Drift wood

Hey guys i am currently upgradin my mini planted tank so i got my self some new drift wood . The prob i am havin is its not cured like the last two pieces i got an i have no idea how to cure it . Can someone pls advise me on wats the quickest method . An i noticed wen it goes it the water turns yellow . Is this normal ?an can it b prevented?

 

also help with floating, what can we do there? We got some pieces tied down in the pond outside but after a few days they still dnt seem to have soaked up any water

 

add the wood to a pot of water and boil.
drain, add new water and boil the wood.
Do this until the water is clear.

 

To cure driftwood properly can take months. Boiling speeds this up. If you do not like the yellow look you
can add purigen to the tank.

 

Purigen? As in seachem? thought that just absorbed nitrates

 

I'm busy curing Mopani at the moment in a bucket, every day I replace the water with hot water. Been doing this for nearly two weeks and the wood is still leaching tannin. I've read that it can take a month to get the tannin out, aparently adding salt to the water speeds this up.

As for wood floating - I think you need to get heavier wood. Drift wood is a bit light (if it's drift wood like that which you collect on a beach)

 

be careful adding too much salt though.. it might soak into ur wood and leach into ur tank.. fish dont mind it (actually they like it) but your plants wont..

 

Thanks guys will try boilin the wood an c wat happens

Were can i get the purigen from an how much does it sell for. So how long should the wood take to sink . The wood is from the beach

 

Try boiling, i had a piece that had been soaking for almost a month and it was still floating, i boiled it over the weekend and it now sinks. Wil probably boil it again for the tannins and get a small pack of purigen just in case. Boiling really works and has the added benefit of sterilizing it ;-)

 

i wouldn add chems.. just do regular water changes.. the natural way..it works for most ppl.. after a while it will go away

 

Punk purigen can be bought from any store, usually used for marine apps,

 

O wow thanks bro .

 

Have not got down to boilin the wood yet as parents want me studyin (in matric). So boilin wood is out of the option .

 

Hi Sherwin, I bought Purigen from the LPS and it was R150 for up to 400lt, water is still brown though, I heard that the fish actually like it, its just us that prefer the water clear, so just going to do water changes as Shihr said and see what happens

I only scrubbed it and did not boil it at all

 

The rio negro is has the colour of tea and is also reffered to as black water. should not bother south american fish.

 

U need to recharge the purigen in order for it. To be effective in a hypochlorite solution

 

every time i have drift wood, the water is yelowish.. but after a few months (or earlier - depends how u prepared ur drift wood) the colouring goes away

 

i bought a 250g container of purigen for R250 yesterday its suppose to be enough to clear 1000l tank for 6 months.i also just bought a big piece of driftwood and have been soaking it for close on two weeks and the water is as clear as hell.just let it soak and be patient