Ok so, I just received a BUNCH of beautiful discarded pieces of DW from a tank at the museum where I work, where it was located in a Malawi Cichlid tank (and had no business there whatsoever).
The water in that tank was BROWN because of the
driftwood, and the driftwood had been there for a good while already.
I am trying to cure it, but it is proving rather difficult. I just added hot water to it yesterday and the water is now smelling badly. Also, I wonder how effective that method of curing is, since the wood had already been in a tank for a long time and kept leaching tannins all the time?
Cannot boil it, they are HUGE pieces and I dont have a pot big enough. Also, its the very end of winter here in Chicago and it is cold, so the Sun will not be much help either. I have heard of the
chlorine method but I am reluctant to use it.
Will something else do?
ammonia? Anything? baking soda, hydrogen peroxide?
Thanks!
Alessa
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