Soaking wood in a

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    Wyvren Retired Moderator

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    salt pool

    Is that a viable idea? We got some big pieces of wood today and I was wondering can we soak it in the pool - salt one not chlorine (also not very salty at the moment havent added new salt in over 4months)
     
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    No probelms....couple of days in a fresh water bath after it's soak will draw any salt it might have accumulated,right back out...
     
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    hmm next we going to see a thread asking how to get the tannin out of a 45 000 liter pool ... loads of purigen maybe?
     
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    Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha


    hey I fogrot we have a bath i can use!


    Thanks guys
     
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    @Wyvren sure the bath is clean? :D all those greese and soap and hmm lots more to mention
    soak in and soak out .. the fishes will be funny after 2 days
     
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    @BBQ we dont use that bath - ever :p But I will be washing it out before we use it for the wood :p
     
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    I soak my wood in the bath.
    Make sure no one else is in there at the time :hahaha:
     
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