Homemade decorations

[rudfudge]

Ive just been cutting my tree down in my back garden. Ive had some really cool looking branches come from it which i know will look great in my tank. I was wondering if anyone knew how safe this was or has any previous experience or advice. Obviously i will clean and soak for a good month before placing in my setup. Thanks in advance

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[Jmunroe]

What kind of tree? Also the branches need to be "dead" and dried completely out. If it came from a tree that's alive then you need to strip the bark off and leave it to dry for a sufficient amount of time in the sun, like all summer. A year would be even better.

 

[Mattyfelts]

What kind of tree? Also the branches need to be "dead" and dried completely out. If it came from a tree that's alive then you need to strip the bark off and leave it to dry for a sufficient amount of time in the sun, like all summer. A year would be even better.

Yeah you could dry it like that, ive heard of people baking them too.

TBH, i went to the park and just choose whatever i want and boil em a few times and throw em in.

 

[rudfudge]

It was from an apple. It was live but dry. No shoots or leaves on it. Its in the sun now. I was thinking. Bake as its quite large then soak for a few weeks to make it water logged and go from there. Wasnt sure if thats safe or really what the baking process is

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[Luananeko]

The main thing to watch out for is that fruit tree woods tend to fungus if not properly treated... This thread has a lot of good information on how to cure it: Would apple tree wood work in a tank?

 

[rudfudge]

Thanks for that. From reading different threads and google. I find its a very mixed response if this is a good idea or not

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[rudfudge]

Does anyone know the baking proces?

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