Just want to know if this wood is fine to be used in my TANK

hey all.

Please advise me if this wood is safe to use in my tank.

I got it from my father in law on Sunday, he says the light one is from a peach tree and the other 2 pieces is harde hout or something.

The 2 pieces of harde hout was apparently from a dam or something.

I will be using BARRY.M method for preparing and cleaning the wood.

Just want to know that it is safe to use.

Don't want to harm my Tiger barbs.

Please advise.

Thanks.

 

They are both fine. Just boil the daylights out of the dam pieces to disinfect any unwanteds.

 

Sweeet then I will go ahead and start cleaning them this weekend.

Will be using Barry.m method on cleaning them.

How much did you boil your wood in your tank?

 

I think this wood will look so sweet in my tank when cured and treated.:woot:

 

:blink: Didn't boil it in my tank dude.. Joking.

I put my wood through hell actually. Boiled them for total 10 hours and between boiling put them in the outside room's bath with only hot water for a bout a month or so.

I'd say boil it atleast 6 hours to make sure the nasties are gone. It comes from a Dam so there could be parasites within the wood. Scrub it also between boiling and soaking. This also helps removing debri's from the wood.

 

@Barry.M's method is the best for treating wood like this, i think you will do great!

how big are they roughly?

 

here is what i would do, seeing you need something tall in your tank, i would take these 3 pieces of wood, and arange them like a tent or a teepee, leaning against one another and bolt them together nicely in that position, that way the tiger barbs can swim through, around and over them

 

the 2 big pieces are about 25 - 30 cm long might be a bit longer, and then short piece about 15 - 20cm

Thanks dude cannot wait to add the 2 pieces of wood it is going to look awesome will maybe stack them against each other upright or something will play around with how they will go into the tank.

 

have a look at my thread, @Barry.M did a gr8 job of explaining everything

how do i make this tree branch tank safe

 

Thanks dude I actually got the method from your thread. How did you piece of wood turn out after the treatment and do you have it in your tank yet?

 

That is what I was planning to do dude something like a tent all three pieces top points point in the center of the wood.

Yeah I want to make it so they will be able to swim through it.:blink1:

How would I bolt them together dude?

 

Something like this?

 

Yeah that is exactly what I had in mind dude, it looks good stacked like that.

 

i would use long coach bolts, hold them in position and use a cordless drill.. drill it deep in till you can hardly see the head of the bolt, once it grows some algae in it you wont see the bolt anymore..

 

that is the idea!

 

I will see if this is really needed dude, if it sit nicely like the way I stacked it then all is good.

Thanks for the info dude really appreciate it a lot.

 

absolutely!

 

Yeah dude cannot wait to get the wood sorted, will soak it a bit first then do the boiling thing and adding the baking soda.

Will look AWESOME when in the tank.

 

LOL!

Cool dude I will boil it for six hours, Imagine my electricity bill dude ouch.

Sweet dude will use barry.m method.

Thanks.

 

Can you fit it in a pot on a fire?