Sinking driftwood

[stinnettjosh]

Does anybody know of any fast ways to get driftwood to sink?

 

[mariano999]

Leave them in a bucket of water full all covered as long as stop floating.

 

[stinnettjosh]

Ok thanks, ive got it underneath a rock in the tank for now will that work?

 

[martintanks91]

I tied mine to a rock and it sunk Well and a month later i took the strings out and its perfect. I heard boiling it Also does the trick

 

[stinnettjosh]

Ok cool ill just leave it under the rock for a while.

 

[venymae]

boiling speeds it up, but some never do sink. If you have that problem usually you can silicone it to a piece of slate (or drill it if you have the tools) the slate hides nicely under substrate.

 

[stinnettjosh]

Ok thanks ill try that if i cant get it to sink.

 

[Bmac]

Mine is drilled to a large piece of slate and it still floats. Any suggestions?

 

[twiddlemuffin]

Mine is drilled to a large piece of slate and it still floats. Any suggestions?

I'd use rocks to hold it down, I let mine float at the top of my tank for about a week and it sunk on its own.

 

[Bmac]

I'd use rocks to hold it down, I let mine float at the top of my tank for about a week and it sunk on its own.

I tried that too. Still floats and messes up my plants

 

[Grumble69]

Depending on the wood and how you're using it--if you split it into sections, you'll get more surface area & water penetration quicker. You can reassemble using stainless screws. You can countersink the holes to hide the screwheads.

 

[venymae]

bigger piece of slate?