Bog Wood.

How many times do you guys boil wood for your fish tank ?? How do yous prep it

 

I usually fill a pot with water, put the wood in (weight it down with a spoon or tongs or something if it won’t sink) and boil for at least an hour. Occasionally, I turn the wood with some tongs if it is possible to rotate it. Beforehand, I give the wood a good scrub if it needs it to remove dirt.

I haven’t had any issues with just boiling once, but you can do it again if needed.

 

I usually fill a pot with water, put the wood in (weight it down with a spoon or tongs or something if it won’t sink) and boil for at least an hour. Occasionally, I turn the wood with some tongs if it is possible to rotate it. Beforehand, I give the wood a good scrub if it needs it to remove dirt.

I haven’t had any issues with just boiling once, but you can do it again if needed.

Do you still get the water discolored with one boil

 

I've boiled once for at least an hour, emptied the colored water, and boiled again, and sometimes a third time depending on how much color leaches out of the wood after the second boil. But I have to say, even with this treatment, I still get some leaching for months afterward. Water changes help, but it just takes time.

 

Do you still get the water discolored with one boil

I haven’t had any discolored water, but I’m also massively overfiltering my tank and different woods will have different tannin levels. I’d keep boiling until you see no more massive release of tannins in the pot.

 

Boiled 5 times and left to stand for about 1.5 hours at a time

 

Tannins aren’t a bad thing. Any fish in there will appreciate it.
But tea coloured water isn’t for everyone. Adding carbon or Purigen in your filter will also help pull out tannins.