How to soak Driftwood??

[Fishguy1111]

bought some mopani wood for my tank today. i would like to be able to put it in my tank by saturday afternoon. How should i soak it? boiled water or normal?

 

[Sai Sauce]

Boiled could work. But what I did was just put it in the tank and let it soak the water for days. It took 2 days or so. But it depends but if you want it faster try boiling, I never tried that.


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[SFAquariums1]

I've always boiled my driftwood. I've only had an issue 1 time with tannins leaching into my tank after boiling and it was my error (the burner wasn't even on) haha


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[Fishguy1111]

Thanks, i think ill just let it soak until saturday.(too lazy to boil)

 

[PNWaquarist]

Soaking it at room temp for two days won't do much. If you want to leach the tannins, you'll need to boil it for a couple of hours.

 

[dalto]

Mopani wood is almost impossible to get the tannins out of in my experience. It does sink nicely though.

 

[Masha]

My pieces of mopani wood took a long, long, long, long time to stop leaching tannins. And that's after I boiled them thoroughly for a few hours, and soaked them in a bucket for about two weeks.

So be prepared, you may have some tannins. Not the worst thing in the world, they do eventually go away.

 

[BBradbury]

Preparing Driftwood

bought some mopani wood for my tank today. i would like to be able to put it in my tank by saturday afternoon. How should i soak it? boiled water or normal?

Hello Fish...

Boiling the wood is work and damages the fibers that hold the piece together. Just my experience. I rinse it well in the sink and put it out in the sun for a few hours. Then, it's tank ready.

Pretty easy.

B

 

[SFAquariums1]

I boil 1 hour each side (if the wood is that long) and then let it sit in the sun for about 4-5 hours and have never had an issue with the fibers, or the driftwood falling apart.


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[Gillie]

I boil 1 hour each side (if the wood is that long) and then let it sit in the sun for about 4-5 hours and have never had an issue with the fibers, or the driftwood falling apart.


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I agree 100% never had a problem, but these smoke blowers are quite entertaining

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[SFAquariums1]

I agree 100% never had a problem, but these smoke blowers are quite entertaining

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I agree with that as well. I've been in the hobby for 6 years, doing it as a business for 3........ One of my show tanks still has a piece of driftwood in it from 5 years ago. One of the first tanks I set up!


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