


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[Mebbid]

I got it at lfs...labeled sinkable driftwood. I can put my nail in it and splinter it off in the tank...seems soft to me. Could this be causing nitrate issues


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It's highly unlikely that drift wood is contributing to nitrate issues. It just doesn't decompose quickly enough to impact parameters like that.

 

[michellev512]

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