Petrified wood prep?

I’ve seen amazing scapes with wood and rocks and I really want to dip a little bit into scaping or at least as much as I can. I have a 45 gallon tank with fake plants and some moss and hornwort. I have half and half gravel and sand. I got some really neat petrified wood and drift wood from my local fish store. My main question is is there a way to like prepare wood?

 

Just boil it and that's basically it. Itll take some time to sink so some people like to keep it in a bucket until that happens. I just float mine in the tank tho. Up to you

 

Just boil it and that's basically it. Itll take some time to sink so some people like to keep it in a bucket until that happens. I just float mine in the tank tho. Up to you

Thank you!

 

Thank you!

No problem! Float it in a bucket if you have fish that might swim under it while its sinking

 

Uhhh but petrified wood isnin fact stone isn't it?

 

Uhhh but petrified wood isnin fact stone isn't it?

It is. Petrified wood is when wood dies and condensed into basically a rock. I just wanted to make sure there wasn’t a special way to prep it. I’ve never dealt with rocks or wood.

 

Just scrub the petrified with some hot water, don't boil that. The driftwood you can scrub with hot water too. You can anchor it in the tank with some rocks too until it sinks on its own.

 

Doesnt it take thousands of years for wood to actually become petrified? Every segment of fiber and organic matter would need to be mineralized under high pressure for that to happen. I feel like this wood probably isnt completely petrified, it would be very unlikely. Unless the LFS sent an employee to an exotic natural environment with full expedition gear to grab some sticks. Lol.

That being said though, I dont boil anything. So meh. If it was me I would just chuck it into my tank but I try to give advice by the books lol.

The others are probably correct, you dont really need to boil it

 

Be aware, though that some types of stone and wood can alter the water parameters of your tank, so you’ll always want to research it a bit before adding something.

 

Doesnt it take thousands of years for wood to actually become petrified? Every segment of fiber and organic matter would need to be mineralized under high pressure for that to happen. I feel like this wood probably isnt completely petrified, it would be very unlikely. Unless the LFS sent an employee to an exotic natural environment with full expedition gear to grab some sticks. Lol.

That being said though, I dont boil anything. So meh. If it was me I would just chuck it into my tank but I try to give advice by the books lol.

The others are probably correct, you dont really need to boil it

Ya petrified wood takes forever to make. Depending on the wood probably changes how long it take to petrify but don’t take my word on it. It’s kinda like fossils and and other rock. It takes a very long time but there was a bunch of wood to condense that it’s not super rare to get some petrified wood or at least that’s how I think of it.

 

Yea lol look at this, actual petrified wood is essentially a fossil and go for hundreds or thousands of dollars. Unless OP blew 2k at the LFS I doubt he has petrified wood.

Petrified Wood For Sale - FossilEra.com

Anyways, I wouldn't boil it, but up to you

 

It is. Petrified wood is when wood dies and condensed into basically a rock. I just wanted to make sure there wasn’t a special way to prep it. I’ve never dealt with rocks or wood.

If it doesn't sink it is a miracle

 

Be aware, though that some types of stone and wood can alter the water parameters of your tank, so you’ll always want to research it a bit before adding something.

Ya I definitely understand that. I think

If it doesn't sink it is a miracle

it didn’t sink when we put it in a tub of water. Miracle. Dealing with floating stuff sucks

 

If it doesn't sink it is a miracle

Lol, of course you're going to be correct, itll probably sink immediately. But if it doesnt I can pretend to be a geologist! Lol.

OP let us know and report back for science!

Ya I definitely understand that. I think

it didn’t sink when we put it in a tub of water. Miracle. Dealing with floating stuff sucks

Yea I have a PhD in geology now loooool

 

Yea I have a PhD in geology now loooool

GASP master of rocks

 

I have a chunk of petrified wood from the Petrified Forrest in Arizona. My lfs offers it also. I don't think it is more expensive than any of the other rocks.

 

Lol, of course you're going to be correct, itll probably sink immediately. But if it doesnt I can pretend to be a geologist! Lol.

OP let us know and report back for science!

I’ve put the rocks and wood in. It’s the best I’ve done so far and I like it. Just need to do the sand side and maybe tidy up. Also nothing floated