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zippy
03-16-2017, 03:27 PM
I just bought a piece of Malaysian drift wood from the LFS is there anything special I need to do before I place it into my tank ?
Thanks,
Zippy
Dam777
03-16-2017, 03:56 PM
I always soak for as long as it takes for the leaching to stop. Draining and refilling every other day.
jim LI
03-16-2017, 03:58 PM
i boiled mine for 2 hours to make sure i killed anything that might affect the tank.
Ryan925
03-16-2017, 04:19 PM
I just bought a piece of Malaysian drift wood from the LFS is there anything special I need to do before I place it into my tank ?
Thanks,
Zippy
Definitely soak. Boiling speeds it up. It will release a lot or tannins. If you do end up with tannins in the tank purigen works wonders
Filip
03-16-2017, 08:08 PM
I guess im a litle paranoid my self , but i always sterilize the wood with strong PP sol . or a bleach-water sol. prior using it .
If it fits and its not too big , boiling it with a lot of salt is the easiest way to sterilize , speed up leaching tannins and speed up soaking proces all at the same time.
zippy
03-16-2017, 08:49 PM
What is a PP solution and what portion beach/water solution. Sorry for the questions but I'm new to this.
Thanks
Zippy
Jenene
03-16-2017, 09:04 PM
What is a PP solution and what portion beach/water solution. Sorry for the questions but I'm new to this.
Thanks
Zippy
PP is Potassium Permanganate many use it to sterilize tanks and equipment. I have not used it.
Here is an article that may be helpful. I personally would be weary of bleach since it would be imperative that all of it is leached back out. See if this article helps at all.
http://driftwood-pieces.com/aquarium/
zippy
03-16-2017, 09:56 PM
Thanks Jenene,
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