Good Driftwood Online Shops?

Anyone know of online shops that sell driftwood? I'm looking for a larger piece for my 40 gallon breeder tank that is being setup.

When I look at amazon they pick one for you randomly which I would like to avoid. I did that for my current tank and one out of three actually fit that tank.

 

I know that people have ordered off this site:
Blooms and branches.

Crazy cheap prices.

 

Thanks for the suggestions so far all. I am a browsing.

 

As well as Dr. fosters, and smith's....

 

As well as Dr. fosters, and smith's....

They give you random driftwood, not what the OP wanted.

 

If you have a Petco or PS near you just look in the lizard and snake isle. There is usually wood at the floor level

 

If you have a Petco or PS near you just look in the lizard and snake isle. There is usually wood at the floor level

Yeah I've looked there too. My local petco and petsmart only seem to keep small flat pieces I don't know why. Of course I could just be too late to the party and the good pieces were already bought.

 

You can try aquabid? They might have some driftwood, just type in driftwood in the search bar and it should bring up whatever you need. Most have pictures and dimensions so you can pick the piece you like.

 

honestly, ebay isn't a bad choice

 

I got my driftwood from Outer Banks Driftwood:
http://outerbanksdriftwood.com/

They have pictures and measurements, and I found them easy to work with.

 

Are all the wood from them acceptable for aquarium use or just the pieces that are in the aquarium/terarrium I do like their prices alot

 

I have bought grapewood pieces off bloomsandbranches a few times...they are random peices but the prices are so cheap. I have liked every piece I recieved... grapewood has a lot of interesting shapes in my opinion. takes a few days to water log though. The manzanita should be fine as well.

 

I like the way that sounds I may just order a peice right now

 

So has anyone found that driftwood lowers pH at all? We have really hard water because we have our own well and though we don't have a lot of problems with it, the pH is 9.0 in the tanks. Of course at the local pet store they told me to use PH down but I don't want to do something like that that I have to keep adding in and the pH fluctuates a lot. I would rather try and do it naturally but have heard conflicting things about Driftwood for that used. I'm going to buy some anyway because I love how it looks! I wasn't planning to add any type of fish that require very low ph, we have an outdoor pond with goldfish and then I have an indoor tank with goldfish as well. And my other tank (35hex) is cycling right now and just has zebra Danios.

Thanks for all of the links above, that Driftwood is so much cheaper than anything I've seen in stores and on Amazon, and it's so much bigger. Plus it's nice to buy products that other people have used before. So thanks for sharing!

Heather

 

I wouldn't use PH down, as a fluctuating PH can kill fish pretty fast and easily. I honestly would make a separate post about your ph issues so more people can help you.

 

I got my driftwood from Outer Banks Driftwood:
Outer Banks/OBX Driftwood-pulled from the waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina

They have pictures and measurements, and I found them easy to work with.

I am currently working with Joseph Harrison (Joe) from Outer Banks Driftwood on ordering some pieces from them; and so far it has been an absolutely amazing experience! Currently waiting on a final quote with shipping to get my pieces but I am already praising and passing along my experience.

First of all, their website is extremely rudimentary and needs a lot of work... But that is the only negative I have for them. Every piece of driftwood is individually labeled and measured with most having multiple pictures on the site!

After viewing many different items I had settled on several that I wanted more info on; mainly what type of wood. I called and talked for awhile explaining my wants and needs and was told to send an email with all the ones I was interested in. This is the reply I got:

Joe took the time to examine each piece on my selection and was overwhelming honest about each one; he could have easily just not given this info out and pushed product out the door!

Once I receive the pieces I will post photos here as well as a small comparison to each of the online photos of pieces I ordered. I happen to live in NC so shipping is not a huge cost but if you are looking for specific styles or unique pieces of driftwood I would definitely give these guys a shot at your business.

Additional info:

They collect an abundant amount of driftwood and don't always immediately update profiles for each piece but they do post photos to the site. The collection is done on the sound side of the banks and the wood has floated "down" a long ways before ever reaching them so most of the driftwood is weathered and has been soaking for a long time; not many tannins left in the wood.

 

Sorry I haven't updated; took some time to talk with OBX and order because they collect a lot of cedar. Had to make sure my pieces were Cypress or harder. I have since received the order but immediately baked/boiled/submerged the pieces.

 

I am currently working with Joseph Harrison (Joe) from Outer Banks Driftwood on ordering some pieces from them; and so far it has been an absolutely amazing experience! Currently waiting on a final quote with shipping to get my pieces but I am already praising and passing along my experience.

You couldn't ask for better treatment than this? Thank you for sharing this.
"...baked/boiled/submerged the pieces."
What is the purpose of this treatment?

 

"...baked/boiled/submerged the pieces."
What is the purpose of this treatment?

Safety precaution to make sure there are not any unwanted "guests" hitchhiking on the wood, helping to leech all of the tannins out, and to waterlog the wood so it sinks.

Also, my apologies @Coradee. I realize those are not my original photos but they are my personally owned pieces. I will post photos I take once I pull the wood out of the bin they're soaking in. Should only be another couple days; I have already removed half the weight holding them down and they stay submerged.

Outer Banks Driftwood:
www.obxdriftwood.com

 

How long to bake and what temperature are you using please?

 

How long to bake and what temperature are you using please?

Lowest my oven gets is 175F. I baked 2 hours- 1hr at 175F and 1hr at 200F. The 2 largest pieces wouldn't fit in a pot to boil but the other 3 did. Then I placed them in a large plastic container on my patio, weighted them down with rocks, and they have been soaking for 2 weeks. I did this so exchanging the tannin tainted water was easy- just stuck my garden hose into the bottom and ran until water was clear. I did this like once every 2-3 days depending on how colored the water was.

1) Clean all debris off of wood
2) Baking very optional- will dry wood out and make it harder to sink
3) Boil if possible
4) Submerge and weigh down to allow wood to become waterlogged. Change water as the tannins leech out
5) Aquascape!

These are extreme steps to make absolutely sure you have a minimal chance of introducing anything harmful to your aquarium. There are many people in the hobby who don't do this much work and have no problems at all, I'm just a little paranoid about introducing anything into my tanks that hasn't been "sterilized" thoroughly.