Driftwood Search

chrisf9801 · 07-13-2004, 12:38 PM

Anyone have a good source for driftwood? I am looking for a nice stump with a good root structue on it to fit into the corner of my Cichlid tank. I found theese guys - www.1driftwoodsuppliers.com - but I still would like to hunt around to see whats out there.

My LFS doesn't carry much, and if they do get it in, it is pretty pricey.

Stang69 · 07-13-2004, 09:20 PM

http://www.aquariumdriftwood.com/ is a great site they will custom cut you a stump with roots or whatever you want. They are easy to deal with and a great group of ppl

HTH

Jeff

Edited Sorry I typed it wrong lik should work now

Stang69 · 07-23-2004, 12:29 AM

You got some pics of what you recieved from them?

Once I get new batteries I will post some pics of mine for ya all to see

Jeff

Phishnoob · 07-23-2004, 06:54 PM

What do you have to do to keep a piece of driftwood. There is plenty on the beach but I am not sure if it is suitable for an aquarium.

chrisf9801 · 07-24-2004, 08:01 AM

If oyu pick it up in the wild, you really need to clean it thoroughly. You should also soak it overnight in a Bleach water solution -2 Tbl to a gallon of water. Rinse very well and soak in fresh water for a few weeks to get it water logged to where it will sink on its own.

The soaking part doesn't always work, I have a piece that I picked up on the shore that the sun had baked to a crisp, it never has water logged. If I pull the rock away from it, up it comes!

Stang69 · 07-25-2004, 02:07 AM

I agree if you do pick it up off the beach or outa a local lake you will hae to clean clean boil and the boil again. After that it might be safe and waterlogged so it would stay submerged

Jeff