HunterDonahue
- #1
What do I need to do to driftwood I found in a public lake?
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Driftwood from public lake
GuppyKeeper007
- #2
Is there a mill near by? If so, leave it. If not, then go ahead and soak it in a bucket of water for several weeks, changing the water periodically
aliray
- #3
Just give it a good scrubbing under running tap water with a stiff bristle brush and it should be fine. If it won't sink then soak it in water. Alison
nickbuilder09
- #4
I scrubbed mine. Soaked in water 2 days. Scrubbed again and boiled it. Then let it dry out two days in the sun. Then I put it in my aquarium. 6 months later no problems..... unlike wood I've purchased from lps.
HunterDonahue
- Thread Starter
- #5
What is it is too big to boil
GuppyKeeper007
- #6
Pour boiling water on it
Teishokue
- #7
Pour boiling water on it
Won't work.
Soak for a long time. Typical soak is 3months. You can get by with a month soak and daily scrubbing.
Others are baking and chemical treatment. Although it poses risks
GuppyKeeper007
- #8
Pour boiling water on it since he can't put it in a pot. It works the same, he'll just use more waterWon't work.
Soak for a long time. Typical soak is 3months. You can get by with a month soak and daily scrubbing.
Others are baking and chemical treatment. Although it poses risks
HunterDonahue
- Thread Starter
- #9
Ok I'll try that
nickbuilder09
- #10
I had one that was too big to boil also. That one I just scrubbed, no soaps. Rinsed and scrubbed again and dried it three days. Scrubbed one more time and put it in my aquarium. It got white mold spots a couple times and put a brownish color in my aquarium for a few weeks. Didn't change my levels on my test kit. Just did a extra couple water changes and it stopped.
Teishokue
- #11
Pour boiling water on it since he can't put it in a pot. It works the same, he'll just use more water
The idea of boiling a piece is to keep the temperature higher than a certain point to essentially cleave the bacteria. Pouring hot water will not keep the temperature long enough to kill bacteria inside
GuppyKeeper007
- #12
He could find a metal tub and heat it with coals or somethingThe idea of boiling a piece is to keep the temperature higher than a certain point to essentially cleave the bacteria. Pouring hot water will not keep the temperature long enough to kill bacteria inside
